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Lebel will visit Mendon on February 9 and asks Marentette to notify the Catholics of that locality. It is in Marentette's house that Lebel plans to say Mass, as usual. Tomorrow he goes to Mendon with a Canadian who wishes to see the locality with the intention of settling later with his family. Lebel sends greetings to Marentette's wife and children. In Detroit Papers. :: III-2-i A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Lechleitner believes he owes McMaster an apology concerning the Freeman's Journal and about the actions of Mr. Patrick Woods of Belvedere, Nebraska Lechleitner and Father Glauber of Hastings, Nebraska met Woods who was lending some copies of the Freeman's Journal. Lechleitner told him he should no longer read the paper of a man who had been excommunicated by Bishop Peter Joseph Baltes, of Alton, Illinois, and intended the whole thing as a joke which Woods apparently took in earnest....

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Details of the life and death of Francis Cooper. :: I-1-e Newspaper Clipping 1 column 12mo.

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Dr. Elias Lyman Magoon, well-known Baptist clergyman, has been preparing a beautifully illustrated work which will be donated to the Sisters of Charity, Mount St. Vincent-on-the-Hudson, New York City. :: I-1-e Newspaper Clipping 1 column 12mo.

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Lee of Schniedewend and Lee Co., regrets missing seeing Hudson. Being at South Bend he took a run over to Notre Dame to see Hudson and Father StanislausFitte, c.s.c., Brother Rafael and others. Father Thomas Walsh, c.s.c. was very kind. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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He encloses $5.40 for a years subscription to be applied to the good work done by McMaster for the Indian Missions. It is for a Band of fifteen. The circle is the work of Rev. F. C. Jean. P.S. If he wishes the names, he is to let him know. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Lee was glad to know Hudson is still at his post of duty. Mr. Baker and John McCarthy passed away within the last two years. There are no old friends left except John Farrell. Lee would like to see Hudson. :: X-3-l A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents For many years, he has kept, silence about the different needs of his diocese, because the needs are basically the same as at other times. The crisis of the times forces him to make a special plea to the Association of the Propagation, Indeed, in the western states especially the Church is dependent on the working class who contribute their bit for the upkeep of the priest, church, school and orphans. Now all industries are dead and men are out of work and reduced to beggary. The religious...

Scope and Contents Lefevere regrets he could not send a definite answer sooner to DeNeve's letter about the administration of the American College, but it was necessary to consult Bishop Martin John Spalding about Father Peter Kindekens ' suggestions, and DeNeve's; Spalding has been absent from his diocese, and Lefevere's occupations explain the delay. Lefevere agrees that Kindekens should remain with DeNeve at Louvain, for some time, to help DeNeve in the work that has so happily been started. Lefevere also...

Scope and Contents Lefevere lists 7 sources of information from reliable persons, of the widespread scandal caused by Stephen's drinking. Some people in Detroit and Ann Arbor are quite sarcastic in their talk about Stephen's pretended complaint of inflammatory rheumatism. Because of the complaints and scandal, Lefevere withdraws all faculties to perform any sacerdotal functions within the Detroit Diocese. This prohibition is under pain of suspension to be incurred by the very fact of Stephen's disobeying it....

Scope and Contents After consulting with Bishop John Martin Spalding on the American College at Louvain they are forced to an embarrassing conclusion. Kindekens, despite his good administration of the college has, in his correspondence with the administration of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, offended the feelings of the members of that society to an extent that would prove fatal to the work for which Kindekens has made so many sacrifices. For this reason, Lefevere and Spalding have thought it...

Scope and Contents Bishop Martin John Spalding has sent Lefevere Kindekens' letter of April 25, relating his contacts with Germany and the De Merode family as regards the American College at Louvain, and his success of these contacts. Due to Spalding's absence from his diocese, and the Mission in the Cathedral of Detroit, an earlier reply to Kindekens has been impossible. Spalding wishes Lefevere to write for him to Kindekens, and it is Lefevere's sole wish that, as Kindekens is with Father John DeNeve, and...

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Lefevere forbids Delbaere to perform any religious ceremony with the Detroit Diocese, due to his scandalous way of saying Mass and administering the sacraments, under pain of suspension. Until Father Peter Hennaert is satisfied that Delbaere has corrected these faults, the prohibition will remain in effect. :: III-2-k L. Copy or Draft 2pp. 8vo.

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Her kind letter of the 7th was received but not answered immediately because of a severe cold. It was always Lefevere's intention to guard and protect her community in that diocese and he would be pleased if Mother Angela wrote him from time to time about any difficulty. Sisters of St. Bridget. :: III-2-j A.L. Draft 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents About 1858 Lefevere gave permission for Sister Leucretia of St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum to use 30acres of cleared ground, a part of the church farm, which lies north of Fort Gratiott Road, for support of the girls' asylum, and which later Lefevere intends for a boys' asylum. The expressed understanding was that no timber should be removed and the wood watched for trespassers. Lefevere complains that valuable timber has been removed while he was yearly paying from $45-$68 State and County...

Scope and Contents Lefevere acknowledges Baillargeon's letter of May 26 about the Memoir which Father Bruyère sent to Baillargeon. For a long time Lefevere has been aware of the deplorable condition of the Diocese of Sandwich Ontario due to the bad administration of its Bishop Pierre Adolphe Pinsonneault btu prudence suggested silence, believing that the Bishop of the same Province would inform Baillargeon or the Holy See. But now that the Vicar General has taken the initiative in sending the memoir,...

