Menet writes about the church land. No one entered the claim in Washington. They remain provisionally enclosed in the military reserve but subject to expropriation. They have already lost two sites, one occupied by the late Mr. Johnston, the other in the Indian reserve which will disappear with the construction of the canal. The title of their church was recognized as valid in 1823 and goes back to 1796. Two years ago Menet wrote to ask if Lefevere would authorize a community of religious at Sault Ste. Marie. The Ursulines of Menet's country offer themselves and Menet asks if Lefevere will accept their proposition. :: III-2-i A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.