Scope and Contents The seminarist Mr. Kelly who was sent by the Bishop to replace Mr. Cullen has commenced his schoolwork on Wednesday, April 22. He has 18 pupils. Everyone is pleased that the Bishop has lowered the tuition, and it seems that the former high price was really the cause that Mr. Cullen's school was in such disfavor. Mr. Kelly is staying with Father Baraga in the priest's house. One week he gets his board from Mr. David Cottrell, the second week from Mr. George Cottrell and the third from Mr....

Scope and Contents Father Baraga informs the Bishop that he had contracted a fever at St. Clair River at the occasion of a ten day mission at, Black river and as there were no good doctors, he went to Detroit a week ago to be treated by Dr. White who had cured him entirely. He feels his old self again and thanks God that he has given him such a healthy constitution. The school at St. Clair is flourishing much better since the price has been lowered. Mr. Kelly has now 24 pupils in the school of the priest's...

Scope and Contents Baraga read the strange statement in the "Boston Pilot" that Pope Pius IX will confirm only one out of the 12 new bishops whom the National Council had appointed and that is Father James Roosevelt Bayley who is to become Bishop of Newark, New Jersey. If the Holy Father knew the spiritual misery of the Upper Peninsular he would have confirmed the proposed vicariate before all other Sees. Baraga intended to go to Europe immediately after his consecration to select a few priests for Lake...

Scope and Contents Father Baraga reports to the Bishop the news about Lyon and Rome. When Mr. Didier Petit of Lyon came to paris last December, Baraga gave him everything that the Bishop had given him for Lyon. Petit promised to make the best use of it. When Baraga came to Lyon in February he expected to find everything in order and printed, but none of it was done. The members of the council of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon were more interested at present in the Chinese missions than...

Scope and Contents Baraga left L'Anse on June 16, to go to Lapointe. On his way he stopped at Fort Wilkins as there are many Irish soldiers who are anxious to have a priest from time to time. Concerning the potatoes which the Bishop had promised to send, they have not arrived. A boat came to L'Anse on May 6, but the Captain said no potatoes were shipped from Saut. No other boat came since. Baraga is therefore obliged to send two big canoes to Saut where Mr. Brush bought for him 50 minots of potatoes, a dollar...

Scope and Contents Baraga feels mortified because, as Bishop Rese had told him in a letter of October 15, the transport of the box from Austria sent to by his relative had cost $100. Baraga had written to his relations not to send him boxes anymore but the money instead. Baraga will try to come to Detroit this winter. Then he will tell the Bishop all the news and troubles of his mission., P.S. Father Baraga asks the Bishop that the box from Austria, which, as he was informed, had meanwhile arrived in Detroit,...

Scope and Contents Baraga acknowledges the receipt of the Bishop's letter of September 6th. He regrets that the Bishop's boat did not stop at Baraga's mission and he does not expect a visit from the Bishop any more this year as it is too late in the season for a voyage in such wilderness. Regarding the cooking-stove mentioned in the Bishop's letter, Baraga had decided that he does not need one. He has sold his house on Mr. Campeau's side and lives now in a small house on the Indian side near the chapel and as...

Scope and Contents Baraga asks of Badin to forward the enclosed letter by post to Bishop Frederick Rese and to pay for the postage and to add the amount to his bill. He is addressing this letter to Father Badin, because he supposes that Bishop Rese is not in Detroit. He also asks Badin to go to the bank with the check which Rese had sent him and cash it and send him the money at a good opportunity, that is, either by Mr. Godfroi who will soon come to Grand River or by Mr. Campau. Furthermore Baraga asks Badin...

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Baraga acknowledges the receipt of the $290, and thanks Father Badin for having been always so kind, but especially for helping him pay his bill by ordering 50 Masses to be said for Father Badin's intention. Baraga has not yet received his missal, etc. Mr. Godfroi will come back with his merchandise. Baraga and his people wish very much to have the visit of the Bishop this summer. :: III-2-g A.L.S. French 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Baraga repeats he wants Father Badin, 1. to pay for this letter and add the amount to his bill., 2. to cash the check of $300. which he has sent him in a letter., 3. to take from that money all he owes him for letters., 4. to buy for him at Steavens 4 pounds of iron wire number 20., 5. to send him the rest of the money through Mr. Campau when this gentleman returns from New York., Mr. Antoine Campau, who is bringing him this letter, will tell him all the news from Grand River Rapids. ::...

