Borgess, Caspar, Bishop of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1875 March 19

Borgess has had frequent occurances of the type given by Mr. Cunningham of Exeter. It places him between the two fires of the congregation and the pastor. As far as he can learn the schoolmaster Ferdinand Galen traded off the note of $200 to Mr. Cunningham, a farmer, for a horse. Living a good distance from Westphalia, Cunningham was in good faith, but should have suspected that something was wrong. The congregation, represented by a church-committee, refused to acknowledge the debt, not having been consulted, and the furniture for which the note was given not having been accepted, and Father A.S. Leitner and Galen having been notified to remove them. Borgess has called in Father Leitner and Father J.E. Reiffert to discuss the matter. Borgess is glad that Bishop Richard Gilmour is better. He hopes that the speech credited to Father J. Conway will prove a mistake, as it was not in accordance with his past. P.S.—Father Ferdinand Allgayer continued to storm but has given Borgess until March 15, and threatens the press and Rome in the matter. However, Father Henry H.J. Schutjes is prepared to make "Mr. Allgayer a very sick man". The case of Father Henry P. Delbaere he hopes is settled, although the public is convinced that he was justified and the bishop condemned by Rome. It is this assurance that gave Allgayer his impetus. :: II-5-f A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo. 10