Keane, William, Bishop of Cloyne, Fermoy, Ireland, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, if Cincinnati, Ohio, 1862 November 12

All the parties mentioned in Purcell's letter are well-known in Fermoy. Timothy Mead is still living; his residence is in Cork. In the midst of severe temporal afflictions, bishops and priests in Ireland have much reason to thank Providence. They have the gold of strong faith and fervent charity. Time has not yet diminished the luster of this precious treasure. How great in time and in eternity must be the merit and reward of the American missioners who must go as the pioneers of civilization. May God bless the ministry of such priests. :: II-5-b A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.