This letter is to Mrs Archer, apologising for once again being delayed in his visit and asking for assistance for one of the women from a community he was trying to establish. This letter shows the esteem and trust in which Fr Julian held the Archer family. It is little wonder he enjoyed spending time at their home.
What is not mentioned is the reason for his delay in leaving Tasmania – he was, around this time, quite ill. In fact Fr Julian did not leave Tasmania until November 1876, a further delay occurring when Bishop Murphy asked him to take charge of the Oatlands parish for several months. He finally spent time with his good friends in January 1877.
View Letter 17 written from Hobart on 14 March 1876: