O'Connor, Father M., Baltimore, Maryland, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865 August 30

Purcell's letter of the 12th came after the departure of O'Connor's sister. She said she had not received the letter Purcell addressed to her at Buffalo. O'Connor had no doubt of the correctness of Purcell's views. In Baltimore, the conclusion arrived at in discussing the Visitation Sisters vows was that solemn vow could not be taken except where the foundation of the monastery was made by authority of a special or general rescript of the Holy See. O'Connor asks Purcell to send another letter to him stating that her vows were simple and that he dispensed her from them. This may save her annoyance and will quiet her own mind. Purcell's first letter to her stating that he dispensed her as far as his power extended, left some doubt. She sailed for Ireland on the 16th. O'Connor's brother has provided for her support there. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.