Whelan, Richard V., Bishop of Wheeling, Wheeling, Virginia, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1864 March 1

The order of which he sends a copy fell under his notice in the pages of the Catholic Mirror. He first thought of addressing a public letter in the Mirror, calling attention to his invasion of religious liberty and inviting the bishops to take some concerted action. But he thought it best to consult some of the bishops by private letter. He will be in Baltimore next week and would like to hear from Purcell on the subject.