Seeing that it will be some time before he will hear from Bishop Rese, DeBruyn asks Schoolcraft to consider his letter of August 26 in which he made application for the just shares to which the late Indian treaty entitles the Bishop for his religious denomination. For Schoolcraft and on the part of the Bishop, he sends a memorandum listing the claims. He mentions: 1. Arbre Croche, 2. LaCroix, 3. Grand River, 4. St. Mary's Falls, although at present without a priest, 5. Port of the Lake Superior Mission, 6. Mackinaw and Point St. Ignace, especially since Indians from Cheboygan, Grand Traverse, Manistee, the Beaver Islands and other places where there are no churches come there for Catholic services, 7. In these claims the insignificant number of those converted by the Protestant denominations should be considered. One Baptist in ten years had not baptized more than 18. The signatures on the Baptist petitions should not be considered unless the signers adhered to the denomination for some time., DeBruyn hopes that the Grand river Grant will be settled in a just and peaceable way. It would be a crying injustice to favor a handful of Baptists to the prejudice of the Catholics, who will use legal means to protect their rights. the chiefs have requested Bishop Rese to interfere so that they receive teachers, mechanics and agricultural men of their own persuasion. The Bishop has been dissatisfied by some of the past proceedings and if dealt with unfairly he will memorialize Congress on the matter. DeBruyn hopes that Schoolcraft will take these matters into consideration and if necessary, send a commissioner to investigate the situation. N.B. Since Rese has hitherto provided books in the Indian language it is just, that for the future some provision be made for this in the allowances. DeBruyn is expecting Augustine Hamelin, Jr. and after having conferred with him he will send word of his affair. :: III-2-g A.L.S. Letter to Rese French with copies of letter to Schoolcraft in English 7pp. 8vo.