Rese's letter of November was received a month later with its approbation for the church at Bertrand. He immediately told the interested parties but their interest had cooled since they had expected to see Rese there. He has tested the Catholics and others and seems to be able to raise only $600 or $700. The little savage reserve has been measured and the mission is located in the middle of section 16, which is the school section. He will try to get another place where preemption is possible. The lots of the town have not been given yet and when that is done, Rese's suggestions will be followed. Benjamin Bertrand, who is interested, goes to Detroit and he will build the church if the case in which he is engaged is successful. The situation of the Poor Clares convent at Pittsburgh afflicts DeSeilles, especially in so far as it concerns his sister Victorine Deseilles. Since her illness he has received no news except through Father Adrian F. Van de Weyer, who seems to be schismatic. Since Van de Weyer seemed to use the authority of Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick. Deseilles wrote to Kenrick about the matter. Kenrick wrote disavowing Van de Weyer's conduct. Deseilles then wrote to Van de Weyer urging him to discontinue his ministry but he did not answer to the point. Another letter from Kenrick gave the bishop's motives which Deseilles did not consider plausible but repeated his statements about Van de Weyer. Deseilles then wrote to his sister urging her not to receive the sacraments from Van de Weyer but to write to Rese or someone else, but he does not know if she received his letters. Van de Weyer dared to write and say that Kenrick approved of his conduct. Deseilles is now convinced that Van de Weyer is a refractory priest and ascribes his influence to his own opposition. He has decided to do all in his power to withdraw the community from Van de Weyer's direction. Deseilles is pleased to know that the Jesuits will take over the Indian missions across the Mississippi, where his own Indians are going. Since his only purpose in crossing into Indiana was to care for his Indians, the half breeds no longer attract him. This will change his plans in asking permission to go there, unless the government permits them to stay. A delegation has gone to Washington, but with little hope for success. He expects that they will be obliged to leave beginning next spring. The young people whom he brought from Detroit were not suitable for a religious enterprise and he has sent them away. Mr. Van Depoeles has written for the tools carried away by him but Deseilles answered that they belonged to the Saint Joseph mission, having been collected for that in Belgium and that he would release them only when he received orders from Rese., P.S. He forgot to say that he received Rese's letter of the 11th through Charles Bertrand and that this is its answer. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 3pp. 8vo.