Baraga received the Bishop's notes of Feb. 8 and 12 some days ago. He is grateful that the Bishop had advised Father Angelus Van Paemel to remain on the Indian mission, who is an excellent priest for the missions. Van Paemel will remain in L'Anse about 3 months more, and then go to L'Arbre Croche, for 3 reasons: 1. He is destined for the Ottawa missions and their dialect is quite different from the Chippewa dialect. He should study their language there. 2. L'Arbre Croche is a better place to live in than Baraga's remote mission. 3. Baraga takes no recreation and likes to be always alone at his writing desk when not engaged in missionary business. Therfore he is poor company. The Fathers in L'Arbre Croche are different. For these reasons Van Paemel himself would like to go there this summer to continue his preparation for the Indian mission. Baraga also thanks the Bishop for paying his money orders. Mr. Brady has one for $100. Baraga has settled with the saw mill. He owes them a few dollars over these hundred. Mr. Barbeau had an order for $42 last fall which the Bishop should deduct from the $150 allowed to Baraga for next summer. The remaining $108 Baraga intends to use next July. :: III-2-h A.L.S. English 2pp. 8vo.