Moriarty, David, Bishop of Kerry, Killarney, Ireland, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1876 April 19

He has heard that Purcell will soon celebrate his golden jubilee. He wishes he could share the happiness of those who will be near him then, but will join in their felicitation for half a century given to the service of God and His Church. In this country they can only preserve what is handed down to them, but Purcell has had the privilege of bringing forth a Church and fostering it until it has grown to great size. Purcell's will be the crown of a Patriarch, but he does not want him to wear it soon. :: II-5-f A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.