Kentucky absorbs all his thought and all his projects, and poor Kentucky has little of what he wants. If Father Ambrose Maréchal comes he hopes he will not be forgotten. He would like to have Father Gabriel Richard for his seminary, and for other work. He would use Father John David for preaching and for other work. Even Protestants desire to listen to him. He asks that Bruté not forget Kentucky where the roses are surrounded by thorns. He hopes for a love of God to bear his burdens. Father Guy Ignatius Chabrat does very well. One of the people said he was already a perfect missionary. The seminary is too small. Desrigauds and Morety do not have great talent. Buchety has talent but worries Flaget. Father Charles Nerinckx builds a church a hundred miles from there. Father Stephen Theodore Badin builds two others in brick in the principal cities of Kentucky. David wants to build a seminary and he is planning a cathedral. He fears for his cathedral because Godefroy had not completed the plans yet. He asks that Bruté ask Godefroy to draw up a plan for him soon. He would like to build a church 130 feet long but because of his lack of funds he will have to limit it to 100. He asks that Godefroy give him at least the outlines of the colonaded church. He must have a plan. If Bruté sees Grandpre, he is to assure him of Flaget's interest in his health. He asks about other persons in Baltimore, Deidier, Xaupi and Guber. The finances of the seminary are bad. He does not know how he can pay 50,000 dollars. 3,000 dollars of interest each year and the income from the seminary is only 1500. The foundation is too grand. He sends his regards to Nagot, Tessier, DuBourg, and Babade from whom he had a letter., P.S. Badin asks not to be forgotten in their prayers. Chabrat who is with him also sends his regards to his friends. Badin has sent to Mr. Tiernan 300 copies of his Principles of Catholics by a French clergyman for Mr. Dechevigne and can send more if he can sell them. :: II-3-n A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to., 8