Elder, William Henry, Bishop of Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1876 April 23

He received Purcell's invitation to his Golden Jubilee. He would be delighted to join in the happy festival, but must do so at a distance. He will remember Purcell at Mass between now and then, not only on that day, to thank God for all the blessings He has given Purcell and through him to others. He has had his share of the benefits that He has enabled Purcell to confer on others. From the night he first reached the Mountain in Mr. Livers' old stage he was one of Purcell's children and all the teachings and examples he received at the Mountain even after Purcell had gone off to a bigger field were directly or indirectly the fruit of Purcell's labors. May Our Lady of the Mountain preserve Purcell as a City set upon a Mountain to draw the eyes and steps of the people seeking life. May she guide and support him a long time through the desert and bring him to the Mountain of God. He asks remembrance in Mass that he may not give out on the way. :: II-5-f A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.