Donahoe, Patrick - "Donahoe's Monthly Magazine", Boston, Massachusetts, to James F. Edwards, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1887 December 21

He will be on the look out for a set of "The Pilot" to send Edwards. He thinks he may have a photo of himself taken when a young man. Edwards is doing a great work. The Catholic body are waking up to the importance of collecting material for the future. Notre Dame and the historical societies in New York, and Philadelphia are working well in this respect. A book on the early history of Boston diocese will appear soon.