Rosati has just had a letter from Father Ennemond Dupuy who informs him that a Mr. Ashley, owner of a large part of the lots in Little rock, Arkansas, offers to give 12 lots and to subscribe $50 a year on condition that a Catholic priest come there to live and maintain a school and establish a convent for a school for girls. Father John Mary Odin, C.M. writes that he wants to send from Lyons a group of Sisters of St. Joseph. The difficulty would be to find a suitable priest to establish and direct a school. Rosati thought of Father Regis Loisel. Rosati promised to take him to Europe but the trip will not be for a year or 18 months. Rosati must pay for the church and leave everything in good shape. In that time they could replace him. They should not lose this occasion to establish religion in a country where it is so much neglected; Loisel would have to make this sacrifice; the climate would suit him. Timon is to read Loisel this letter. He is to try to console poor T? Harrington. If Timon thinks a few months at Rosati's house would do him good he would willingly receive him. :: IV-3-i A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.