Murphy, S.J., Father William S., St. Louis, Missouri, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1851 September 9

Blanc will be surprised to receive this from Murphy instead of an answer from Father John Anthony Elet, S.J. . Murphy took Elet's place on August 15, being transferred from New York. He had little hope to find Elet alive but he has recovered. It devolves on Murphy to attend to the affair recommended by Blanc. Such cases arè reserved by Leo XII to the General. The parties concerned may have been silent, or no longer living, and the postulant would have answered according to his own knowledge. Murphy sees no obstacle. They would have answered at once but they supposed the candidate to be on the point of arriving; he has not yet appeared. These lines dated from St. Louis University where Murphy usually stays, are in reality from their novitiate of Florissant, 18 miles from the city, Murphy signs as Vice Provincial of Missouri. :: VI-1-b A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.