Chambodut, Father Louis C.M., Galveston, Texas, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861 October 29
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He sends a letter from James P. Nash and two notes for $750 rent of the Alamo. They have 5,000 soldiers on Galveston island but the cannons have not yet arrived. On Sunday he always has 150 or 200 soldiers at the 11:00 Mass: they conduct themselves well enough. Father Joseph Quérat writes that he is sick. Father Claude Jacquet is also in bed. Mr. J.B.? Anstaett has bad rheumatism. Charles Padey is feverish. All are well at the Ursuline Convent. They have only 16 pupils and two Brothers of the Christian Doctrine at the college; the other two are at Houston. There is much misery. The houses bring almost nothing. Everything is expensive. ` A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo. ` Enclosure:
Dates
- Creation: 1861 October 29
Language of Materials
In Spanish, French, Latin, and English.
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Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository