Fidelis, Sister, Trinidad, Colorado, to Mother Josephine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1873 October 1

Mother Josephine's letter about Father P.J. Monnecom and the Sisters of Charity arrived yesterday and Sister Fidelis declares that the reports concerning the priest are entirely without foundation on either side. Of his past faults they do not know, nor do they question. They know him only as a true charitable priest, devoted to the interests entrusted to his care. It is a falsehood that he has demoralized them. It stands to reason that such could not be the case. Among the sisters there would be at least one to warn the superiors, if such were the case. She outlines the daily schedule indicating the times that the priest visits them for various duties. She denies that any one has taken liberties and says that the charge comes from a depraved mind. She understands the sorrow such charges must have brought to the Mother Superior, but she hopes that God will expose this unchristian mode of action. Apparently sent on to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell . :: II-5-f A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.