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Madmoiselle Madmoiselle de Fitzsimons au Monastère des Dames Ursulines, Rue St Jacques Paris
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as I always reflect on myself how many faults I have: how happy she was to have had such a pious turn so early in life, and to have let her self be direct’d by that great servant of god, your former Mistress, who’ I long to know whether she will do that meritorious action as to settle this foundation, her zeal is great I am sure if she does it she may be compar’d to the grain mustard seed in the gospel, tho’ our house is the least in the order has it in our power to do more good than any, and the good seed she will sow will spread if she is inspir’d to it: I am sending boys to the West India’s some charitable gentlemen, put themselves to great expense for non other motive only as they are well instruct’d, and as the true faith is decaying very much there by reason of them that leave this country, knowing nothing of their religion made them lay this scheme which hope may have the desir’d effect all my children, are broath up to be fond of instructing as I think it lies in the power of the poor to be of servise that way, than the rich these children promis me they will take great pains with the little blacks to instruct, them next year I will have pictures for them that goe to give the negroes that learn the C.m, I must beg you will be so good as to buy me some dozens of the common pictures of that st for them. I forgot to speak to Miss N to send them to me by the first opportunity. I am glad she is lik’d by the ladies, where she is had they known all she suffer’d for this foundation as well as I doe, it wou’d make them pass many imperfections they may see in her, I am confident her intention [?] good ignorance may make her err: I run now risk in giving any [?] about her to a person, of your piety and sense as you were confident had I known the fille St Joseph were Janinist, I shou’d never have sent her there and hope youlle act in regard of the young ladys as you think proper and be sure I shall always approve of it: I must say I was desirous they wou’d learn what was proper to teach young ladys, hereafter as there is such a general complaint boath in this kingdom, and in England that their children are taught only to say their pray’s, as for spiritual matter I was sure they nuns wou’d take good care of that: I must beg the favour of you to present my complts: to the superior your mistress and your former wan; and my best wish’s attend you and the young ladies. Had I the happss of being acquaint’d with you, I shou’d imagine you were laughing at me to think I fatigue me self in the lest I can assure you I never thought the lest trouble in acting in regard of the schools only in wan part of my duty, dont be oneasy about my health nobody can enjoy better than I doe thank god, I must say I suffer’d a great deal in mind which for a time wh: I thought wd have hurt my constitution did not in the lest, I am afraid you all will be tir’d of me I may live to be so old that what is most to be dread’d I beg youlle believe me to be with the sincere esteem Dr Miss your most afftn friend Nano Nagle I wrote to Mr halliran a bout Miss Neagle and shall be guide by what I hear from him as he is so good a judge