Domenec, Michael Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869 August 7

Domenec informs Purcell that the bishops had agreed to go to Europe together, under Archbishop Martin John Spalding of Baltimore. They will secure better berths that way, and passage will be cheaper. They will leave about October 20. Domenec wrote four days ago to the Mother Superior Regina, Mattingly of the Sisters of Charity in Cincinnati, asking her to send some nuns to form a community in the diocese of Pittsburgh. The Sisters of Mercy can not handle all the wants, and if another community is to be brought in, Domenec prefers the Sister of Charity. He repeats his request to Purcell, hoping he will give his consent, if the sisters are willing. :: II-5-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.