Odin, Bishop John Mary, Galveston, Texas, to Father Stephen Rousselon, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1854 June 13

Odin has just received from Miss Raymond a letter telling the contents of a box addressed to her brother. Someone is sending him a chalice, a box for the holy oils, some chasubles, and altar linens, a cross, medals, and pictures, all gifts of the family and acquaintances. Rousselon is to try to get an exemption from duty; the total value would not exceed 5 or 600 francs. Father Duplay has also just written, on May 15, announcing the departure of 3 or 4 seeminarians and two Sisters of the Incarnate Word. Bishop John Baptist Lamy, then at the seminary, made the blunder of pointing out that the New York route was the easiest. From there they must go to St. Louis and then to New Orleans. This will entail great expense. Odin would like to have had them stop in New York and spend the summer, the clerics at Bishop Hughes' seminary, and the Sisters with Sisters and come here directly by the boats which make the trip between New York and Galveston. They were to leave Havre May 27. Odin has written to Mr. DeCoourcy to ask him to detain them but no doubt his letter will arrive too late. Rousselon is to send a telegram to some of his acquaintances, Father Annet Lafont, for example, asking him to detain them until his letter arrives. The text of the message is given and Lafont's address is given, in Rousselon's hand :: VI-1-g A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.