I was very pleased by the receipt of your esteemed favor of yesterday’s date this morning – but then I am always so. However, there was just one drop of bitterness mingled with that pleasure in my case. You have been seriously unwell recently, but you are...
Will you please present to His Grace, at your earliest convenience, the following requests of the Community: The Steam Laundry at House of Providence, needs a new roof and we wish to raise the building another storey, and thus make it like the other building,...
The Sisters of Charity of the House of Providence, Kingston, respectfully request their Excellencies, the Governor General and Lady Aberdeen, to do them the honor of paying a visit to their Institution on occasion of their Excellencies coming to this City this...
I have been appointed to give the retreat to your community this summer, and I write to find out the exact date on which you wish it to begin. I suppose it is to last eight days, there being three meditations and one conference each day. Hoping, Reverend Mother, to...
On the occasion of your last visit you kindly offered to do your best, to procure a person suitable to conduct a little session for the Sisters this summer. Six weeks will be the extent of time at our disposal, as our retreat opens Aug. 16. Will you kindly do me the...
