Dear Brother
I received your letter of 19 of June & it gave me much
pleasure to hear that you were all well, but I fair that is not the
case at this time as that fatal monster is in your country. It has
carried off a large number of our springfield citizens & also a
great many of our neighbours. It did not pay any respects to
persons. It commenced in May in the Country and killed 3 or 4 &
on the 9 of June it began in Springfield. In two days fifty fell
victim from that fatal monster, & the number last was 80 or 90,
it began to subside last week. --
Now I must tell you how our good Rev'd Fathers, Brothers &
Sisters of this place exercised their charity to the sufferers.
Every one of our Fathers was waiting on the sick day & night
except when life required a little rest. One of the Fathers remained
in town during the most fatal time -- and I do assure you many
converts have been made, God in his Goodness laid the truth open to
many -- In Lexington more than Springfield were cut off &
several towns in this state have been nearly depopolized [sic] &
thanks to Almighty Good I never enjoyed better health in my life
than I do now. But one of our family fell a victim of Cholera -- and
that was a black woman. I thank our good God we are all well but how
long I know not, as I feel as if I were addressing the dead because
you are liable to fall as any other but I will drop this subject.
Dear Brother, I did intend to go to Texas if one of our Dominican
Fathers had gone to make an establishment but he went to see the
place did not like the people but did the country & expects a
letter soon & if it is one that pleases, some of them may go
& will call to see you if they can find where you live. Please
to write the names of the nearest town to you.
My Dear Sister, I will say a few words to you. It has been my
long desire to visit you but I fair I never shall as I now am
advancing in years. The distance seems long to me but I hope we will
meet in Heaven where we never more will part -- I should be glad to
see your children, if you & my Dear brother can't visit me I
hope some of your children will before my death if it be the Holy
will of God. My dear sister, I wish you to look among your little
flock & see if you have not one
