Noguèz, Peter Cheri, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1845 November 14

About 15 months ago, Noguèz entered St. Xavier College at Cincinnati. His stay there has made him wish to become a priest. As he lacked money, Father John A. Elet, S.J. wanted to keep him without paying on condition that he teach a class in French. However, he finds that this class keeps him from his own studies. Elet will take $55 off his pension so if Blanc could pay $100 a year for him he could finish in two years and enter the seminary. If not it will take him three years. Would Blanc receive him then? Bishop Purcell has as much as asked him into his diocese but as Noguèz knows French and knows little English he believes he would be more useful with Blanc. :: V-5-d A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.