Scope and Contents Baraga wrote a letter to the Bishop c/o Mr. Choiselat in Paris, France, in which he told him about his European trip. He asks the Bishop to take charge of the distribution of his Indian books. Father Thavenet, an old missionary of the Algonkins found serious mistakes in the expressions about the Holy Eucharist. Baraga promised him that they would be corrected before they are distributed. He has already corrected a great number of them during the twelve days he has been in Havre and he will...

Scope and Contents Again Father Baraga asks for a chalice and a paten, because he had left both with Father Viszoczky. He has to use his ciborium in place of the chalice and a little communion cloth of 6 inch square in place of a paten. If it should be too late to send the chalice now, he would like to have it as soon as navigation is possible again. Father Baraga is happy to be at La Pointe and so is everybody else. He thanks the Bishop for having him sent here and invites him earnestly to visit the next...

Scope and Contents Baraga asks the Bishop to be told definitely whether he should remain through the winter and for good in La Pointe or go back to L'Arbre Croche during the winter months. Fr. Baraga is thoroughly wiling to obey the Bishop's order, but he does not like to be left so uncertain. He thinks however that the presence of a priest in this mission on Lake Superior is necessary throughout the year. Concerning the Grand River Mission, Michigan Father Baraga assures the Bishop that he left it without...

Scope and Contents Baraga informs the Bishop of the great success of his mission and the ill success of the Presbyterian mission. The latter have only converted one family in the last five years and even then they were converted in Sault Ste. Marie and live now with their minister who keeps and clothes them entirely. But even so some of them come on Sunday to Mass and much prefer Baraga's Sunday School to the instruction of their own minister. One grown up girl comes regularly on Sundays. If he could offer...

Scope and Contents Father Baraga asks the Bishop's advice in two things: 1 He asks about Canadians or half-breed Catholics, who spend the winter in their own territory but the summer in La pointe and there live together with women without being married. He asks what he should do if they do not listen to any of his exhortations either to be married in church or to separate. He had forbidden them to go to church to make them see the horror of their crimes. But on the other hand that deprives them of the sermons...

Scope and Contents Father Baraga is quite pleased with his little chapel because it was built in such a short time and is not only paid for but through the Fur Company even overpaid. One priest's house is not yet finished. This is the fault of the firm who had at first promised to erect the chapel and the priest's house at the same time. The building which Mr. Michel Cadotte had given to Baraga for a priest's house was started, but then they stopped working and no urging has induced them to keep their...

Scope and Contents Baraga apologizes to Abbott for having neglected to secure a license from Henry Schoolcraft while he was in Mackinaw and thanks him for having obtaine4d one for him. As he is not sure whether his license to celebrate marriages must also be confirmed by Schoolcraft, he sends it to Abbott asking him to attend to it and send it back to him as soon as possible. The beginning of his new mission is very prosperous. His chapel is almost finished, it measures 50 feet by 20 and is 18 feet high. It...

Scope and Contents Baraga thanks the Bishop for his kindness, for the manual, the Almanac of 1847 and for the Lenten regulations. Baraga had made his missionary visit to Point Keweenaw in January and spent 3 weeks there. He is very satisfied with the mission and was surprised to have found so many Irish, German and Canadian Catholics in the mines. There are more than 240, according to the enclosed list, but there are still 2 or 3 smaller places which are not marked down. Baraga had heard that in the coming...

Scope and Contents Baraga asks the Bishop for advice in a matter of baptism after a premature delivery. Rev. Father Peter Kindekins had sent him a treatise about it. Baraga remembers to have heard in Carniola, his native country as well as in America, that there is no soul in the foetus and that the foetus is thrown away immediately. But if, according to the above mentioned treatise, the human embryo has a soul from the first day of conception, Baraga would like to know why such a soul should be deprived of...

