Flaget informs Bruté that he is traveling among high mountains and deep valleys which are suffering from a drought but has received, for the past two days, so much rain that it is now possible to float frigates in rivers where one could hardly have found enough water to wash his hands. From the banks of such a river, which he is unable to cross, he writes: 1. to thank Bruté for all he has sent for in such a region everything is precious; 2. to tell him that Father Jean Tessier has upset him greatly with detailed accounts which he should never have sent -- and has somewhat forced him to give others which should have been omitted. Flaget will not stop liking him as before if he will treat him more like a friend than he has been doing for some time. Flaget is enclosing two letters for France which are very important to his diocese and asks that they be sent as soon as possible in reliable hands. The good Lord has blessed his work in such a way that he does not believe that it is His desire that he be changed. That is the way that he is going to expose it to the Holy Father who will then do as he wishes. While waiting for the decision of the Holy Father he will continue the plans for his cathedral, because if he does not take advantage of the present circumstances, his successor, if he is to have one, will have great difficulty in arousing the good-will that he now has. That is why he asks Bruté to make a collection among his students, his friends, and acquaintances for that purpose, and to tell Father John Francis Moranviller to do as much, and that God will recompense them for any humiliation which they might suffer. Above all he wants Bruté to assure Maximilian Godefroy and his wife of his sincere affection for them and to beg him, on bended knees if necessary, to send the plan of the Cathedral which he once began. If any expenses are involved, Flaget will cover them. The cornerstone of the cathedral is to be blessed soon but Flaget will be satisfied with laying the foundation this year. This will give Godefroy time to complete what he has already started. Flaget is fond of the plan because his desire is to build a church which can serve as a model. :: II-3-n A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to., 3