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DeNeve, Father John, Louvain, Belgium, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1861 September 20

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Identifier: CDET III-2-j

Scope and Contents

DeNeve is presenting two deacons for the priesthood; they will be ordained tomorrow at Malines. They are Ferdinand Allgayer of Ravensberg, Wurtemburg, and John Friedland, a Prussian. He hopes they will arrive towards the end of November or the beginning of December. They wish to visit their parents, and to have acquaintances furnish them equipment necessary for mission work. It is useless to give Lefevere news of the College, as Father Peter Koopmans, Father John Van Gennip and the bearer of this letter can tell him that God has blessed their work. He has received 11 of some 20 who have applied. He would like to know how many subjects Lefevere wants. He has seen on the list that Charles D. Bolte of Detroit is at the minor seminary. Would it not be good to send subjects from there, if there are any? That would give more life to the College, a wonderful occasion for the English language, and DeNeve would receive subjects for whom the Bishops would pay at a much lower cost than in America including voyage. Will Lefevere check his account book for November, 1859, to see if DeNeve has forgotten to remit money to Lefevere from his mission for the Propagation of the Faith? A note in pencil states that DeNeve paid $18 on November 19, 1859. He has waited for news of the content of Barnabo's letter. As DeNeve has received nothing, he thinks that he can foresee that there is nothing in it concerning him. ` P.S. Cardinal Engelbert Sterckx proposes to take Father Edward Dumont for his regent. :: III-2-j A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 September 20

Language of Materials

English.

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