Byrne, Bishop Andrew, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1859 June 2

Blanc's favor brought the news of the death of Bishop Portier. Byrne would like to visit Blanc before he leaves for Ireland. If he does not reach Blanc about the 9th he will be in Helena preparing for his trip. For names to recommend to Rome for Mobile Byrne suggests Bishop William Henry Elder and to fill Natchez: Father James Andrew Corcoran of Charleston; Father Patrick Stanton, Commissary O.S.A., Philadelphia; Father William Starrs, Vice-General, New York, whose name was slandered by some mistake. His archbishop pronounced the charge false; it was stealing an old pair of shoes some 30 years ago in Maynooth. The person who stole the shoes lives in Madison, New Jersey. Byrne must soon look for a coadjutor and would take any of the clergy here mentioned. :: VI-2-a A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.