Rese will find attached the powers of attorney so that he can attend to the matters connected with the will of Father Gabriel Richard. Rese is to keep a strict account of his actions so that Flaget can bear the whole expense. Flaget is desirous of doing something for the Catholics of Detroit but he is sure they will excuse him for taking care of his old age since he confides their interest to one so devoted and so dear. What Rese says about the promotion of Father Nicholas D. Young to the dignity of provincial of the Dominicans does not surprise him. He thinks him the best man, unless one be sent from Rome, but Flaget is unwilling to believe that he is named bishop of Cincinnati, and does not desire it. If Young is provincial, Flaget hopes that he will not reside in Ohio because that would bring about the same inconveniences he had with Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick and he doubts that he should support them with Young. As to Father Simon Brute, he gave in at the instance of Bishop Joseph Rosati, despite his repugnance, and presented him for Vincennes. But after Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick opposed the choice, he with Kenrick wrote a letter to the Sacred Congregation asking that Brute be not appointed and another presented. That is why he doubts the nomination of Brute. He further thinks that Brute will not accept. The enclosure is as follows: power of attorney is given by Flaget to Rese to settle the estate of Richard. Advanced in years and indifferent to temporal matters, he is not able to go to Detroit to settle the affairs of his friend Richard. Wishing to show his veneration and gratitude, he gives full powers of attorney to Rese, as administrator of Cincinnati, Michigan, and the Northwest to act for him in the legacy of Richard, declaring at the same time that he renounces the legacy if the debts surpass what he has left. If there is some property left after the payment of the debts, it is to be given for the good of St. Anne's Church in Detroit., Signed and sealed. In the Detroit papers :: III-2-g A.L.S. letter in French 3pp. 8vo.