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He gives Edwards many thanks for the repair of the rosary beads. The practitioner is a very eminent man and the diagnosis agrees with what Edwards already knows. Edwards should act with forethought and premeditation. The prayers of the good Sisters has done much for Edwards. :: XI-2-k A.L.S. 4pp.

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The Ave Maria and the Scholastic came in time. Lillian Westervelt is visiting in Kansas City for the winter. Mr. L. Grimm called on him; Grimm was happy that his son was in such a beautiful place and Order. There is great drought near Boston. Father Leo F. O'Neil has been ill since August Father John J. O'Keeffe died at 3:00 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6th. :: XI-2-k A.L.S. 8pp.

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Edward's very kind and thoughtful Christmas gift came the night before Christmas; he appreciates the act. Alice Carroll thanks Edwards for her gift. He prays that Edwards is in good health. He sends rememberance to Mr. Louis Grimm. :: XI-2-k A.L.S. 2pp

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Edwards' letter came today from Maumee. The beautiful presents were great gifts to them � poor mortals. Alice Carroll said the bust was that of St. Francis. He has read the life of St. Francis but has never come in contact with an exact picture of the Saint. Edwards should tell them more about the treasure. :: XI-2-l A.L.S. 5pp.

Scope and Contents They are well there. He went to see Father Walter J. Browne who is new rector of Maynard, Massachusetts. The last few days Harvard University spread herself at the inauguration of a new president. There were no degrees given to anyone of the faith. He presumes they are not modern enough. Elliot has found a new religion�old doctrines couched in well-studied Aurelian framed religious phrases. He encloses newspaper clippings and asks Edwards to remember him to old friends. :: XI-2-l A.L.S....

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The Scholastic and the Ave Maria came all right with Edwards' letter. He will call on Father Evers. He will see an old friend consecrated Bishop of Jamaica, West Indies, Father John J. Collins, the first Jesuit priest to be consecrated in New York State as a Bishop. Archbishop Farley is the consecrator, with Bishop Camillus Paul Maes and Bishop Thomas Daniel Beaven also present. He can not forget Father Stanislaus Fitte, C.S.C. in his prayers. :: XI-2-j A.L.S. 3pp.

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An obituary notice is enclose which Carroll asks Hudson to print in the Ave Maria. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The card from Niagara University for (Columbian) Catholic Congress received. He will attend. If he goes with the Boston people, he will send his address later; if not, he gives a tentative Chicago address.

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An account of cures obtained through the use of water from the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Carroll is informed by the State Secretary, Joseph M. Burke, that the following gentlemen have been elected as delegates to the Congress, J. C. Carroll, Norfolk; Jos. A. Parker, Portamouth; Patk. Keenan, Jno. H. Dinneen, Richmond; Rev. J. T. O'Farrell, Petersburg; and J. C. Carroll, Old point. :: IX-1-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He sends $8 in gold for one year's subscription to the Freeman's Journal for Hugh Masterson, H. Harris, John Burke, and James Carroll. McMaster should address them the same as he has done previously, to Jackson P.P. Amador Co, California. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents It is a comfort for her to know that she has so faithful a friend in life. Mr. R.L. Chilton is grateful for Edwards' kindness for his aunt Emily C. Brent. Miss Carroll could not visit Notre Dame after the lovely time she had there with her sister Rebecca. Senator Cameron advises her nephew Guy Burritt not to accept a clerkship in a Government department. Boyce Burritt, the youngest, has to go to a public school as their means are limited. Mrs. K.D. Fitzhugh of Bay City will soon be re-united...

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Edwards' noble heart must be saddened by the condition of La Belle France. In Asbury ParkDr. Edward McGlynn will address the multitude and the following week some apostate priest will regal the foolish crowd. She has the happiness of going to early Mass everymorning. She wants Edwards to wrote but does not want him to tax himself. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 5pp. 12mo.

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Edwards' letter from London reached her yesterday. She will never see dear old Ireland; that was one enjoyment near Rebecca's heart, to see the land of their ancestors. She describes the spot there and the crowds. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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She had a most charming summer partly at Bay Head with her relatives who treat her with so much tenderness. She had a lovely time with her niece Mrs. Fitzhugh in Quebec and Montreal. She describes at length the things she saw. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.

