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2. 016. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 29, 1858

016. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 29, 1858
Date:
1858-09-29
Description:
Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch concerning a new "noviciate" being welcomed into the Ursulines of Columbia. Madame Baptiste is concerned that given the precarious financial status of the convent that the new noviciate will not realize the sacrifices she must make given that she has previously known "many conveniences." She also suggests that the noviciate pay her own travel expenses to Columbia and possibly pay her board during her term. September 29, 1858. 2p.

3. 017. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- October 26, 1858

017. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- October 26, 1858
Date:
1858-10-26
Description:
Madame Baptiste writes to Bishop Patrick Lynch about news at the Ursuline Convent in Columbia, including the potential recruitment of two lay sisters to help in housekeeping so the convent doesn't "have to pay servant's hire." She also mentions stocking up on stores and that she has ordered two tons of coal, "two thirds anthracite and one third bituminous", from Charleston. October 26, 1858. 4p.

10. 033. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- February 24, 1859

033. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- February 24, 1859
Date:
1859-02-24
Description:
Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch telling him about a French woman who had given her a gift as a "pretext" for being considered as a lay sister in the Ursuline Convent. She also asks the Bishop to speak to their sister-in-law, Henrietta, about "her neglect of duty as a wife and housekeeper" for staying in Charleston so long instead of her home in Cheraw. February 24, 1859. 4p.