1848-01-01 Letter to Mother Mary Lecor, Superior General of Sisters of Providence, Ruillé-sur-Loir
| Description: |
A letter to Mother Mary Lecor in which Mother Theodore catalogs her failings, reports that the new Bishop has told her to prepare the congregation for her successor, much to their distress. Two days later she writes that the Bishop has changed his plan and has also given them the new seminary building to be used as a school and orphanage. She describes the snowy winter weather, how Americans travel on it in sleighs, the price of food, and the health of the Sisters. Dated January 1, 1848. |
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| Origin: | 1848-01-01 |
| Created By: |
Guérin, Theodore, Saint, 1798-1856. |
| Contributor(s): |
Lecor, Mary, Mother |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll61/id/37 |
| Collection: |
Letters and Journals of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Subjects: |
Guérin, Theodore, Saint, 1798-1856 -- Correspondence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Orphanages -- Indiana -- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods -- 19th century Winter --1840-1850 -- Anecdotes |
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