Chabrat writes to Bruté about the proceedings of his superior, Father Jean Tessier, or rather of his counsellor Father Ambrose Maréchal who is a kind of Father Badin in Baltimore. Father Stephen Theodore Badin tries to deprive the Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget of his bread and the other tries to deprive him of his spiritual aides such as Father Jean David and himself. He may be ignorant. They tell him that his services are absolutely necessary for caring for the sick and several congregations about Bardstown. Father David is taken up with the seminary where he does more work than one could imagine. They will have 20 seminarians next week and several are to be ordained subdeacon and deacon. If he obeys Tessier about 4,000 souls will be destitute of spiritual assistance. Tessier tells him he must leave this because it is foreign to his vocation as a Sulpician. Chabrat hopes that this will not be put into effect. If there were another to take his place he would not hesitate to go to Baltimore. He has seen so many uncharitable things since he came to America he is a bit regretful that he ever trod American soil. He feels that the spirit of Father Olier is not in St. Mary's Seminary or they would not treat Flaget as they do. Chabrat asks Bruté to ask Father Jean Dubois, Pierre Babade and others what they think he should do or what they would do themselves under the circumstances. P.S. Tessier or Maréchal insists that if he is a Sulpician he must obey his orders. Chabrat asks Bruté to pray for him in his sorrow. :: II-3-n A.L.S. 4pp. 4to., 5