Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1855

pg 247            However, His Reverence wrote twice to F. Sorin asking him to 
             resume the direction of the establishment of New Orleans, which he 
             wished to place on their original footing; moreover, the Rev. F. 
             Rector enclosed in his last [letter] a formal order to all the 
             members of New Orleans to submit for the future to F. Sorin:  for, 
             he said, Providence manifests its will, and the death of F. 
             Guesdon leaves no doubt that we must return to the former order of 
             things.
                  On receipt of those documents F. Sorin did not for a moment 
             imagine that there could be the least difficulty; and as, 
             moreover, letters were constantly arriving from the asylum asking 
             for some Brothers to teach English, it was thought proper at Notre 
             Dame to send a Visitor for the Brothers and one for the Sisters to 
             take information as to the state of affairs and make their report 
             to the Minor Chapter before formally accepting anew those 
             establishments.
                  It was therefore resolved that besides Bro. Stephen, named 
             Visitor, another Brother should be sent able at once to fill the 
             void in teaching; and that with Mother Superior and the companion 
             who was to go and return with her, a third Sister should be sent