Sarah dismisses the idea of having a "Month's Mind" for Orestes A. Brownson but since there have been an immense number of requiem masses offered for him by the time the 17th May is here his friends will feel they have shown him all honor. Yesterday the Paulists honored Brownson in a style beyond any thing the other churches could attempt. Printed invitations, the church heavily draped; solemn high mass with innumerable ceremonies, priests beyond counting and a funeral sermon by Father Augustine F. Hewit. The Judge William J. Tenney and Jessie Tenney were there. Sarah has not been able to go out for some time. Father F. X. Weninger and other priests have written that they have sung masses for Brownson, and there were a great many said at the Redemptorists in New York at the first news. So Sarah has decided to give up any particular demonstration here on the 17th and she thinks the same reasons may apply for Detroit. Everybody has his own duties and his own life to lead, and it is hard to get them to make interruptions especially when they have already shown some respect to Brownson. In regard to the other matters Sarah would like to meet and discuss them and come to a settlement that would save all unpleasant feeling in the future as well as all expense and disturbance now. Sarah takes it for granted there is no will because Brownson could not bear the mention of such a thing. Brownson's promises were very clear and often repeated, and he meant to give to each that which would be of most advantage to each. He wrote Sarah in his last letter that he had $ 2000 out at 10 per cent and over $ 1200 in the bank. There should be two months pay on the annuity, there is a little money at Sadlier's O'Shea perhaps has something on the "American Republic" if anybody could get it, and Sadlier says he has commenced arrangements to republish the Convert. From what Sarah knows she should think there would be about 3000 left after all his funeral expenses are paid. There may be other things Henry knows of. The plates of the Review belonged to Brownson and are worth at least half of what they cost, his library has been valued at least at five or six thousand dollars, he always said that the copyright of his works which he promised Mammy Sarah H. Brownson to give to Sarah would bring her a handsome income as long as she lived. This still more now as Sarah has the Judge to help her with them, with the Judge's knowledge and position at Appleton's. Orestes Brownson would be very foolish to set up any claim for these or the library, because he could not make any use of either, but it would be just like him to think himself the very one to fall heir to the literary inheritance. He always considers that he should have the lion's share, and yet Sarah did not even send him a thing of Mammy's although Sarah wished to. Their mother told her to send all the clothes to the Little Sisters and so Sarah did; the other things remained here for the use of the house, and Agnes and Dolly made havoc among them. Orestes and Sarah are excellent friends. His admiration for her has increased wonderfully since he finds she has such a tearing little Brownson "buster" as Ruth. Sarah suggests that if Orestes is practicable that Henry give him the government's clothes. Orestes is too proud to allow them to be counted in his portion, but they would really be of far greater value to him than a lot of books would be. There were fourteen nice shirts which Sarah does not suppose Henry could wear and which would be a Godsend to him, whether they fitted or not. Orestes and May Brownson have always been so poor they could never get more than the scantiest furniture, and the sheets would be an immense lift. They would come good to any woman, Sarah would not mind a dozen or two extra herself, but she supposes Fifine would feel as she does, that she would rather they go where they are most needed. Sarah only mentions this, because she has lived there and knows how they are situated. Henry should not mention this to Orestes until everything is settled. She asks Henry to write her frankly just what his ideas and wishes are, and she will try to reconcile hers with them, and at the same time be perfectly fair and satisfactory to Orestes. If Henry does not wish to open the matter, Sarah will write Orestes when Henry wishes and if he claims too much she will tell him what she told Henry last summer of Brownson's promises to her as his housekeeper in the first place and for her services in regard to the Review up to the fall of 1873. Sarah has only written disconnected ideas and in a hurry. She wishes first to know what Henry would like best and what seems to him the fairest arrangement all around an hopes Henry will be as frank as she has been. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 7pp. 12mo.