Gabriel says that he has received Brute's letter of November 26. The jubilee celebration gave him much pleasure. Some weeks ago he received the notification from Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick of the celebration of the jubilee. They have the whole year for it and the time for each parish has not yet been settled. Brute should ask the Sisters and the seminarians to pray that Michigan will obtain great fruit from the jubilee. Gabriel is pleased with Brute's new arrangements for his seminary as explained in his last letter. He supposes that Brute has not received his long letter in which he suggested that Brute prepare for his future college in ovo Michigan, providing 4 professors and himself come as president. Father Rignanon has written him since the installation of Bishop Jean Baptist Cheverus has changed the mind of the priests coming to America particulraly those coming to Michigan and the poor savages at Arbre Croche, Michigan. Gabriel asks Brute when he writes to say if De Gronde and Garnier have added any new volumes to the two first which they had the generosity to send him and now it will be possible to get them. He then asks Brute on what terms he will receive a young man in his seminary who has practiced law in Detroit for two years. His name is Asa Robertson, born in Connecticut Dec. 25, 1795 of Scotch Presbyterian parents. He has not yet been baptized but has been reading for 5 or 6 months Richard's books of controversy. He has determind with full contriction to be baptized when Richard decides he is ready. Milner's End of Controversy, Think Well on it and Spiritual Combat were the books that converted him. He says he will strave if he remains in the law although he has been named by the legislative council the chief justice of their county court. He has but a superficial knowledge of latin and wants to spend some years in retreat. He is a man of patience and preseverance. He is careless of this worldly goods and will be satified with an incorruptible treasure. He may be of use to the Catholic religion by publishing in the newspapers, and says he will remain Catholic even if all the Canadian and Irish population leave the church. The whole of his property is a pretty good collection of law books worth between 3 and 4 hundred dollars which he is willing to use for board and room as far as it may go. But Brute might employ him as a teacher of English grammar or other class. He is disgusted with this world and will go either to Bardstown or Mt. St. Mary but would give Brute the preference. P.S. Richard asks an answer immediately as the man wishes to go as soon as navigation opens. P.S. He sends his regards to Brute's co-workers and asks him to tell Mother to prepare 6 sisters for Arbre Croche, to be ready when he has sufficient money. P.S. Brute's book is still safe in the hands of the Governor who wants to make some abstracts. Gabriel may eventually deliver it himself some Saturday. :: II-3-o - A.L.S. - Partly - French 4pp. 4to. 4