Passerat felicitates Rese on his elevation to the episcopacy. The news has been happily received by his confreres but has not astonished him, because Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick's confidence in him made known to the Holy Father his excellent qualities. They pray that he will meet with success. Passerat recommends to him the Redemptorists in his diocese as he is their bishop and the master of the plan for which they crossed the sea. He asks first of all for information on their actual position as he is uneasy. He does not know even if the letters he has sent to Rese or to his confreres have arrived. He does not know where to find Father Francis X. Tschenhens. Although the Leopoldine Association and the Congregation intended to establish a permanent mission establishment in America, they do not see that their confrerers have that essential end in view. He asks Rese to second him in this matter. For his part he will second Rese's interests with the Leopoldine Association, which will be edified to find a house of an Austrian congregation established in America. Passerat does not pretend at all that they are to be supported by the diocese, since he has many things to send them, once they establish a center. He begs Rese to honor him with an answer. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 3pp. 8vo.