Chester?, R., Mobile County, Alabama, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844 April 4

Chester received Blanc's letter of March 3. He does not understand what Blanc means by saying that the object of Chester's letter is unaccountable to him. Blanc was told that Chester left the place of his own accord; the superintendent told Chester that it was the will of the Executive Committee that he should leave. Chester is happy to learn that he was mistaken in thinking that neither Blanc nor Father Constantine Maenhaut would see him. Chester was instructed to go into town every Saturday and Sunday to perform certain duties. Then he was reproached for it. He believes that no person had a better opportunity of seeing the injury the orphans of the Catholic Male Orphan Asylum sustained by the bad management of the place than Chester had. :: V-5-a A.L.S. 4pp. folio