Since the Order was founded to preach and save souls, Velzi is pleased to fulfill this duty. Since Bishop Edward Fenwick of Cincinnati, one of their brethern has obtained members of their order from the province of St. Joseph in the diocese of Bardstown, and the distance from the Convent of St. Rose to Cincinnati is so great, Velzi decrees that the house of the Order in the new diocese shall not be subject to the Provincial at St. Rose but shall be subject directly to the Superior General as if it were a new province. He hopes that they will imitate the zeal of St. Louis Bertrand and he names the province after him. The new province will take in the whole diocese of Cincinnati, as that of St. Joseph takes in the whole diocese of Bardstown. The members of the society are urged to enter into this new field with zeal and to bear the trials that await them. God is asked to bless their labors., Signed by Father Joseph Alberti for Father Alexander Bardani, Vicar to the Superior General. This copy has been made by Father Hyacinth Boetti, O.P. for Father Frederick Rese, secretary of the bishop of Cincinnati. :: III-2-f D.S. Latin and sealed 1p. 4to., 3