Faure, Father J.A., St. Etienne, France, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., Lyons, France, 1867 October 21

The bearer of this note is a boy Faure can sincerely recommend. Though he is not yet 16, he has already gone through his classics up to the second and always stood first in his class. He conceived the idea of devoting himself to the missions after hearing Father Peter Berthet of Texas preach. His mother is a seamstress and cannot earn enough to feed and clothe the boy at school. She is anxious for Odin to receive him; she is ready to let him follow his vocation. On the address page: To introduce Joseph Poisson :: VI-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.