Odin, Bishop John Mary, Galveston, Texas, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844 April 28

A trip into the interior and the duties of Easter time kept Odin from writing. Easter Communions were considerably more than last year. Father John Timon, C.M. promised Odin a priest and not only has he not sent anyone but he has not replied to numerous letters Odin has written. If Blanc writes he is to remind Timon that Odin cannot carry the burdens of this mission alone. His health is affected and the impossibility of going to the different places he should visit overwhelms him more than the work. Odin spoke to Blanc about the good that a religious community could do here and of his wish to obtain for Galveston, some of the Ursulines from New Orleans. Does Blanc think they could undertake a new foundation, and would Blanc permit it? All the rich people express a desire for an establishment of this kind and a preference for Galveston. The efforts of the Protestants to control education makes Odin tremble for the future. Population is growing. Blanc is to tell Father Stephen Rousselon that Odin has drawn on him for two orders of $100 each to Mr. Burger . Mr. Cassiano left last Friday; he will probably arrive at New Orleans before Odin's letter. He believes he will be able to leave a large part of the sum which is in Blanc's hands, at least for another year. :: V-5-a A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.