Reynolds, Bishop Ignatius A., Charleston, South Carolina, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1850 June 10

Reynolds received Blanc's letter of the 4th today. Blanc does him more than justice in the prudent charity which Blanc attributes to him. Alas, he is often hasty in his words but not in publishing anything written about another. The article in the Miscellany was written under his own dictation after much reflection. Mr. F.'s Dragoman attended service in the Episcopal church; Reynolds was told that F. attended Protestant services. They arrived on Friday and came to see Reynolds on Wednesday after presenting to Protestant ministers, letters from Bishops Potter and Whittingham. They were taken up by the Protestants from whom they collected about $300. They passed as anti-papists. Reynolds requested Dr. Bellinger and Dr. L'eaumont ?, French gentlemen and Father Patrick Neeson Lynch to investigate. They saw some Protestant gentlemen and Reverend Hanckel, Episcopal minister. Reynolds further wrote to Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick whose letter Reynold encloses. He did all this before writing the article; he cannot retract a word, he fears it is not half enough. If Blanc noticed the dates of the consul's letters, it would require a miracle for them to have reached Baltimore from Syria in 30 days, having been remailed in New York. There were many other strong indications of forgery. Reynolds wrote to Father Lazarian, a true priest from Constantinople to know who Father Flavianus is. He has no answer as yet. He wished to plead the Archbishop's authority for Reynolds' diocese. Reynolds respects and loves the Archbishop but he cannot give jurisdiction to clerical questors in Reynolds' diocese. Enclosure: