The 1862 allotment of the Association of the Propagation for Detroit Diocese is 1,100 francs. According to custom, the last fifth of this sum is withheld until the close of the fiscal year. They regret having for so long been deprived by Lefevere of information about the situation of his diocese, its needs and improvements. Information is necessary to determine the amount of help to the missions. Lefevere's prolonged silence would indicate that his needs are diminishing. Meanwhile they do not forget the ties that attach them to the Detroit Diocese and especially to the American College at Louvain. ` L.S. French 2pp. ` On the same paper: ` Certes, Adolphe, Paris, France, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan ` Listed allocations to Detroit and Cincinnati. ` P.S. Itemized account of balance sheet for 1861. ` P.S. He gave first notice of the allocation for 1861 in his letter of May 31. If Lefevere has authorized DeNeve to receive some of it he can do so only from the allocation for 1862. ` A.L.S. French 2pp. :: III-2-j A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.