Elder, Bishop William Henry, Natchez, Mississippi, to Father Francis Xavier Leray, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1860 April 12

Reflecting about Mr. Byrne 's children, Elder does not see that he has lost the legal right to appoint their guardian by will. Let him quietly make a will appointing a guardian, have it only signed and witnessed, then leave it in the hands of a friend. Leray ought not to be guardian himself but get some worthy Catholic, like Mr. Genella . Leray is to write before making any promise about the time of Confirmation. :: VI-2-c A.L. Incomplete 1p. 8vo.