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Mother Mary Magdalene Taylor apologizes for the mistake made March 2nd. Sister sends the manuscript "Charlotte" as directed by Taylor. The "Life of Lady Georgiana Fullerton" which Taylor is writing will not be ready for months. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

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Mother Superior Mary Magdelene Taylor informs Hudson through Sister that the money that Hudson sent has been received. Taylor sent a photograph of the late Lady Georgiana Fullerton. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Would Hudson mind publishing "Lost" and "Lotte" without the name of the author? The reason is that the publisher who is going to bring out these tales in England wishes to secure a sale in America. Rev. Mother Mary Magdalene Taylor did not know this before. She has another tale ready called "Miss Tea". :: X-2-m A.L.S. 6pp. 16mo.

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Mother Superior is sending the rest of the story, "Lost", and hopes to forward a story to the Ave Maria for the Children's Department. She was sorry to see her story in the "Catholic Times" of London and Liverpool without any acknowledgement of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

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The "Catholic Times", of England has published Mother Superior's story, "Lost". When her publisher Burns and Oates called them to account, the Times replied that they published her story on the authority of the editor of the Ave Maria. Mother Superior knows Hudson did not give his permission but would like to hear from him on the matter. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

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Colgan thanks Hudson for the copy of the Ave Maria. He would like to become a regular subscriber to it. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Colgan asks Hudson to publish an appeal for funds for religious purposes in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Colgan introduces Edward Finour of Baltimore who intends to reside in New Orleans for a few months. :: VI-2-b A.L.S. 1p. 12 mo.

Scope and Contents The Central Board of the Propagation of the Faith has allocated to the diocese of Natchitoches 18,000 francs. Since their last distribution the Holy See has decreed the creation of new and considerable missions, notably in Asia and Africa. Consequently, they have had to devote an important part of Catholic alms to these new needs. P.S. They could not send him this letter without expressing their gratitude for his encyclical of last December 3. They hope that it will cause the Association to...

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Colin hopes his letter finds Perché. If he were a traveller, he would come to see him, but he has a great horror of travelling. He sends him his address so that he will have it on his next trip to France. :: VI-2-o A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Pope Leo XIII gave the Association of the Propagation of Faith a mark of his benevolence in the encyclical promoting the jubilee of last year. But these alms are transitory and needs are permanent. Therefore they address a new plea for further extension in Leray's diocese. The system they prefer is to form groups of ten, each to give 2 francs, 60 centimes a year for a total of 26 francs. But if Leray thinks that another system would succeed better, he may choose that method. Whatever the...

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The Association of the Propagation of the Faith has allowed to Natchitoches 18,000 francs from the collections of 1881. De Verdiere signs as president. L.S. On the same paper:

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She permits her servant Tom to marry Fanny. Notation by Father Stephen Rousselon: celebrated November 26, 1859. Witnesses: H. Canet, Jean Felix and Marie Madeleine. :: VI-2-a A.D.S. French 2pp. 16mo.

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Father James Lesne is to baptize the little mulatto born a slave of Joséphine Colla, neé Faurie last December 29 to the negress Sainty?. 29 is written in pencil over 15 in the December date. The names Emmanuel, Pierre, and Elizabeth are written on the note. :: V-4-n A. Note S. French 2pp. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Personal: Collard-Romain has already sought news of him several times since his departure from Paris and from what she has heard his health is improving more and more. If she did not know how great the role reserved for him in the work of regeneration is, she would be saddened in seeing that his name was not among those promoted to Cardinal. She asks him to help her surmount her difficulties. The greatest at the present is the lack of funds to make the double trip to Austria and Italy. She...

Scope and Contents Without an extraordinary force from heaven, she would have already left for the other world. Sooner or later the work of God will overcome the numerous difficulties which are raised against it on all sides. The entire world will once again participate in the magnificent charity brought here eighteen centuries ago. She has told Perché several things which concern him as well as America, but she now knows more than she knew then. She has the keys to great resources and he knows that she is...

