Pierz sends the report requested July 8, 1843. In the mission under his charge there are 1100 Catholic Indians of the Ottawa tribe. There are a few pagans whose number he does not know. The Christians live chiefly by fishing. They cultivate from 1 to 4 acres raising corn, potatoes and vegetables. They build neat houses, make their own clothing - some in the manner of the whites. Only the pagans and a few Christians engage in the chase in the winter. They are located in the villages of Arbre Croche, Lacroix, Middletwon, Cheboygan and Isle Castor, etc. There are three schools under his mission which are kept by assistants, although he occasionally conducts them himself. He has received $400 from Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere of Detroit which he has spent as follows: $79 to Madame Fisher at Arbre Croche, $50 to Michel Kinis at Lacroix, $20 to Dominic Enwechki at Lacroix and $18 to Michel Gosigwad at Middletown. The rest he spent for the Director and for necessary expenses at the school such as books, etc. Since the number of students is increasing and he had to divide the groups at Arbre Croche and Lacroix into two classes and at the same time increase the pay of the assistants 1 shilling a lesson, it is apparent that he must receive more aid. The schools at Arbre Croche and Lacroix are unfinished and the Indians need aid to finish them. Finally he remarks that the Indians have improved much during the past year not only in the practice of temperance but also because they have hope that they will be permitted to buy their land and not be removed from it. copy of A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 5pp. 8vo.