Escolano y Fenoy, JoséBishop of Jaen, Valladolid, Spain, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1851 May 30

His heart is heavy because of the deplorable situation of the Spanish clergy. For a year, he has been ill in this city. In the time he has been away from the capital of the diocese, he has received many letters from Superiors of religious communities asking for help. Blanc can imagine how profoundly sad it makes him not to be able to help them. Being deprived of their legitimate possessions, they are left to depend on a poor endowment?. The last quarterly payment was received in January. Blanc can imagine the miserable state of the Church in Spain . If Blanc's position is more fortunate, as he supposes, he asks Blanc to collect for them and send it to be distributed to the convents according to their need. :: VI-1-a A.L.S. Spanish 3pp. 4to.