Lefevere, Bishop Peter Paul, Detroit, Michigan, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844 March 6

As soon as Levevre received Blanc's letter of January 10, he hastened to write to Propaganda, naming the three priests in the order Blanc had given. He hopes Rome will insist that Father John Timon accept and that the troubles of Blanc's diocese will soon turn into real good for religion. Troubles almost the same at Detroit made Lefevere often prefer death to the episcopacy but after going so far as threatening to interdict the Cathedral, he obtained peace and concord and a 17 day retreat cemented peace and union with their French Canadians. Their temporal distress will be well repaid by their spiritual consolations. :: V-5-a A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.