Kenrick, Archbishop Francis Patrick, Baltimore Maryland, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1853 September 22

Kenrick communicates the desire of His Holiness that the Bishops of the United States form a fund for the maintenance of Dr. Levi Silliman Ives . Archbishop John Hughes of New York last year intimated that if necessary it would be done. Ives is on his way to London, thence to America after the publication of his book. Immediate action is necessary to relieve his mind and that of his wife from anxiety. Each Archbishop is to collect from his suffragans to which might be added gifts of a few generous laymen. It is thought the least they can do is $1200 annually until he may be otherwise provided. Kenrick hopes that Blanc has received the Bulls for Bishop Auguste Martin and the news of the translation of Dr. Vandevelde. Father H.B. Coskery has sent back his Bulls to the Archbishop of New York on the ground of delicate health, being subject to pneumonia. The health of the Archbishop himself is very precarious. :: VI-1-f A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.