Brummer, Father John W., St. Joseph's, Ohio, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1863 November 28

Brummer is sorry to see that Purcell was pained by what he said about a work of the Sacred Heart. He did not intend to lecture the Archbishop. He occasionally finds children wandering in the streets during school hours who are Irish or Catholic and he thought they should be in school. But there would be difficulty getting them into school. He denies that he had any base motive in making his suggestion to the Archbishop. As to the charges he made against Father S., he made them in the presence of the Sacred Heart. It may have been better to suffer in silence, but he cannot see that Father S.'s complaints are all good. He accepts the decision of the Archbishop but suggests that a priest more congenial to the views of Father S. should be sent to live with him, and that the Archbishop send him elsewhere. What he said was to show that he had not provoked the fuss. Since Purcell has placed the blame all on one side he hopes that Purcell will pardon the violent words he used against him. He regrets having had a quarrel with his superior. :: II-5-b A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.