Baraga received the Bishop's letter of June 14 July 10 and thanks him for allowing him $200 - for his needs. He wants the Bishop to keep the money until he needs it. He has already written a money order for Mr. Sherman, one of the merchants at L'Anse. What the Bishop said about sending a priest to Keweenaw is the same that Baraga had told the Catholics when he was there last May. But Baraga's wonders why the Jesuits do not send one or two priests there as they intend to take Lake Superior under their spiritual care. Concerning Father Francis Pierz's catechism, Baraga is against a publication for 5 reasons: 1. It is too long for use in schools. Even adults would find it too lengthy and unintelligent in a good many places. 2. The cost of having it printed and bound would be $600. The usefulness would not justify the cost. 3. It is written in the Ottawa language. The Chippewas would not profit much by it. The Ottawas understand Chippewa better, than the Chippewas understand Ottawa. The Chippewa language is used more among the Indians than the Ottawa. 4. Baraga has seen the manuscript. It is rather distinctly written for those who know the language. But the printers who do not know a word of that language, will find it very difficult to read it and will make innumerable mistakes. Baraga speaks from experience. 5. Though the catechism does not contain any dogmatic mistakes and is good, yet there are so many language mistakes which confuse the intelligence several times. And if one adds the mistakes that the printers make, it will become altogether unintelligible. Baraga knows from experience how difficult it is to print a book in the Indian language. Pierz has never had that experience and as he is already advanced in age 62 perhaps, he may not be able to supervise another tolerably correct edition. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo