Dwenger, Joseph, Bishop of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1872 July 25

He did not answer Purcell's letter sooner due to absence of confirmation from Rome. Father Bernard Rengehold was a saintly man and has reaped the harvest of his hard labors. Father H.W. Meile of Logansport, formerly of Fort Wayne, is a saintly man whose health was so poor that he was in danger of sudden death, but he has recovered now. During his illness he said foolish things and lost the good will of his congregation, so that Dwenger must remove him. He was advised to go to the Benedictines at St. Meinard, but asked if he could go to another diocese. Dwenger said he could if he could find a Bishop who would take him permanently. Dwenger finds no clue to the life insurance and some notes that were in Bishop John Luers' hands. He will get the title to the school property back from South Bend. He received an answer from the Pope, but none yet from Cardinal Barnabo. He hopes to visit Purcell this fall and rest a few days with old friends. :: II-5-e A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.