Pierz tells Lefevere that he reorganized the school at Arbre Croche as well as he could. A good savage Paul Itanwigijig, who was employed up to now for the instruction of the savages, takes charge of the school for the savages and will teach the children to read and write in the language of their fathers, and also the prayers and catechism every morning for two hours. Margarete Kabegijigokwe takes the school in English and will teach every afternoon for two hours to those willing to learn English; at the same time she will teach the young women to sew and knit etc. Pierz promised them $5 a month during the school year, payable quarterly. Mrs. Maria Anne Fisher has not left for Mackinac because Pierz absent on July 1st. She started school at Mackinac on July 16, and from that time Lefevere will be responsable for her salary. Pierz needs a great number of Indian A.B.C. books and he begs Lefevere to send them if possible. For the time being the heat is excessive, and a great number of the savages get sick. Pierz is riding his horse almost everyday to attend the sick. The characteristics of the disease are inflammation of the lungs, headache and blood spitting. After Pierz has engaged the services of men to build the saw mill and to teach the savages in their respective trades, all the savages work very hard and very diligently. A great number of young savages learn the trades of cooper, forger, carpenters, etc. and some of them build houses, and consequently the population increases very rapidly with these immigrants. For the last three days a great number of savages from the Black Rene Massatewaganing, lower Michigan, have arrived at Arbre Croche and established themselves in the three villages. The Indians who went a few years ago across the English borders are coming back, one after the other. His mission came to have a great reputation in a relatively short time. If he had the means he could realize his plans for the spiritual and temporal good of the poor savages. Pierz asks Lefevere if he received the letter he sent a week ago from Mackinac. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.