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

McCloskey has just arranged for the Sisters of Nazareth to take charge of St. Thomas Orphan Asylum. The poor little children cannot be cared for by Brothers. Two sisters also go to school at the negro church in Louisville. He sent Purcell the opinion of Judge Muir on the power of attorney given by Archbishop Martin J. Spalding to Messrs. Bax, Dent, and Coleman to tie up the estate of his brother. McCloskey is afraid it will go into other hands in case ofSpalding's death and that it is his duty to insist on the execution of the trust. According to Muir's opinion, it would be McCloskey's fault if the property should be lost. FatherL.Bax resigned as soon as he read the power of attorney, his name having been signed without his knowledge. McCloskey's impression is that they desire to keep things in the family and that this explains their opposition to him. He has been quiet but now he will "carry the war into Africa." :: II-5-e A.L.S.