Brands has done his best to get subscribers to the Reader and the Little Emigrant. He can dispose of 2 dozen of the former provided the name Catholic does not appear on the title page. Brands has sent Timon a request by way of Mrs. Delassus, for three copies of the controversy between Bishop John Baptist Purcell and Reverend Alexander Campbell. Brands wants them to expose the falsehoods of the Protestant newspapers, which a person at Valle's Mine, Missouri digging reads. These papers give complete victory to Campbell and assert that Purcell was obliged to own that the Catholics had many wrong secret practices and so forth. The person at the diggings has much influence and is a strongly prejudiced Methodist who will do his best to oppose any conversions. He acts the part of John Falstaff. Mrs. John Layton requests a Mass for her deceased son John Layton, Jr.. Brands renews his request to be sent to the Indian Mission with the others. Brands was ill for a while but is better now. Mrs. Horyne? and Mr. Maddin thank Timon for his present. Maddin accepted Brands apology for having disappointed him. :: IV-3-k A.L.S. 2pp. Folio