Leurey, Widow, Paris, France, to Bishop Francis Xavier Leray, Chateaugiron, Ile et Vilaine, France, 1880 July 4

She has wanted to write him for some time but, fearing that her motive would not be agreeable to him, she delayed. He already knows the sad position in which the long illness and death of her husband has left her. God prohibits the shortening of one's life and that is what she is doing each day by depriving herself of absolute necessities while working from morning until evening. Her daughter does not have great intelligence and her character is such that she is difficult to lead. She needs a will that she respects and fears. After taking the advice of her sister Clemence, a Sister of St. Vincent, and of Mr. Marchand, she has consented to remarry in hope of finding a protector not only for herself but for her daughter. She hopes that he will be happy for her and Aurélie Leurey and that this circumstance will not separate her from his family. :: VI-3-b A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.