Father V. Badin's two letters July 10 and 31, arrived on August 18. Baraga would like to know as soon as possible who will be the successor of Bishop Frederick Résé. He thanks him for sending the Almanac, containing a list of all the clergy in the US, also for the $250 which were given to a William Brewster, who was to have delivered the notification to a Mr. Borup, the Agent of the Fur Company in Lapointe. As he has not yet done so, Baraga asks Badin to see that he does. Mr. Fraushere is rather unhappy with his family. His eldest daughter died in Saut after she had lived for some time with a good-for-nothing and during that time and during that time she was not very zealous in her Catholic religion. His son is a sailor and, like all of them, has forgotten his religion. His daughter, Methilde, lives in concubinage with another good-for-nothing and will soon abandon her Catholic religion. She does not come to church even on Sundays. Baraga went to see her once, but as he could not find her alone, he could not speak to her about her salvation. It is hard for the priests to make good Christians out of the children if they see such bad example from their own Father. Outside of this family, everything is going well in the mission. There are still a few baptisms of adults. Baraga's chief concern is to keep up the practice of religion among his converts. Next spring, he intends to build a new church because the old one is too small. The congregation grows every year, partly through the conversion of the Indians, partly through the influx of Canadians, since there is a Catholic church in this place. Baraga made a contract with the American Fur Company to build a larger church. The cost will be about $1100. All of the material of the old church will be used on the new one, therefore the low cost. Baraga has already paid $1018 - counting the $250 which he has yet to receive from William Brewster. By the time they are ready to start the church, it will be already paid for. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 2pp.