Dumont, Father Edmund, Louvain, Belgium, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1862 August 16
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The only news that will interest Lefevere concerns the American College at Louvain which is progressing under the prudent direction of Father John DeNeve. The number of students is increasing; after the vacation the philosophers will be around forty. There are many Germans, and the number of young men from Belgian colleges is proof that the American College is gaining prestige. It would be well to have more Americans. Social intercourse is necessary. The bishops of Buffalo John Timon, C.M., Hartford Francis P. McFarland, Brooklyn John Loughlin, and Chicago James Duggan have visited the college with satisfaction. Fathers F. H. J. Peters and Bernard G. Soffers can give Lefevere all the information about the college he desires. The bishop of Bruges is very ill. Louis Van Den Driessche as yet has no definite permission to quit his diocese for Detroit; Msgr. Malou has a tight hold on him, but DeNeve is trying to get a release for him. Both Edward Van Lauwe and Van Den Driessche are ready for ordination. :: III-2-j A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.
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- Creation: 1862 August 16
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