Lamy, John B. Bishop of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1866 February 5

At last he sends a check for $1,000 which Purcell advanced for the passage of the Sisters. Things go slow in this territory. They must put up with such order of things as Divine Providence is pleased to dispose. The Sisters of Charity are sometimes a little downhearted. The Legislature of the Territory voted them $100 a month for the hospital. It is not much but it shows a good disposition. The Sisters will have written Purcell about their narrow escape on Christmas Eve. Lamy sees that Purcell and Bishop Sylvester H. Rosecrans had also been in great danger. Their deacon received two shots but will recover. Lamy will ordain him this month. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.