Lamy, Father George, Covington, Louisiana, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 October 8

Lamy has carried out the Vicar General's instructions. He bought the land and in Blanc's name gave the recorder of the parish $84.50. $75 represents the first half of the purchase and the rest the notary's fee and the registration. Lamy is going to make use of the warehouse immediately for a class of boys which, according to a letter from the Brother Director of the Christian Schools at Montreal was to have begun about 3 weeks ago and which he gave over to a young man animated by a disposition for the religious life. Lamy counts on 6 Catholic children and 3 of other denominations. Others are to join them around the first of next month. Lamy has in view a school along the idea of Bishop Spalding, whose writings Blanc loaned him, a good country school where catechism and moral doctrine could be taught along with the other branches of learning. In spite of the jealousy of his neighboring Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Methodist ministers, Lamy's project has been greeted with admiration. A workshop for girls would complete the work and insure its success. Lamy has been corresponding with the pastor of Jackson, Louisiana who yesterday recounted great success in his work. Lamy hopes to see him at Amite City next month and to announce to Blanc the erection of a Catholic church there. At Covington Lamy will soon baptize the father, mother, and little daughter of an Episcopalian family as well as the father and three children of a Methodist family whose mother is a Catholic. He gave 10 catechisms to a Methodist family on Pearl River whose 3 sons are preachers who were made ministers by the Reverend of Covington with the mission to convert Bonfouca. Lamy shares in the sorrow caused by Blanc's accident. VI-1-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. - 4to. - {4}