He requests admission to the Detroit Diocese. At present he has charge of souls in Kickapoo Illinois. For 2 years he was in Chicago with a German congregation. Ingratitude of parishioners is the first reason for this petition; the second, many Germans interfere with church affairs, and the third, that the parishioners do not support the pastor, especially for the building of a school. The Almanac of 1861 lists many vacancies in the Detroit Diocese. The bishop of Chicago Anthony O'Regan received him in 1856; he has asked Father Joseph Mueller, pastor of St. Michael's, and "pro vicar" of the Germans for an exeat, but so far has not received it. He is 40 years old, and 11 years in this country. :: III-2-j A.L.S. Latin 2pp. 8vo.