Pax received Clarke's letter of the 23rd and happily noticed his safe return home. He has finished with the remainder of the translation of the "History of America before Columbus" and intends to send it next Sunday from Buffalo. Pax offers suggestions anticipating Clarke's difficulty on proper names and on reading the manuscripts. Pax has a large library of especially French and German works and Clarke's proposed book will occupy a place of honor alongside his "Deceased Prelates". Pax could give Clarke more and more strange stories about Bishop John Nepomucene Neumann, C.SS.R., such as those he had heard about Bishop Frederick Rese. In Williamsville a calumny was made up about Neumann by German trustee rascals for having lodged from time to time at Mr. Wirz's, who had a young housekeeper. All knew about the story except Neumann, who was much astonished to be one day called to said meeting to render an account. He was pronounced innocent. The story had been made up by a trustee who had been jealous that he had not come to his house for lodging, preferably to that of Mr. Wirz. Neumann went out seldom without being insulted mostly by bad German Catholics and was nicknamed "Bohemian Block-head," etc. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.