Pax acknowledges Clarke's letter. Clarke copied most likely the life of Father John Raffeiner, the uncle of Father Joseph Raffeiner . Both are dead, the former being buried at Williamsburgh. Previously Pax sent Clarke an obituary of the latter. Pax can spend only an hour with Clarke when he is in New York on May 16. Pax is firmly resolved to travel to Rome unless the heat is too intense as in 1864. He should have no difficulty in finding at Rome what Clarke wishes on Bishop Francisco Porro y Reinado , but not of Bishop Joseph Rosati whose birth place is unknown. It seems impossible to obtain accurate notices about the difficulty of Bishop Frederick Rese's consecration. He also saw some Roman letters of Bishop John Timon about his going to Canada for an investigation. Pax wants his papers and manuscripts, not including the three books Clarke was returning, destroyed so no one will see his bad English. There are some errors in Pax's manuscript. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.