Borgess, Caspar H., Bishop of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1877 September 15

He thanks Purcell for his letter and welcome home. They were on the train from New York that brought the remains of the late Bishop Amadeus Rappe to Buffalo, where a special car was waiting to take him to Cleveland. Father F Westerholt was with a delegation and told Borgess the funeral would be in Cleveland on Friday. He has no choice for the Diocese of Vincennes and if Msgr. Silas M. Chatard cannot be spared from the American College, Father John C. Albrinck has as many claims of preference as anyone. Father Henry J. Schutjis will call on Purcell in a few days to learn the nature of Father Desiderius Callaert' s appeal and to give Purcell the desired information as far as he can. Borgess will come to Cincinnati as soon as he can arrange it. :: II-5-f A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.