Guinand, R.S.C.J., Madame Adine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1853 July 2

For two months they have had the measles among their pupils, 4 at home and 5 at Sacred Heart. The day students have also had their share. Only one gave them any anxiety; today she went home to convalesce. Miss Romer, after a light case of measles, has been taken with a fever; Guinand would not be surprised if the Lord called her. All this sickness has obliged them to set back vacation time to September 6. On this day they will distribute the prizes and ask Blanc to come. He will find enclosed a new kind of newspaper. Their pupils have composed some pieces for the benefit of the poor. The parents are delighted. Around July? 17, Guinand paid the last amount due on their house and received from Mr. Knox all the guarantees they desired; he returned the three last notes. They only rarely receive news of their Reverend Mother, her duties no doubt leave her no leisure. A.L.S. French Enclosure: