Dinnies, J.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1862 January 4

Dinnies regards P. Rotchford's visit last night as providential. Either of the memorials which he submitted would have inevitably defeated their common wish. The writers could have had but little knowledge of the temper of their Legislature. Supposing, from the views Odin expressed to him when his collector was a candidate for the Legislature, that Odin was opposed to Catholics moving in the matter at present, he had paved the way for the subject being initiated by Protestants and had some hope of getting Dr. Palmer enlisted in the matter. Yesterday he received a note from Rufus Dolbear saying that Dr. Knapp, a member of the Legislature. Wishes a copy of the Texas School Law, and remarking that now is the time to act. Dolbear leads him to believe that their memorial will receive strong support from the Protestants. :: VI-2-f A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.