Connelly, Mother Cornelia Peacock, St. Leonard's, England, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1852 February 3

It has been a long time since she has called on his fatherly care but she feels sure she is not forgotten. With a Christian certainty of Blanc's charity for Pierce Connelly and her poor children, she begs Blanc to interest himself in the spiritual welfare of her son. She heard some months ago that he was in New Orleans with Mr. Connelly's brother who is a Catholic and who wrote her saying the boy was with him. As John Connelly was a convert much under the influence of his brother, she is desirous to know something about him and her child. Will Blanc let her know if there is anything she can do to regain him to his faith and duty. It is incomprehensible that Mr. Connelly has taken the course he has. At first he acted on the persuasion that he was right in his wish to have a sort of power over her which was not in accordance with the wish of the Bishop nor her own. She cannot believe that he had any wrong intention at that time. But since then he has fallen among thieves. Could Blanc not exercise his influence on Mr. Connelly through his brother and her son. He understands the delusion Mr. Connelly has fallen under. Ady Adeline Connelly and Frank Connelly are with their father. She has not seen either Mercer Connelly or Adeline since she received the religious habit in 1846. She begs Blanc's blessing on their community Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus . P.S. She begs to be remembered to Madame Cutts and Father Abbadie. :: VI-1-c A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.