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He forwarded for Bishops' Memorial Hall some articles of their Patriarch of the Northwest: an old mitre, skull cap, slippers, gloves, two letters. :: XI-1-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Now he can send a mitre, sandals, stockings, and letters of Bishop F(rancis) N. Blanchet. Fierens asks how to send them.

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F.T. Neely, publisher, claims to have copyrighted papers read at the Parliament of Religions. If (Seton) thus disposed of his paper Reverend John Henry Barrows will wish to omit it from his official report.

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Bishop Patrick T. O'Reilly called Filer's attention to the poem "Almost Persuaded" which appeared in the Ave Maria. Filer is 45 but yesterday abjured Protestantism and is a member of the Catholic Church. :: X-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Filer submits an article for the Ave Maria. :: X-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Funeral notice for Patrizio Filicchi, who died February 16, 1891. Relatives of the deceased are listed. :: II-1-c Printed Notice Italian 2pp.

Scope and Contents He was desolated to have missed seeing her before her departure. He had tried to see her on Ascension Thursday; then the Messrs. Sartori of Rome were in Florence for a few days. He went out of town with them, intending to return on Sunday but did not get back until Monday when he read her note given by Mrs. Harper's negro to someone who did not know he was not in Florence. Guglielmo hopes this explanation will justify him with Miss Seton as well as Mrs. and Miss Harper. Ester Filicchi...

Scope and Contents Bailey's letter of the 2nd reached Filicchi this morning. Enclosed Bailey will find a few lines for Filicchi is sure his sister will be glad to receive a visit from a relation of their dear friends, the Setons, of whose Father she has still a clear recollection. Filicchi congratulates Bailey for the happy change he has made in his mind about his Faith. Bailey's holy aunt, Mother Elizabeth Ann Bailey Seton will assist Bailey in the hard enterprise he so courageously intends to pursue....

Scope and Contents Elizabeth must think from his protracted silence that he was dead or in his dotage. He is now quite well, but on his 86th birthday, 25th of March, he was taken ill with a fever of the typhoid type. He received the Holy Sacraments. His sister Julia came from Florence, spent a day near his bed, leaving only for a quarter of an hour to visit their Archbishop Count Capponi, her cousin. His daughter, Amabilia, has been his assiduous nurse. He was obliged to remain in bed for thirty-three ...

Scope and Contents Seton's readiness to acknowledge the receipt of Filicchi's letter and the friendly feelings William says his sisters have shown have been a real delight to Filicchi. William's handwriting, so like that of William Seton 3 , his father, has had a singular effect. Those sentiments must have been inculcated in William in his youth by Filicchi's beloved friend and his sister, William's Aunt Kate Mother Catharine Seton both of whom, with William's uncle Richard B. Seton are considered by...

Scope and Contents He acknowledges William's letter of July 25 which he received August 7. He remitted to Mr. Grim a duplicate of his letter of May last with a request to remit the sum paid by the Murray's estate. The taxes and Loan give the greatest value to any sum in order "to supply to the exigiencies". He asks William to have Grim remit the sum minus the expenses he has incurred on the Filicchi account. He asks for more dividends. He thanks William for news of his family, partner, Aunt Kate and...

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The address of the publishing house where those books can be obtained is Clery and Company, Dublin, Ireland. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 1p.

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The Red Book is now ready for delivery. If you wish to reach a select and wealthy class of people you will find what you are looking for in the Red Book. :: XI-2-f TYPED 1p.

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He wishes Edwards a happy New Year. :: XI-2-c Postcard, signed.

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Finch sends McMaster 2 dollars as a Christmas offering to the Pope. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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His bookbinding shop solicits Brother's business, with clean first-class work. :: XI-2-e L.S.(Typed) 1p.

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He asks the price of the one-half Morocco and the one-half sheep binding. He desires to know this in order to get the bill in before April 1st. :: XI-2-f L.S.(Typed) 1p.

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The people of Grand Rapids and Alpine have a request to make since they have been so long without a priest and their churches stand empty. They wish to have a priest to administer the Sacraments, one that can remain with them. :: III-2-k A.L.S. German 2pp 4to.

Scope and Contents Father George H. Doane was in his glory on Sunday announcing the anticipated arrival of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis in Newark. Their advent was certainly an important event but cannot compare to the one 13 or 14 years ago when Providence sent them a captain. Finegan was pained to learn from Bayley's letter announcing his arrival in Paris, of the unimproved state of his eyesight. St. Patrick's wears a desolate appearance since Bayley's departure. Finegan sends two shamrocks...

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His friend Professor Wilson is Chicago wrote that he will call at Notre Dame with his Actina and electrical garments. Fink has been using the Actina on his eyes and has found it to be all that is claimed for it. He thinks it is one of the greatest benefactors to poor humanity. :: XI-1-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Fink thanks McMaster for his letter and the check for $200. Mrs. McMaster's name has been entered in the Album of Benefactors. He recalls to McMaster that Father Augustine Wirth, O.S.B. had resigned his Office into the hands of Rt. Rev. Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B ., Abbot of St. Vincents Pennsylvania and that the writer had to be his successor, and he had requested McMaster to set his name under the advertisement of the foundation of the Mass. He asks that McMaster make some mention of the...

Scope and Contents He addresses Purcell on a delicate but important subject. Since Purcell was so kind to Fink when the latter was a priest in Covington, he turns to him now with the hope that he shall again meet with kindness, since he has been made the coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of Kansas. Bishop John B. Miege left last year to go on a collecting tour of South America, where he has been working for the purpose ever since with very little success. He chose this tour as he thought that there is a good...

Scope and Contents He received McMaster's two letters with money orders and thanks him for both, particularly for the Freeman. He was sorry to hear of Mrs. McMaster's death and will continue saying Masses for the repose of her soul. The death of the Mother is the greatest loss children can meet with in their lives. McMaster need not be afraid, because she was a privileged soul. Yet prayers ought to be said for her and he imagines a large number of Masses will be offered in her name. He remembers when...

Scope and Contents Since McMaster had been sending him the Journal gratis since he is Bishop and as he has not received the last several issues, he asks to be put on the list of paying readers and will send the cash shortly. He states that the Journal is truly Catholic and he encourages both the clergy and laity of his diocese to read it. He was told that McMaster expressed himself none too flattering on some lines which he wrote, but he knows McMaster to have charity enough even for a friend living at a...

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Andrew Fasenmyer is appointed a delegate to the (Columbian) Catholic Congress.

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Since the diocese is new, and since Eastern dioceses are able to supply a large number of names of Catholic laymen, the Bishop declines to send a list.

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He sends Edwards a letter of the late Bishop John Baptist Miege, S.J. He has an old mitre of Miege's which he still uses, but he will send it in due time. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He thanks him for the beads blessed by the Croziers of Holy Cross. He sends by express the mitre of Bishop J.B. Miege, S.J. and wishes Edwards success in Bishops' Memorial Hall :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He thanks Edwards for the beads and his offer about Roman business. He must mention the joke that he used Bishop Miege's mitre for 10 years. Memorial Hall thus has the mitre of the first Vicar Apostolic this side of the Rockies and that of the first bishop of Leavenworth. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Fink encloses the corrected report for the Almanac of 1883. As he returned from Europe only a short time ago he had very little time. P.S. Sadlier will get the report from Atchison from the Abbot. :: I-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.