Baraga acknowledges the receipt of the Bishop's letter of September 6th. He regrets that the Bishop's boat did not stop at Baraga's mission and he does not expect a visit from the Bishop any more this year as it is too late in the season for a voyage in such wilderness. Regarding the cooking-stove mentioned in the Bishop's letter, Baraga had decided that he does not need one. He has sold his house on Mr. Campeau's side and lives now in a small house on the Indian side near the chapel and as he has a good fireplace he does not want a cooking-stove. Baraga mentions a box which has been sent to New York with several presents for his mission. His sister and Mr. Lichtenberg had informed him about it a long time ago. Baraga asks the Bishop to send it to the mouth of the Grand River before the close of the navigation. He quotes a passage taken from Father Simon Saenderl's letter at L'Arbre Croche, of Aug. 25 to Father Baraga in which Father Saenderl tells him that Bishop Rese is so much in debt in Green-Bay where he has to pay 4000 fl. for Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, that he probably is not able to hold Father Baraga's mission any longer, unless the Bishop receives some extraordinary help from somewhere. Father Baraga now reminds Rese, that all the money he received was expressly sent to the Leopoldine Association for his mission by his relatives and friends. Mr. Lichtenberg had repeatedly assured him that. Though Baraga has a strong right to some portion of the money from the Vienna society because he is the first missionary sent by this society and because he continually sends materials for publication to them, yet he does not ask for their money, but only for that money which has been expressly destined for him and which will soon arrive. Mr. Abbott had written to Mrs. Marianne Leasliere Fisher that the Bishop intends to pay him the price of two or more pictures which Baraga had left in Mackinaw. He hopes that the Canadian whom he expects from Detroit, will bring him the money. At the close of the letter Baraga assures the Bishop that he is willing to stay with the Indians forever if it is the will of God and the Bishop's will. :: III-2-g A.L.S. Partly German 2pp. 8vo.