McCloskey, William Bishop of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1871 February 16

McCloskey hopes that Purcell will not refuse him the favor he asked in his letter of the previous day. He wuld like to select a time when Purcell could spend at least a week to set at rest those individuals who are under an erroneous impression. The thing is providential. His desire is that the visit be made by his own archbishop. He can bring Father Edward Purcell, who is prefectly capable. He urges Purcell to write to the Cardinal and say that he will come to Louisville, as an act of courtesy to him. His vicar general is only now convalescing partially and Father J. T. Martin has been ordered to Aiken, South Carolina by his physician. Hence, McCloskey cannot go to Cincinnati just now. :: II-5-e A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.