Bruté's latest letter has edified him with the account of the death of Father John Thayer. It is good for religion that he has preserved the faith after the serious error into which he fell and the censure that he incurred. Flaget spent some weeks in the region where he gave such scandal. He felt that he had worked an injustice about the land he sold before he left. He believes that Father Francis Matignon could make reparations with the funds that Thayer has left. But if all has been done according to the rules of justice Bruté should strengthen the house at Emmitsburgh the best he can, because it is better to endow what exists than to establish new ones. The Roman court thinks the endowments of communities is a condition sine qua non for approval. If an epidemic should occur among the daughters Sisters of Loretto of Father Charles Nerinckx they would be very much embarrassed. He is going to provide any monastery he founds with the needs to meet such emergencies. Lately he has given the veil to four girls in the establishment of Nerinckx, the oldest is 25 and the youngest 17 and they have a dowry of ten negroes who will be very helpful to the community. It has been a great consolation that there are so many girls practicing chastity in these neighborhoods. Flaget begs pardon for his faults. He speaks strongly and may give offense. Father Antoine Duclaux has pleased him with his letter to Father Jean David and he approves of their not obeying Father Jean Tessier. While he does not accept the seminary as part of the Sulpician seminaries he approves their rule although different from other seminaries. This shows that Tessier and his council treated him very rigorously. If Tessier is with Bruté Flaget asks for pardon. The same for Father Ambrose Maréchal about whom his conscience would not be tranquil if he had unjustly suspected them. They were unjust and he is not a Saint Francis De Sales., P.S. He asks for Masses., 2. He asks for 2 lorgnets not for a man such as Tessier but for a man of 50 to 60 years. Mr. Maguire can supply them., P.S. John Rogers asks him to tell Godefroi that they want an affirmative or a negative answer. Flaget asks for some tobacco. :: II-3-n A.L.S. French 6pp. 4to. and 32mo., 11