Ferard, S.J., Father F., New York, New York, to Sister Catherine Seton, New York, New York, 1855 July 22

He has received her letter and regrets not having come to bid her adieu, but man proposes and God disposes. He leaves tomorrow for the missions north of Lake Huron. He will very likely never see her again in this life but he hopes to be united to her in the next. Father Ouelette who has just come from Montreal is to succeed him and stay in New York. Though nothing official has been yet announced to him, it seems he will be the man in case the Archbishop asks the Jesuits to continue their ministry in the Tombs. Father Thomas Ouellet also desires that it be so. Before he goes to his remote mission he asks the prayers of the Sisters of her community, expecially those who have done prison work. He will not forget the Sisters of Mercy, particularly Sister Mary Catherine. He asks to be recommended in particular to Mary Devereux's prayers. :: II-1-a A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.