300. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 4, 1863

Title:

300. Madame Baptiste to Bp Patrick Lynch -- September 4, 1863

Date:

1863

Creator (Personal):

Lynch, Madame Baptiste

Description:

Letter from Madame Baptiste to Bishop Patrick Lynch with news from the Ursuline Convent and Academy. Madame Baptiste writes about the record number of boarders they have received for the school year and her continued efforts to get rid of a troublesome sister. She also writes that should (Union General) Rosecrans' troops eventually come to Columbia, she would ask him to spare the convent by reminding him of the Ohio Ursulines' close relationship with his brother and of her own prayers once offered to the general "when by a sad accident, he was almost deprived of life." 10p.

Collection Title:

Lynch Family Letters, 1858-1866

Contributing Institution:

Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Catholic Church--South Carolina--Columbia
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
Lynch family

Topical Subject:

Convents--South Carolina--Columbia, Boarding schools--South Carolina--Columbia, 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:

24032