A member of his order Dominicans had been sent to Rome with letters from Fenwick asking either that his resignation be accepted or that he be given the help that his position and circumstance require. These circumstances are: 1 In choosing a bishop for the new diocese to be erected in the state of Ohio, the bishops of the province sought one who could get help for the diocese destitute of clerics. Considering that the Dominicans established in Kentucky could help both diocese, although otherwise unworthy, he was considered suitable to fulfill this condition., 2 These things were brought to the attention of Cardinal Francesco Luigi Fontana and he chose Fenwick bishop of Cincinnati., 3 When notified of his election Fenwick told Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget and his superior that he could not accept with a safe conscience; but at the urging of Flaget and his superior he accepted with the understanding that the Dominicans would be divided between the two diocese., 4 But the Superior General forbade him to withdraw anyone from Kentucky without the consent of Flaget and this left him almost destitute of help., 5 He raised the question whether the Sacred Congregation has treated him justly., 6 He asks then that: 1. the goods of the Dominicans be divided between Kentucky and Ohio. 2. the religious be divided, and 3. a new novitiate be erected in Ohio. Finally, because of his own lack of theology, and because he has no one with whom to consult except the Dominican provincial Fenwick asks that the Sacred Congregation send him some one with whom he can consult, just as he now consults Flaget.` A.S. Latin 3pp. 8vo., to this are added the following notes: