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Tomazin, Father Ignatius, White Earth, Minnesota, to Father, 1878 July 29

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-2-c

Scope and Contents

Tomazin encloses a letter to the addressee enclosure not present showing that Father John B. A. Brouillet sent him $34.95 of the money he got for the White Earth mission and did not mention the balance. Whenever it was that Stowe or Commissioner Smith told Brouillet to remove Tomazin from White Earth, he immediately acted as their obedient servant and wrote to Bishop Rupert Siedenbush for Tomazin's removal according to the wishes of those great rascals, Agent Stowe, Commissioner Smith, and Bishop Whipple. Brouillet wrote such letters more than once, and when Stowe broke Tomazin's door and robbed his mission, Brouillet and his Bureau did nothing about it. The Bureau also gave permission to Kemble, who was Inspector then, to employ soldiers in Tomazin's removal, and for this reason the name given it should not be Catholic Indian Bureau, but rather Protestant Bishop Whipple Bureau. In regard to the White Earth Mission the Bureau has not worked for the poor Catholic Indians on the Reserve but rather for the wishes of Protestant Bishop Whipple against the Catholic Mission. During the coming week, Tomazin shall leave White Earth with Manitowab for Washington, Paris, his home country, and Rome. He would like to meet Father? somewhere and hopes they can meet in St. Paul, Minnesota and have a talk. He will send a dispatch the day he leaves. Contained in James Alphonsus McMaster papers :: I-2-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1878 July 29

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository

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