He apologizes for his delay in answering because he has 4 congregations to care for. He is pleased that the Bishop John Hughes has arrived safely and that Father John Harley has received a doctorate. In Latin he makes fun of such an honorary degree. O'Neill notes that they recognize all native ability and that Harley had only ordinary talent. He thinks the same of William H. Elder . So also for all the McCloskeys. John McCloskey he considers an old woman in a cassock, George a little better. He asks if the Jesuits are coming to New York. If McFarland visits his mother he should gather all he can about his father's people. He is pleased that McFarland will visit him. He relates the news he has heard from the Mountain. :: I-1-a A.L.S. 3pp. 4to.