Lüers, John H., Bishop of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865 November 7

He encloses a letter which he received and asks if he is an efficient clergyman. He can give him Largo or Delphi. The salary would be $500. If he is the right sort of man, the farmers would no doubt give him most of his provisions besides. Father Francis X. Weninger is displeased with Lüers letter to Purcell. He is getting a severe rub about his German catechism in the Wahreitsfreund. Lüers wonders how he will take it. Father Dennis Dunn of Chicago is said to be first on the list for Dubuque. Poor timber for a bishop! What Mr. Thomas of Piqua told Purcell of Father Gustave Miettinger is true. Miettinger is a fine worker but no pastor.