Scope and Contents Baraga had recieved no news from the Bishop since the arrival of Father Otto Skolla . He asks the Bishop to bring with him next summer the money which the Archbishop of Vienna had sent to him. He would like to have as much as possible in hard money, the rest in light drafts. At present there are several merchants in L'Anse and Baraga is not obliged anymore to buy everything from the Fur Company. He could have done better shopping before with cash money. He intends to be in L'Anse the greater...

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Baraga received the Bishop's letter of Nov. 13, 1845. He repeats what he has written to the Bishop in his letter of Jan. 5. On Feb. 4 he intends to leave L'Anse to go 115 miles on snowshoes to Fond du Lac. It will be a very difficult journey. He intends to be back at the end of March, still going on snowshoes. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 1p.

Scope and Contents Baraga has returned from a trip of 600 miles and found the Bishop's letter of Jan. 24 and a copy of the Metropolitan Almanac for 1846. He was surprised to find his name in the almanac among the priests of the Milwaukie diocese. He believes that Bishop John Martin Henni thought Baraga intended to spend part of the winter and all spring at Fond du Lac to establish a mission there. He had intended to do so, but the arrival of Father Otto Skolla changed his plans. He stayed only a few days,...

Scope and Contents Baraga received the Bishop's letter of June 14 July 10 and thanks him for allowing him $200 - for his needs. He wants the Bishop to keep the money until he needs it. He has already written a money order for Mr. Sherman, one of the merchants at L'Anse. What the Bishop said about sending a priest to Keweenaw is the same that Baraga had told the Catholics when he was there last May. But Baraga's wonders why the Jesuits do not send one or two priests there as they intend to take Lake Superior...

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Baraga made out a money order to a man for $181. Under the condition that he will wait until fall, or even until spring 1848. Therefore if the Bishop has not yet received the money for Baraga from Vienna, this man will wait. Nothing should be given to him from the $200, Government money, which is destined for something else. :: III-2-h A.L.S. French 1p. 8vo

Scope and Contents Baraga received the Bishop's letter of Oct. 5 on Dec. 24 1841, the day after his arrival at Fond du Lac. Baraga is sorry not to have marked on his money orders the day on which they were payable, according to his arrangements with his creditors. He thought it was sufficient to inform the Bishop about the time. Baraga has already drawn some money from the $300.- which the government has been accustomed to pay for the schools every spring. He asks the Bishop to let him have all of the $300....

Scope and Contents Baraga is disappointed that he has not yet received a letter from the Bishop to assure him that the Bishop has received the "Answers" to the questions of the government, which were sent in the fall 1847. Baraga worries and asks for just one line about that matter. A short time ago he returned from a mission which he had opened in the mining camps at Keweenaw Point. There were not as many people there this winter, as last, but they are still numerous everywhere and Baraga hopes that more will...

Scope and Contents Baraga received the Bishop's letter of March 9 on April 11 and is happy that the manuscript for the government is in the Bishop's hands. He thanks him also for the $200.- and hopes that a little more money will come for him from Europe during the summer, so he can do more good for this mission. As there are still new conversions, he has to build new houses in his Catholic village. Each house costs him complete $50. He is covering them with shingles, because the roof made of bark has to be...

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Baraga has just received all his accounts for this year. It pains him that they will exceed by $ 70 the $ 200-granted by the Bishop. He asks him to add that amount to the rest. He gives the Bishop his word that this is all for this year. He has made an agreement with the merchants, that every thing which he will take hereafter shall be put on his accounts for the following spring. :: III-2-h A note apparently enclosed in another document French 2pp. 16to

Scope and Contents The Bishop's letter of April 25 reached Baraga on May 22 and he fears this answer will not reach the Bishop on time for him to give a report to Mr. William Almy Richmond . It takes at least a month and a half between the writing of the Bishop's letter and the receipt of Baraga's answer. Baraga finds it surprising that the government could have doubts "of the propriety of a portion of the school fund being allowed for the support of the Catholic schools." They know or at least ought to know...

Scope and Contents Baraga is sending to the Bishop a report of his mission to have it sent to the editor of the Almanac. The report speaks of the mission at L'Anse, Keewenaw Bay under the title of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and under the care of Baraga as vicar general. He speaks of the spiritual welfare of the Indians, especially of their Temperance Society, and of their interference with others who bring whiskey into their towns. He speaks of their industry and progress. The number of Chippewa families in...