Constantine, Sister Superior General S.N.D.de N., Namur, Belgium, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1874 September 18

Sister Constantine acknowledges with deep gratitude the letter of Purcell on the occasion of her jubilee. She hopes that God will ratify his good wishes. The account Purcell gave of the growth of the distant houses of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in his diocese have given assurance that the right spirit reigns in them. They have two witnesses of this with them now. The community unites in prayers that Purcell will be spared for many years to rule his diocese and protect their houses. :: II-5-f A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.