Probsting received Father Rese's letter of Dec. 6, 1832 in Jan. 1833. He copied the letter 3 times and sent a copy to Munster, Osnabrueck and Paderborn. There the letters were copied again and sent all over Westphalia. However he omitted that part of the letter where Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget of Kentucky is astonished about the poor knowledge of Latin of the two Theologians, because the people of Germany do not need to know that, Probsting thought. But nevertheless he left that passage where Father Rese doubted of their acceptance by the Bishop of Kentucky. Someone who showed Rese's letter in a village was threatened with a beating, because it did not agree with their own ideas. Others said that the letter was a swindle. Rese can judge from that, that the people will not listen to him but will emigrate to America. From Probsting's parish a sister of Mr. Joseph Ferneding wants to come to America and her brother asked Probsting to write to Rese on account of her. It has been a great blow to the family that the theological student, Ferneding was not accepted by Rese. His brother cried when he heard it. Nam his married sister wants to emigrate with her family. She will have 2000 Obalers left to buy land in America. If therefore Ferneding cannot find a place as a student of divinity or as a teacher then he can live with that family or with a younger sister who also wants to come to America and who had always sent him a few 100 Thalers. She may have 500-600 Thalers and according to Mr. ferneding's account is a good cook, young and modest. This young girl will devote herself to her brother if he is not accepted for anything in the Seminary or wherever Rese intends to place him and if he needs her help. Probsting regrets that the student Ferneding has no special talents but he liked him for his engaging manners. He never was informed about his general knowledge. He begs Rese in the name of the family to advise and console the young man. A young seminarist, born in Paderborn, county Marsk, who had studied with great success in the seminary in Munster is thinking of becoming a missionary. He will be ordained in a few days and intends to go to America as soon as he can. He asked for more news about Father Rese, so Probsting sent him Rese's letter and advised him to assure himself first of Rese's acceptance. But he may decide to become a Jesuit, like another young priest from this district, who received certain information about America on his way from Baltimore to Cincinnati. Probsting asks rese to send him a letter, in which he advises all young priests who want to become missionaries to enter the Jesuit order. This may help to give recognition again to an institution which has suffered so long through defamation and which even now has not regained its prestige. Such an advice would bring young people of the best quality again to this order, should they want novices, while in Germany they cannot find a position because they have an abundance., P.S. Probsting asks Rese's pardon because the letter has been written in such a hurry. The man who will deliver this letter is sitting next to him. :: III-2-g A.L.S. German 4pp. 4to.