Farney, Mary, Coppaduff, Ireland, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1854 January 30

Mary is an orphan. Since the death of her father and mother, she had only one sister in Ireland to look after her. The sister went to America 12 months ago last November and wrote from New Orleans in June. She promised to send Mary a small sum of money to relieve her as she had left her in great distress because of a former illness and her emigration. Mary has never heard from her since. She promised to write as soon as she received a letter which Mary sent in July. Hearing that many thousands fell victims to yellow fever and cholera during last summer and autumn, Mary began to fear she may be dead. She asks Blanc to inquire; her name is Rose Farney . Her native parish was Louth, their parish priest was Father Bannon. Mary lives in the county of Mayo as she was forced to leave her native county in order to earn a livelihood. If Blanc meets her sister, he is to tell her to write. If not, he is to write a line himself. :: VI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.