Follain, P., Assumption, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1847 September 7

He wants to express his gratitude for Blanc's kindness. He is entering a world he scarcely knows. He has no friends or acquaintances except Blanc and the Superior of the Seminary. Where will he go on leaving the seminary? What can he do? He has two francs and six sous in French money. Cannot Blanc help him? He has committed faults but he is not depraved. He likes to teach and could have a class in Latin or French, anything except mathematics. If he could enter a college or good boarding school he could teach while learning. It is impossible for him to decide to give up the idea of the ecclesiastical state. :: V-5-h A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.