Clarke asks for copies, and the bill, for Brownson's translation of the "Life of Columbus" and his pamphlet on Masonry. He notices that Brownson is his own publisher—a good thing to keep clear of publishers— and would like to know how he has succeeded in publishing and selling the works himself. There will be organized here, March 16, the Society of American Authors, embracing the best authors in American literature. Brownson is invited to attend. Clarke is going to take an active part in it and proposes to organize for the protection of literary property. What Brownson said in his letter of July 23 about the Brownson Monument Clarke will remember. When he last saw James Cardinal Gibbons, he urged him to advocate a professorship in the American Catholic University, rather than a statue. The one costs $50,000, the other $10,000 or less. :: III-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.