Scope and Contents A desire to learn the status of the work about which she spoke to Perché has caused Collard-Romain to delay writing to him since he was at Bordeaux. If Cardinal-Archbishop Ferdinand-Francois-Auguste Donnet would give her his approbation and assist her a little, she would be very thankful to him and also to Perché for having acted as an intermediary. Perché could see the memoir addressed to her concerning this work, but her director, Father Jean-Joseph Gaume, now has it. According to what...

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The editor returns sincere thanks for the "cut." :: X-3-k A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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On June 15, 16 and 17, triduum exercises will be celebrated in honor of Blessed Perboyre. A "cut" of the martyr which appeared in an issue of the Ave Maria is requested. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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A printed invitation to attend the commencement exercises. :: XI-1-c PRINTED 2pp. 16to.

Scope and Contents At a meeting on June19, Archbishop Napoleon Joseph Perché urged the necessity of action in every parish to increase the Papal Fund so that a sum worthy of the great demonstration of the 18th may be forwarded to Pope Pius IX . Perché then appointed them as a committee to superintend and organize the collection. Viosco, nominated by the committee, is urged to obtain all amounts that may be offered. Some of the parishes have done well already: Carrollton has contributed by the hands of Father...

Scope and Contents Collet has had no reply to his last letter of February 14, 1853 in which were two letters, one addressed to Mr. Goujon and one to Jean Marie Priour at Mobile. Collet asks Blanc to keep these letters or to send them to their address as he judges fitting. Collet had asked Blanc if it were impossible to send him the receipt which Mr. Huillard had given Father Julian Priour when he deposited his funds with him and to try to send a waiver from Mr. and Mrs. Goujon, Jean Marie, and the guardian of...

Scope and Contents Collet has received Blanc's letter in reply to his last two, from which he took the waiver of Jean Marie Priour . It will be easy to have 100 Masses said, using a franc, 50 centimes as the stipend. He asks Blanc to send the stipends by Bishop Augustus Mary Martin . Collet regrets that he cannot obtain funds to have them said. Collet asks Blanc to send him the original of Father Julien Priour's will. He will have it given to Mr. Huillard by one of Collet's friends who is a deputy at the...

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On the order of Father Julian Priour, Collet is shipping to Blanc two barrels of red wine and one of white wine. Priour said before he left Rennes that they were going to divide the wine between them. Blanc is to pay the freight and to notify Priour of their arrival by giving him the enclosed letter. :: V-5-e A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents Collet has received Blanc's letter of June 12 with the waiver of Théodore Leduc to the estate of Father Julian Priour for the money placed at Paris which was all he had in France. Mr. Huillard had turned over the money but it was necessary to fulfill all the legal formalities. This was very difficult because of the loss of the receipt given to Priour. Besides the judgment of livery of seisin, of which Collet sent Blanc a copy in his last letter, Collet had to obtain another judgment at Paris...

Scope and Contents To leave for the missions has always been Colliard's only wish, but held back by the tears of a mother and the threats of a Father whose consent he could not obtain, he awaited the aid of a charitable hand. Odin is the angel sent by God. His parents will allow him to leave only on condition that he takes one of his brothers with him. But this brother is not yet 17 and not yet capable of the third form, and their parents, by reason of their poverty, can no longer assist him. If he could know...

Scope and Contents Colliard received Odin's generous offer consenting to receive him in his seminary at the end of the year and to assure his brother the means to complete his studies. The reasons which prevented his leaving no longer exist and others, more serious, might arise. His parents are beginning to be frightened of dangers and he foresees that they will not consent later. He also fears for his exeat. His brother has just lost his teaching position and his parents cannot provide for his desires much...

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Collier submits a poem for the Ave Maria. She has contributed to the Catholic Standard of Philadelphia. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Collier submits a poem entitled "To the C. T. A. Union of America". :: X-3-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Collière received Blanc's letter this morning. He knows Mr. P. Roultz ? only by that name; his position made Collière sympathize with him. He was a resident in their city for 6 or 8 months. On his arrival he was ill enough with the lung disease to which he has just succumbed, for Collière to advise him to go to Havana. He decided to stay. It was only when he found himself exhausted in strength and resources that he took charity. The day that Collière came to Blanc in tears, he felt that...