He asks Hudson to give his apologies to Father James Toohey for not having complied with his request sooner. He was absent when the letter came and had to go to the prairie upon his return and forget the note. If the enclosed is not too lengthy he tells Hudson to use it and send copies of the Ave Maria in which the communication is inserted, as he cannot subscribe for it at the present. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1 p. crown 8 vo