Father Rese's letter of December 8, 1832 brought to Father Baraga a great deal of consolation and joy, but also much astonishment and worry. Consolation and joy because Rese has promised help and support to the mission---astonishment because a relative of Baraga wants to come from Austria to the mission and worry because Mr. Lichtenberg intends to visit the mission. He implores Rese to prevent such a visit. Furthermore, Baraga wants to know who exactly the person from Austria is that wants to come and when she intends to arrive, also who is going to be Bishop of Cincinnati, and of Detroit. He thanks Rese for the $100 intended for the mission school teacher, which he will receive through Mr. Abbott in Mackinaw, and for the beautiful Ordo which Rese had sent him. Baraga is very happy to receive so much money and church paraments? from Austria. He begs Rese to send it to him as soon as it arrives, for he is in great need of it. Since his return from Detroit he does not possess even a penny as Rese can see for himself when he comes to the mission in spring.` P.S. Baraga asks for a Supplementum Diocesis Baltimorensis which Rese should bring along when he comes in spring. Frater Salesius Aloysius Schuh who lives in Arbre-Croche, binds books for the Indians and takes care of the smithy, wants to be remembered to Rese and to his Redemptorist brethren in Cincinnati. He would like to receive a letter from Father Francis X. Tschenihen. When Rese comes to Arbre-Croche he will be quite satisfied, because he will find a well equipped school, a smithy, a bookbinder's workshop, a carpenter shop, etc. Baraga begs Rese to write to the War Department that it should not cease to support the mission; the money is well utilized. He also begs rese to bring personally the 1100 florins which have been sent to Baraga from his native country, also the church-paraments and writings, so that nothing might get lost; except if a very safe opportunity to go to Mackinaw should happen to arise. :: III-2-g A.L.S. German 2pp. 4to.