Father Lockhart has stated in his Life of Rosmini that Dr. Orestes A. Brownson gave up the philosophy of Gioberti for that of Rosmini in the last years of his life, after giving up the Review. This was told Father Lockhart by Dr. William H. Channing, biographer of William Ellery Channing, the former having recommended Rosmini to his friend Brownson. The statement is now impugned and since Channing is now dead, Father Lockhart is anxious to learn the truth of the matter. There are reviews of his Life in the Catholic World and in the Tablet, the latter by Bishop Herbert Vaughn of Salford. He hopes Father Hecker is feeling better and will feel well enough to reply. The following is written on the back of this letter: