He greets him on the feast as he is at St. Magdalene's on his way to Tennessee apart of his diocese he has not yet visited. His companion is Father Robert Abell who worried him a year ago by his illness. He is now at his house along side a convent of 3 Sisters of Charity who have a flourishing school. Abell is well and very devoted. He sees by Brute's letter that there are troubles also at the Mount. Also in Kentucky and elsewhere. What Brute has told about Father Jean Dubois's plans is so great and above the understanding of Flaget. He is sorry that St. Sulpice does not adopt a similiar establishment but he will not blame them for not doing it. He has sought for several years to have his seminary aggregated to that of Paris but his hope is nearly gone, and he thinks he will in time bless God for that. Maybe God intends to found a new society in the United States. If Flaget were the Archbishop he would do all in his power to aid Dubois. It seems Flaget suggests that Dubois leave his two establishments to the Archbishop Ambrose Marechal with full power to dispose of them as he needs. He thinks the Archbishop would be pleased to have this resource. Would that Dubois transfer himself to Kentucky or Tennessee where all would go well. The obstackes that one finds in doing good is a divide mystery. Brute astonishes him in saying that the Bishop of Philadelphia Henry Conwell has published one of his letter among his sundry documents. It is true that Flaget come plained to Conwell that he had recommended Father William Hogan to him but that was not a letter to be published. He also wrote a letter to Hogan blaming him for publishing such a bad pamphlet. He is pleased that he avoided this bad priest, Flaget is happy that he did not get this bad priest. He asks Brute to send him the sundry documents that concerns him. Father M. Derigaud surpasses his hopes, Father George Elder is a good president. He needs a mathematics teacher. 40 externs attend the academy, about 30 subjects in the two seminaries. Father William Byrne is changing a distillery into a country school. It will acommodate 50 pupils. Flaget has given him a young priest to succeed him. The Pope has sent a letter asking the bishops to set up that kind of establishments. Flaget has been trying to do that for 8 or 9 years. Byrne is eager to do this work. After his mission he will give Brute the details. P.S. Benedictions to dear Hickey. When he knows the name of the boat? he will inform Dubois to whom he sends regards since he must delay writing to him. :: II-3-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. 4to. 9