McCloskey, Father George, New York, New York, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1864 December 8

He writes in behalf of one of Purcell's oldest friends, one who has a name honored in every Catholic Household, William Seton. Seton would like Purcell to aid him in getting his son Harry into the Regular Army. Harry is at present chief aid to General Scammon in Florida. Harry studied in the military school in Austria. His older brother was among the first to volunteer and rose to the rank of Captain when he was seriously wounded. Purcell's recent pastoral has made him the foremost man the church has with the country's rulers. He asks Purcell to suggest names to whom Harry might apply to in Washington. :: II-5-b A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.