Mudd, S.C., Sister Mary Austin, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1849 January 22

Blanc's letter of the 19th was received. They are ready to receive the postulant he has recommended. Their means are slender but sufficient. Their school brings a tolerable income. The classes must necessarily be neglected in the French department. Their French postulant seems determined to make the trial. She has a nervous irritability of temperament. etc.; she will write soon to her family. The novices turned out and nursed the cholera cases with much zeal and courage. V-5-k - A.L.S. - 1p. - 16mo. - {1}