Pierz received Lefevere's letter of Nov. 10 with his dismissorial letter of Oct. 21. Pierz thanks Lefevere for this favor and tells Lefevere of his good intentions to go among the savage pagans to establish new missions in the hope of doing good in the Ottawa missions. Pierz hopes that God will bless him in his work. He will be with Lefevere in heart and soul and also through correspondence. Because the weather is very bad he will have to spend the winter at Arbre Croche and go to Minnesota next spring where there are a great number of pagans. 4,000 Chippewas left for there last fall and next spring others will go. There will also be a great number of Ottawa Indians. Pierz asks Lefevere to let him receive a salary up to the time of his departure and that he will pay up to that time the expenses of his mission and feed his assistant free. However, Pierz wants to fix up everything and prepare himself for the trip. Lefevere offered him the choice of staying at La Pointe St. Ignace to take care of the parish separated from Mackinac. But Pierz thinks that it is better for his vocation to go to the savages north of the Mississippi. If he is to go to Mackinac, Lefevere should give him a letter of introduction. The chief of Grand Traverse Pichobe came to see Pierz before All Saints Day and asked for a priest to stay during the winter in the new village where all the Catholics are gathered. He told Pierz that the church and the house will be ready soon. Pierz asks Lefevere if he will ask Father A Van Pamel to go as soon as the road will permit to satisfy these good savages. Pierz reminds Lefevere that he had promised to send a priest for Grand Traverse for more than two years, and Pierz promised also to send them his assistant as soon as the church and the house are completed. Pierz says that the Catholics of Grand Traverse merit the consideration of Lefevere and the benefit of a permanent priest. The presence of a permanent priest is very necessary since there are two protestant ministers there. Pierz heard that there are many disputes and intrigues between the presbyterian minister, and the methodist which results in such a thing that the savages do not know in whom to confide. If there were a priest it will be possible to make some nice acquisitions. Since Van Pamel speaks the language of the savages quite well now, he is able to take care of the mission. Pierz tells Lefevere that he informed and advised Van Pamel concerning the running of the mission and Van Pamel told Pierz that he would like very much to go to Grand Traverse among the good savages, where there are also many Irish Catholics. As to the savages at Arbre Croche, the best thing Pierz believes to be done would be to reduce the mission to an affiliated mission depending on the one at LaCroix, until they begin to like the priest and the teaching better. This is also the opinion of Father Ignatius Mark and of Van Pamel. So long as they remain the slaves of the woods they will not listen to the voice of the priests, Pierz would like also to mention another disagreeable thing. Coming back from Mackinac last fall he went to Cheboygan. After he had completed his mission, Pierz asked for the payments for the new bell. But Asagon, still Pierz's antagonist, answered that he could not pay for the bell unless all the savages paid for it. Consequently Pierz gave the order that the bell should be brought bac to Detroit. But they did not do it yet. Pierz asks Lefevere what should be done concerning the bell? The chief is very treacherous in his actions. Should he send it back or should he keep it. If it is good he could sell it and get the money he needs to travel. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 4pp. 8vo.