Pierz received the order from Lefevere to go at once to Mackinac to take care of Piret's mission. But the weather was so bad that Pierz was unable to make it. Consequently, he arrived at Mackinac only on Jan 28. He was received nicely by the Indians and he is very happy. In leaving Little Traverse, Pierz asked Father Ignatius Mrak to take care of Arbre Croche and Cheboygan. Mrak, Pierz says, accepted because Father A Van Pamel is for the time being at Grand Traverse. The Chief of Grand Grand Traverse came last fall to see Pierz asking him for a permanent priest to spend the winter at Grand Traverse. Pierz told him that he would accept the chief's demand only if Catholics get together and if the church and the house are ready and completed. The chief promised Pierz that he would do everything possible to be ready in time. But it seems that the bad weather did not permit him to fulfill his promise. Pierz tells Lefevere that when Van Pamel told him that he did not want to stay any more at Arbre Croche, he told him that it was all righ to go to Grand Traverse, because there are two dangerous Protestant ministers there, and many Irish Catholics needing a priest. Pierz told Van Pamel before he left Arbre Croche that he could come back to Little Traverse after his mission with the savages is over or in case he did not find a good house for the winter. He believes Van Pamel is satisfied, since he did not come back. Van Pamel was also at the English school of Little Traverse. Margaret was sick for 5 months and Van Pamel took her place at the school. On Jan. 15 Pierz gave the school to her with a salary of $12 a month. He paid the teacher at Cheboygan and Grand Traverse. He found the Catholics at Mackinac very much dissappointed because Piret was very hard on them, and left the place at the time the navigation closed because he was unable to find a successor. Pierz says that old Wendel got sick at the beginning of December. As soon as Pierz heard of Wendel's sickness, he left to take care of him. But as he reached Lacroix, Pierz was unable to go any further, since the climatic conditions were very bad. A few days after he got the news that Wendel was feeling much better, he went back to Little Traverse, but Wendel fell sick again and died during the week preceding the new year. Pierz sends Lefevere two deeds Wendel gave him about the churches at Little Traverse and Middle Village. Concerning the deed for Middle Village, Pierz warns Lefevere that the community gave full power to four men who gave the title in this other deed. Pierz says that Wendel sent Lefevere the first deed but forget to send the second. The trustees send Lefevere thanks and respects in the name of the community at Mackinac for sending them a priest. no enclosures :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 4pp. 8vo.