Baraga, Frederic, Bishop of Saut-Sainte Marie, Marquette, Lake Superior, Michigan, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1866 June 15

At Purcell's request, Baraga will tell him about Father M.Orth. He was with him five days at Clifton, in his visitations on Lake Superior. The Catholics there begged Baraga not to take Orth from them. And at Orth's residence in Clifton, or the Cliff Mine, the Irish, French, and Germans there all requested the same thing, saying Orth had brought harmony among the nationalities at Clifton Mission. He preaches every Sunday in French, English, and German, and is impartial in his services to all. He keeps no female servant but only has an old man for his cook and sacristan. The neighboring priest is his only enemy. This is jealousy. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.