Lêdon, Father Denis, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Father Stephen Rousselon, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 October 4

Lêdon has learned with sorrow of the sickness around Rousselon. The clergy must be overwhelmed in attending the sick. The hardships they are now enduring will make them appreciate the condition of the missionaries in the north, and particularly in Minnesota. If Lêdon were with Rousselon's priests now, he does not know whether his pox would preserve him from the epidemic. He is a little better than last year due to precautions and the long rest and attentions of Rousselon and the Archbishop last winter. They have been several months without a bishop. After the resignation of Bishop-Elect Anthony Pelamourgues, the bishops of the province assembled on September 5, had to again deliberate on the three subjects to present to Rome. Their Cathedral is at last under cover but there is much yet to be done to complete it. There is already a debt of $4,500. Father Augustine Ravoux, their administrator, asks for 26 ordos for 1859. Lêdon sends his respects to the Archbishop and the other priests of the house. The letterhead is a view of St. Paul in 1857. VI-1-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. - 4to. - {4}