Chambige, Father Francis, Bardstown, Kentucky, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 August 3

Chambige has just learned that John Murray, William Bigelow and Nicholas Pilger are not to return to St. Thomas next session. Not disputing Blanc's right of disposing of these men according to his pleasure, Chambige offers a few observations. 1. Such measures are detrimental to their institution; it may oblige them to suspend one of their courses. 2. The terms of $85 per session hardly pays for the board of the students and consequently washing, bed, medecine, etc., fall heavily on their institution. They expect some compensation from the teaching of the students either in the Asylum or the seminary but are cut off from that compensation by the removal of students when they are just able to render services. Three of their students will enter St. Mary's Seminary, one from Brooklyn, the other two from Louisville. Chambige regrets that their Bishop does not send all; Mr. Burke's case discouraged him. Chambige hopes the Bishop will be fully satisfied with the manner St. Mary's Seminary will be conducted and will in the future send most of his students there. On the letter in another hand): Rev(erend Messrs. Corcoran, Chambige, Code and Corriere, 1858 and 59. VI-1-o - A.L.S. - 4pp. - 4to. - 5