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Lefevere received Marchand's letter of May 20, and his desire to enter the priesthood in the Detroit Diocese pleases him. Unable to judge from one letter about so important a move as this, Lefevere advises him to visit him so that he may judge what is best for Marchand's own interest and that of religion. Father Peter Hennaert notes on the back of the letter Jules Marchand applied on September 2, 1869 but Hennaert declined receiving him. :: III-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents An agreement by Lefevere by which he gives over and transfers all ownership and benefits to Father Francois de Toule Henry Tempier, O.M.I. Vicar General of Marseilles, France and Father Etienne Edouard Chevalier, O.M.I ., living at Montreal, Canada, that land owned in the said city of Detroit situated in the district of Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, commonly called the Church Land, cut in two by the river road, the same land formerly given to him by Francois Paul Melcher ; Lefevere...

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A formal note on the question whether the vows of the Order of the Visitation in America are solemn or simple. He lists 4 reasons why they are not solemn. :: III-2-i A.D. 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Lefevere sends Babcock his report of the Indian schools in the Catholic missions under his superintendence for the year ending September 1848. The proficiency of the Scholars who attend regularly has been as great as any previous year except those of Pokagan, Mackinac, and Point St. Ignace where the attendance is irregular. The progress of the Ottawa Indians at Arbre Croche, Michigan has been flattering. Their schools have been better attended than preceding years, except at Middletown,...

Scope and Contents In response to Campau's letter of yesterday Jan. 24. Bishop Lefevere emphasizes the fact that he is forced to say that he does not nor ever has owed Campau the pretended sum of $2,863.19. On the reverse of the letter is a notation in Lefevere's handwriting copied from page 74 of the notebook of Colonel Buffet, a statement that on Oct. 5, 1833, Charles Larned, Peter Denoyer, Francis Rivare, and Col. Buffet called on Mr. Joseph Campau and offered him $715.00 as the amount of the claim due him...

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Bishop Lefevere writes that Campau's demand for $2,863.19 is so surprising and unheard of, that he is not able to give an answer until he has investigated the whole matter. When he has done this he will give Campau a decisive answer. Copy of letter sent by Lefevere. :: III-2-h- A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.

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A statement of difference in the settlement of the account of Lefevere for the fourth quarter of 1852 and the first quarter of 1853. The amount of the difference was $27.05 for Indian pamphlets from Jacob Barnes and Co ., receipted by Martin :: III-2-i A.D. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Bishop Lefevere has observed that Catholics in his diocese are marrying outside the Church. The Church has always reproved such clandestine marriages. If he did not condemn and punish in an exemplary manner guilty parties in the present situation he would be concuring in their works. Jesus Christ said that a member, however useful, should be separated from the body rather than allowed to corrupt it. St. Paul did the same in the case of the Corinth scandal. Canonical punishment has always...

Scope and Contents In this agreement, Bishop Lefevere cedes to Bishop Baraga, all faculties, powers authorities, and rights to attend to the spiritual wants of the people residing in the following counties of the north-western part of the lower and southern peninsular of the state of Michigan: Cheboygan, Emmet, Antrim, Leelanaw, and Grand Traverse, together with all the temporal emoluments and benefits arising from said spiritual attendánce, under the condition that Bishop Baraga will attend properly to the...

Scope and Contents In this report of Indian schools in the Catholic missions under the superintendence of Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere for 1846 and also for 1847 are listed the schools at Arbre Croche, LaCroix, Middletown, Mackinac, Point St. Ignace and L' Anse, Michigan, the names of the teachers, the number of scholars and the course of instruction is given. Ottawas and Chippewas, pure and mixed, attend the schools. Besides the usual studies, needlework is taught in some of the schools. Probably a first draft....

Scope and Contents Printed formula grant of faculties for the diocese of Detroit filled in with proper details. In it Lefevere has added the faculty of dispensing from banns and of blessing crosses, medals, and rosaries, and the permission to omit Matins and Lauds of the following day when hearing confessions. The faculties are signed by the bishop and secretary, Father Peter Mennaert and impressed with the episcopal seal. The faculties are also granted in writing for the whole diocese with the consent of the...

Scope and Contents Printed formula grant of faculties for the diocese of Detroit filled in with proper details. In it Lefevere has added the faculty of dispensing from the three banns of marriage, of blessing crosses, medals, and rosaries, and the permission to omit Matins and Lauds of the following day when hearing confessions. The faculties are signed by the bishop and the secretary, Father Peter Hennaert, and impressed with the episcopal seal. The faculties are also granted in writing for the whole diocese...

Scope and Contents Printed formula grant of faculties for the diocese of Detroit filled in with proper details. In it Lefevere has added the faculty of dispensing from two banns of marriage. The faculties are signed by the Bishop, the secretary, Father Peter Hennaert, and are impressed with the episcopal seal. The faculties are also granted in writing for all the diocese with the consent of the missionary of the place or of those in charge of the mission. Included are the statutes of the diocese since 1843 to...

Scope and Contents A report of Indian schools in the Catholic missions at Arbre Croche, La Croix, Middletown, Manistee, Grand River, Mackinac, Pointe St. Ignace and L'Anse under the superintendence of Bishop Lefevere for 1844 and also for 1845. Tribes--Ottawa and Chippewa, location, teachers, number of scholars and their race and the courses of instruction are given. The teachers are Father Francis Pierz, Mary Ann Fisher Fischer, Mr. Eniwickki?, Mr. Kinis, T. Gasiwod, m. Matchiggig, Father Andrew Viszocsky,...