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It seems a year since Edwards last wrote. She asks if Edwards received the medal and picture she sent. She returns to Washington on the 29th.

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She trusts that Edwards does not intend ignoring her as a friend. She is sorry to say that Emily C. Brent is still at Mount Hope and her condition is not very favorable. It is a sad inheritance for derangement has overtaken many members of Miss Brent's family; she has a brother who has been at Mt. Hope for 40 years. They regard Edwards more as a relative than a chance acquaintance. :: XI-1-h A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Edwards' Charming letter from Lucerne was read and reread. The dream of her life has been an European tour. The beautiful Madeline is the church from which Mrs. ( ) Brent, her sister and the mother of Mrs. K.D. Fitzhugh of Bay City Mich., was buried in 1846. Her remains are in Pere La Chaise in the vault with her husbands uncle Daniel Brent who was consul for some years at Paris. Father James Curley S.J. long associated with Georgetown College and the confidential adviser of her family for...

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She was delighted to receive Edwards' letter. The little Church near there is attended by the Franciscan Fathers and has all the privileges for the devotion established by St. Francis of Assisi. Mass was said Aug. 2 for Rebecca Carroll. The priest in charge of the Mission gave her a fourleaf clover and she construed it into a message from St. Francis to join the Third Order. She thanks Edwards for the invitation to the Golden Jubilee. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 4pp.

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She will be absent from Washington until the last of October; she is distressed to know she will miss Edwards. She is with Mr. Fitzhugh, her nephew. Edwards is as dear to her as ever. The church is a mile off and that is the only drawback to the cottage. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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She is sorry she will not be in Washington when Edwards is there, but it is one of her great crosses. Only think of her being in New York visiting her nephew Mr. William Brent who has come from Lima, Peru, when Edwards was in New York. She is determined that Edwards will not forget her. :: XI-1-i A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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They are enroute to Washington. Their nephew D. Carroll Fitzhugh will meet them today. They were fearfully disappointed at Atlantic City. The ocean view is crowded out by booths along the board walk. She encloses a letter that might interest Edwards. Mrs. Fitzhugh is their eldest sister. P.S. She suggests that Father General install a "Merry go round" for the minims; it would be a money-making business.

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She may be able to send some papers of Archbishop John Carroll, but must look over her papers. Miss Emily Brent of Washington could give Edwards letters of Archbishop Leonard Neale . They will be happy to present the souvenirs to Edwards. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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She had a most charming visit of three months with her relatives at Bay Head where she could enjoy the ocean. The G. A. R.'s are stirring up Washington by the crowds of bands, etc. Her niece, Effie Burritt, sails next week from Antwerp. :: XI-1-j A.L.S. 4pp.

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She sends thanks to Father Sorin for the blessing sent her through Edwards. She can never forget Sorin's great kindness. Words cannot express her sorrow when she learned that Edwards had been in Bay Head six times whilst she was there. She was there with her nephew, Carroll Fitzhugh. Emily Brent 's sister, Mrs. R. S. Chilton, whose husband is U. S. Consul at Godderich, Canada, will be there in a few days. :: XI-1-j A.L.S. 6pp.

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Edwards' lovely Christmas greetings she values most truly, a proof of Edwards' not forgetting her. She wishes him every blessing of the New Year. :: XI-1-j A.L.S. 4pp.

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The beautiful Golden Jubilee card arrived and is the admiration of all. How Father Sorin would have rejoiced in it all: She is now undergoing treatment for her throat. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 3pp.

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She is busy arranging to break up her home now so desolate without her sister Rebecca Carroll. She sends Edwards a box of books which Rebecca intended for him, also photos of her father, her home. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Mrs. Key was delighted to receive the rosary. She is a lovely campanion and so spititual. It will be a great delight to see Edwards. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 2pp. 32to.

Scope and Contents She never supposed for a moment that Edwards slighted her; she knows too well how valuable his time is. She had a mild attack of the grippe. She was invited to the Catholic University to attend a course of lectures but it was too deep for her. She thinks Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell's picture is out of place in Divinity Hall. Miss Carroll has a home with her niece Mrs. Burritt and her family. The new St. Peter's will be a beautiful place, built upon ground donated by her father. She will...