Nelson acknowledges the ms. copy of St. Bonaventure's dissertation and the receipt of Brownson's letter of April 3. He has not received the parts omitted and does not hope for them before August or September. He is glad to hear that he is republishing the philosophical works of Orestes Brownson with notes and hopes that its success will be such as to enable him to republish his other works. He is pleased to be in agreement with Brownson that his father's philosophical doctrine is essentially the same as that of St. Bonaventure. He believes that an identification of the two will disarm the most hostile critics. Unless St. Thomas and St. Bonaventure expressly differ, it is to be presumed that they agree with each other and with the other Saints and Doctors. The job of proving the disagreement rests on Father Mings school, who Nelson thinks will have to struggle against the traditional Catholic Philosophy. He thanks Brownson for his reply to his note of last February. P. S. He notes some differences given by Fr. Fidelis between the manuscript and the published text of St. Bonaventure. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 4pp. 32mo.