Auffray, Guillaume, Paris, France, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., Lyons, France, 1867 June 21

He is replying immediately to Odin's letter. Odin will not be surprised at the reply of the Superior of the seminary at St. Brieuc when Auffray explains it. When Odin was at St. Brieuc five years ago the Superior was Father Leon F. Denis, S.M. . Today Denis is to go to America to set up a house of Marists, and has been replaced by Father C. Nicolet . Auffray was at St. Brieuc from October, 1863 to Easter, 1864. Nicolet did not come until the end of 1863. It would have been different if he had asked a testimonial from Father Garic? or Father Drouet. However Nicolet sent a testimonial to Paris saying that Auffray had made a great part of his philosophy at St. Brieuc and that his conduct was always edifying; those were his words on March 13, 1865?. Auffray prefers to send the letter dated December 2, 1862 from Denis in reply to Auffray's request to have him talk with Odin who had already left St. Brieuc and who wrote Auffray from Lyons on December 16. The other is from Nicolet and on March 13, 1865, Auffray had asked to enter the institution where he is assistant director. The reason Auffray left the seminary was because he did not wish to commit himself to a diocese. Now he is assistant director of a preparatory school. He can send Odin a certificate from Father Pahier, Director, attesting that since 1865 his conduct has been proper. Auffray feels so sure of going with Odin that he has refused two families to accompany their children during vacation. A.L.S. French Enclosure: