Chanche, Bishop John Joseph, Natchez, Mississippi, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1847 February 11

Chanche received Blanc's letter of the 5th. The Sisters of Charity arrived safely; they have commenced their school and already have Presbyterian opposition. Blanc must have been mortified at the disappointment he experienced in relation to New Iberia. Baton Rouge will profit by the disappointment. Chanche wishes Blanc could have sent some of his company to Natchez to relieve his solitude. He hopes Father James Oliver Vandevelde, S.J. will not pass him by. It is a pity he did not think of Vicksburg when he was distributing the Fathers to learn English. When Blanc was here Chanche had a letter from Paris announcing the allocation for Natchez; it is now five months and nothing is forthcoming. It is singular they have no news from Rome; Chanche would be staisfied to receive none for some time longer if it would cause the two Bishops to remain where they are. Chanche received a letter of His Holiness to the Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops and Bishops. He supposes they will all receive an official copy from Rome. :: V-5-g A.L.S. 4pp. 4to.