419. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- July 16, 1866

Title:

419. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- July 16, 1866

Date:

1866

Creator (Personal):

Lynch, Madame Baptiste

Description:

Long letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch keeping him apprised of the news from the Ursuline Convent and Academy. Madame Baptiste asks the Bishop to help them procure more lay sisters "small in person - healthy and between 18 and 21" and choir sisters aged "18 to 30". She also discusses plans with the Bishop to open a day school in Columbia but doesn't know if they will be able to secure a building before the start of the school year. 12p.

Collection Title:

Lynch Family Letters, 1858-1866

Contributing Institution:

Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Fraser, Trenholm & Co. (Liverpool, England)
Lynch family

Topical Subject:

Convents--South Carolina--Columbia, Boarding schools--South Carolina'Columbia, African Americans--Education--South Carolina, Ursulines--Ireland--Cork (County), and Ursulines--South Carolina--Columbia

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Date Digital:

2010-08

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2010, The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives. All rights reserved. For more information contact The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

24035