With gratitude he has received the document written by a true friend of the Jesuits, although had he seen it before it was printed he would have added one item: how the Russian emperor who makes it a crime for Jesuits to convert several Russians from their ancestors' religions could have permitted the same Jesuits to convert the inhabitants of the Caucasus who became converted to Mohammedans two centuries before the Russians received Christianity. These same Russians convert Lutherans and even Catholics from the religion of their ancestors to the Greek Church. They permit atheists to speak against religion but persecute these Jesuits. It is a fact that in the reign of Catherine II missions were sent to convert the Greek Catholics of White Russia to that of Photius. They used bribes and penalties to induce changes to the Russian religion. However the article by Bruté's friend is authentic and the name of the Pope who was the chief promoter of these missions was Jean and lived a long time at Vitepsk where the Jesuits have a college and this friend has conversed with several who were eyewitnesses of these missions. He thanks Bruté for his friendship for the Jesuits and if he uses the above information he should not say he got it from a Jesuit since they still have several colleges and missions, which he mentions, in Russia. He sends his regards to Father Vespre. Father Bourg had left the college for Virginia again. :: II-3-n A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., 1