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Dunne is sorry to hear of Hudson's illness. He will present Hudson's regards to Mr. Reilly :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Muir does not want Hudson's thanks for her contributions to the Ave Maria. They are the only religious exercises that she has inclination for. She is provoked with the end of "Father Tom". Muir agrees with Hudson, Eleanor Donnelly is very feminine. Mrs. Burnett 's story has a good conclusion. The priests in her section of the country do not understand the customs of the people, but they make a good effort to do so. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Ohmer found Hudson's letter awaiting him on his return from his trip. His wife is a devout Catholic and would be pleased to have a token from Hudson. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents Jenkins is uncertain whether or not he has given Benedict Webb of Louisville, advice prejudicial to Hudson's interests, concerning Hudson's inability to publish Webb's manuscript on Father Stephen Badin this month. Webb and Jenkins are working together to get Webb's book completed by the summer and published in the fall, and wish Hudson to return the manuscript. Jenkins asks Hudson to pay him for the manuscript Mirianne or return it so that he might get it published in Baltimore. ::...

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Cullen has translated a French story which she will forward to Hudson should he want it. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Seymour thanks Hudson for the payment for the sketches. The reasons that the sisters at St. Mary's give for refusing to hire Seymour are strange. As longs as her grandmother lives she is forced to remain in the United States. The ostracism she endures from her friends and relatives since becoming a Catholic is killing her. Seymour describes her cultural background which unfits her for the circles of society into which her life as a teacher brings her. She has been on the point of...

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Egan will go to Goupil and Schan's and have them send the photo to Hudson. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Seton cannot promise to be at the Notre Dame commencement because of the diocesean retreat. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Dahlgren asked Osgood the publisher what reduction for premiums for Catholic books he could offer. He offered a fifty percent discount. Dahlgren has just written a novel, "A Washington Winter, "once she gets it published she will send Hudson a copy. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Dwenger requests Hudson print one hundred copies of the enclosed circular. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents Enclosed is a note of acknowledgment from Duke Scipione Salviati for $95.50, sent by the Ave Maria for the Tomb of Pius IX in the Basilica of St. Lorenzo. Pope Pius IX expressed the wish that his remains should be laid at rest in this church. Already 93,000 francs have been collected for this purpose. The Tablet always had a resident correspondent in Rome. Mrs. Stone wrote for many years and about 1872, Dr. Brady, a former Anglican clergyman, succeeded her. Because his material was not...

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Griffin informs Hudson that the statement referring to General George Washington 's devotion to Mary Immaculate was stolen from the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union Journal of February, 1883. His authority is Father P. A. Jordan, S.J. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Kenedy submits a proposition to Hudson. Mrs. Anna Hanson Dorsey finished another book, "May Brooke", which he sends Hudson and asks that it be given a notice in the Ave Maria. If Hudson will advertise and help sell the book he will offer the book to Hudson at $.50 per copy instead of the regular price of $1. He cannot undertake the sale of the new prayer book at this time because his hands are full. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.

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O'Hagan enjoys the Ave Maria, especially the article by Father John A. Zahm in a recent issue. Poor health compels him to ask Hudson to inform Father Thomas Walsh that he cannot be at the L. L. B. examination this June. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents During his stay in Washington, Ryder was out of work and money. Mrs. Madeleine Dahlgren introduced Ryder to editor Hudson of the "Capital" and he sold him a sketch for $5. Dahlgren also gave him a note to General Hagen, but it did no good. When he left Washington an old newspaper friend gave him money to go to Baltimore and letters to persons there by which he got a pass to Chicago. Ryder does not wish to dwell on the months of December and January because of the treatment he received...

Scope and Contents Webb approves Hudson's decision regarding the article on Father Stephen Badin . He would like to pay for the subscription of the Ave Maria at the end of the year. The article on Badin should prove interesting to the readers of the Ave Maria. Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., two years ago stated that on his return from Europe, he would supply Webb with certain facts regarding the life of Badin while he was living on the St. Joseph River. Webb would be glad to have these facts. :: X-2-k...

Scope and Contents Hutchison inquires about a number of the Ave Maria containing an important letter from Henry Cardinal Manning to Doctor Pursey; she requests that two copies be sent. She would like to have it printed in the fifth edition of "Catholic Belief". Hutchison has made an English translation of the "Veni Creator Spiritus" and encloses a copy. A copy of Catholic Belief will be sent to Hudson. She also sends some papers relating to missions in America. Hutchison hopes Hudson has good news from...

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The loss of Father-General Edward Sorin 's supplement to Benedict Webb 's article Jenkins regrets, though he thinks that Webb has the outline of Father Stephen Badin 's life. The sketch of Father Henry Lemcke, Jenkins' friends admire. Jenkins intends to let Father Edmund Hill, C.P., translate the hymns to Our Lady. He asks Hudson to send him a bill for the advertisement of his work in the Ave Maria. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Lambing has sufficient evidence on the Washington picture to prove that it is a fact. He is preparing to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his first Mass. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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A poem is enclosed that was written by the deceased sister of Phelan's. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Dahlgren thanks Hudson for the promise that he has made regarding her books. The Washington Catholic is publishing the entire "Dame De Liesse" from the Ave Maria. If the weather is right Dahlgren intends to go to her country seat at Boonsboro, Maryland. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Dorsey asks for $100 if the sum Hudson owes her so that she can pay the note from the bank. She knows that Mr. Kenedy has her book, "May Brooke". Dorsey wrote to him about it over a year ago, and told him she thought of publishing a uniform edition of her stories. Kenedy replied, he had bought copyrights from Kirchber, Dunigan's successor and he warned Dorsey not to interfere. Bishop John Joseph Keane paid the Dorseys a visit before departing for the Holy Land with Father Mackin . Keane...

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Cullen sends her manuscripts and asks Hudson what she might expect for its acceptance. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Lambing has just struck a lead on the Washington picture question, which will furnish him with precise information. He promises to send the article on the Holy Rosary soon. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Robinson sends a short story to open the month of Mary. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Lambing has read the controversy on Washington and St. Joseph's Church. He has a letter from Father P. A. Jordan, S.J., and communications with John Gilmary Shea and other persons in Philadelphia. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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An aunt for Meany's has died and she asks for prayers in her behalf. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Enclosed is a contribution for the Ave Maria. Murray retains the right to republish it. He would also like to see it in the Scholastic. Father John A. Zahm's article on science and religion in the Ave Maria pleased Murray. He is sorry to hear that Professor Joseph Lyons met with an accident. Murray asks that his regards be given to Professor Timothy Howard. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Seymour seeks a teaching position in music, voice culture, or English literature and modern languages. She supposes an announcement that a woman holding a diploma and certificates from the Conservatories of Vienna and Budapest would be enough to place in her ad. If Hudson receives offers which he thinks Seymour should accept he should forward them to her. Seymour is writing some sketches on early Catholic painters; in the first paper she discusses the XIII Century at Venice. The second...

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Seymour sent the article "Reminiscence of Cardinal Schwarzenburg". Those who heard her conversation lectures were pleased with them, but she wishes she had left out the Catholic part of them. Seymour has not spoken to a Catholic group, for Catholics in Philadelphia prefer Protestant teachers and have mostly Protestants for their choirs. Some one started the story that Seymour was an "adventuress" which caused her to lose her pupils and break up her school. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 10pp. 12mo.