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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.

8. 011. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 12, 1858

011. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 12, 1858
Date:
1858-09-12
Description:
Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch describing a visit by their mother to the Ursuline convent in Columbia. She also mentions a letter from a potential novitiate whose guardian is John Breckinridge, Vice President of the U.S. September 12, 1858. 4p.

9. 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.