Blanc Anthony Archbishop of, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860 March 20

Blanc is sorry that Purcell felt necessary to apologize for his letter of the 15th because he regards the letter as one of true friendship. He had received a similiar one from Bishop John M. Odin of Galveston, enclosing one he had received from Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick of Baltimore, on the proposed names for the coadjutorship. Kenrick says that of the four names proposed there is but one that has a chance of being ratified. Blanc was prepared for those on the 1st and 4th but as to the third he did not know that Father Napoleon J. Perche had been spoken of in any council. When he left Kentucky 18 years ago he had only commendatory letters. He was the one to whom the bishops of the province had no objection. As to Father Gilbert Raymond, Kenrick says he mismanaged St. Mary's College . But in Louisiana he has been a zealous missionary and now has two exemplary assistants one of whom is his brother. He is called a saint by Father Stephen Rousselon, and Blanc would hate to see him made coadjutor because he would lose his work in his present field. Finally if the Pope, on the advice of his counsellors, refuses to consider his nomination he intends to resign because he would consider such a step commanded by the lack of confidence in his judgment. Purcell will understand that he seeks nothing for himself in this. :: II-5-a A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.