De Bolle, Father John Henry, Barrens, Missouri, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1856 October 21

Father John Lynch, C.M. 's letter will probably grieve Blanc. De Bolle left New Orleans with the intention of joining the Congregation of the Mission. During the retreat he found that his inclination was to the services of the sick. De Bolle said nothing more about St. Joseph's as the evil was without remedy. If Blanc will permit De Bolle to return to the Charity Hospital, he would gladly do so on condition that he could live at the Maison de Santé and would not be paid by Father Jean Arthur Poyet . If the thing is impossible De Bolle will go to Bishop John Timon who has conditionally admitted him to serve the Buffalo hospital. :: VI-1-k A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.