Durier, Antoine, Mount St. Mary's Cincinnati, Ohio, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1856 June 30

They are going to leave on July 1 to enjoy their vacations in some cool healthy country place. When they bade farewell to France, they fancied that dark clouds would hang over them but they are spending the happiest times of their lives. He asks Blanc to bless them all and particularly their Superior, Father John Quinlan . Blanc is not to be anxious about them; in placing them under Quinlan, he gave them all things. Their table was so well furnished that it would have been a feast in French seminaries. They have new clothing and if a know-Nothing killed them, Blanc would not recognize them. Quinlan is endowed with a truly American character; he likes to see activity. They esteem and love him. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell always receives them with a cheerful welcome, with a word often sharpened with his wit, oftener warmed with his heart. Durier has been sick with an inflammation in his neck; the physician visited him three times and two Sisters attended him. He is still in the infirmary; he hopes to be well next Sunday. They are ready to open wide the gates of their seminary to any newcomer from France. A.L.S. On the same paper: