Charbonnel, Bishop Armand Francis M., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1859 June 27

May God give Blanc fifteen more years of strength and energy so that if God wills it Charbonnel can come. He would be very much attracted to being Blanc's coadjutor were it not for the difficulty of the English language; it is the principal reason that Charbonnel wants a coadjutor. Rome knows his affairs. Charbonnel wants to belong to a Capuchin monastery and his episcopal experience would make him a valuable aid to some aged bishop, not in administrative matters, but ceremonially. He would gladly accept Blanc's offer under these conditions. He understands that Bishop John Farrell would place a censure on Father Louis Bissey and Father A. Carayon if they leave without his permission. They have suffered no more than anyone else. Carayon has been appointed to the most important mission outside of the see city; Bissey at Paris is only 7 miles away. Charbonnel hopes they will stay where they are. Charbonnel has arrived at the conclusion that he will never again receive a priest who complains of his Bishop or whose Bishop complains of him. He has brought from France a priest who graces their Cathedral, restored a house of Providence and built St. Patrick's Church. :: VI-2-a A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.