Young Father Nicholas R., Kenton, Ohio, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1868 July 3

Young has secured the property in West Liberty Ohio and as soon as the deed is recorded in Bellefontaine he will send it to Purcell. With the $1,000 he received by check from Mr. Nash, he has paid the first installment and obtained possession. One note has been given and one mortgage but with Purcell's permission to beg he expects to meet the debt. Mr. Nash has been praised by the poor people of the village. He has contracted for putting a portion of the building into church form and expects to have it ready for Purcell's blessing by August 15. The poor laborers are stinting themselves in tobacco and drink to contribute their mite. The impression from Purcell's lecture is very favorable. At Kenton he has cemetery and will soon be ready to make the first payment. He also entertains the hope of starting a parochial school with the Sisters of Charity in September. His plan involves the exchange of land with advantage to religion. However, he will wait until the return of Mr. Crowley from New York before making a decision and he will first place the whole matter before Purcell as he does not want to make a mistake. He admits a fault of jurisdiction in so far as he absolved a man who had attempted marriage and forgot about the reservation. He remembered the reservation only on reading the statutes. Sister joins in asking his blessing. :: II-5-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.