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Deblanc has asked Father Ange Marie Jan, their pastor, to ask Blanc for permission to convert a plot of ground into a family cemetery. When Blanc's letter arrived, his child's body had been transferred to this new cemetery. Brought up in the Catholic religion, they do not wish to break any of its laws. :: VI-1-g A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.

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Permission for Cyrus to marry the woman of his choice. A. Note S. On the same paper:

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Permission for Cyrus to marry whom he chooses. A. Note S. :: V-5-a A. Note S. French 1p. 16mo.

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Bulletin of Peter Cheri Noguès at St. Xavier College for March, April, May. V-5-k - Bulletin S. - 2pp. - 4to. - {2}

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He would be extremely glad to see Edwards if he comes to Chicago. They live near the University. Folk told him that Edwards had the kindness to brign his cane across the pond. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

Scope and Contents He has been in Detroit 4 years. Because of his inclinations and tastes the Bishop has for 2½ years confided the hospital to DeBolle's care. This year they have had 130 patients. DeBolle has to go a quarter of a league every morning for Mass which in the winter is quite a hardship. The Bishop of Detroit has not seen fit to make any arrangements. DeBolle is convinced of the usefulness of his service as a great number are so lapsed that he has to teach them their prayers. Having learned from...

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Odin's letter to their Mother Superior arrived several days after her departure for Natchitoches. They will send her his letter by the first occasion. :: VI-2-l A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents DeBruycker has McFarland's letter concerning Father O'Reilly 's account with the Willimantic church but has had no time yet to look into the accounts. He expects to leave Monday next but will do anything the Bishop wants before. He wrote to Peter Sheahan, Assumption, that the Bishop will pay what he intended to pay in Montreal College but not anything else. Considering the generosity of his brother in Baltic, DeBruycker will pay the rest himself. He hopes that McFarland has revived from the...

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McFarland will see by the contents of the letter of Bishop, Larocque that no help for their French is to be expected from those quarters. He suggests that McFarland ask Father John DeNeve to send another Belgian priest whom McFarland might place in Putnam., DeBruycker will try to pay off the Baltic debts and prepare that place for Father Eugene Vygen if McFarland approves of the plan to make a mission of Baltic, Jewett City and Eagleville. ` A.L.S. 1p. ` On the same paper:

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He takes the liberty of writing that his son asks that the pension of Thomas Broderick be charged to the Bishop of Hartford at the College of St. Nicholas. He encloses the bill for the first and second terms no enclosure. A.L.S. French 1p. :: I-1-c A.L.S. English and French 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents DeBruyn sends Rese a makak of sugar of the best Indian quality which was prepared especially for himself. He sends two other smaller ones for Father Francis Vincent Badin and Van de Poel. In his previous letter he had said that the union was not broken here, but it now remains true that the death stroke has been given to all these missions. The moment that they brought in Augustine Hamelin there was a schism. One chief and several families have gone to Canada. But what is worse they have...

Scope and Contents New things succeed new things until all is destroyed. Probably their Indian agreement will not obtain the sanction of the Senate, and so the Indians will, within 20 days, meet at Mackinac where it will be proposed that they, after 50 days, depart from the territory. If Rese knows anything better to be done in his name or that of DeBruyn, he should write immediately as this matter will not be settled in a day. He asks that Rese decide something positively about Father Francis Pierz whose...

Scope and Contents In sending him there the Bishop wanted him to be on his guard but the moment he got in the canoe he noted that the girl had a sympathetic interest in the young man to which he could not be insensible. Things may happen while he is busy with his interpreter hearing confessions. He cannot be charged with the consequences. By a fatal accident Father Francis Pierz having returned from Saulte to Mackinac, being unable to go farther, has returned to Arbre Croche by way of Cheboygan. DeBruyn thinks...

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Foreseeing that he cannot have an answer from Rese for some time but not wanting the government agents to be able to say he had not made his claims in time he will give Mr. Henry Schoolcraft the enclosed letter tomorrow. He adds a copy of his letter in duplicate as follows:

Scope and Contents Seeing that it will be some time before he will hear from Bishop Rese, DeBruyn asks Schoolcraft to consider his letter of August 26 in which he made application for the just shares to which the late Indian treaty entitles the Bishop for his religious denomination. For Schoolcraft and on the part of the Bishop, he sends a memorandum listing the claims. He mentions: 1. Arbre Croche, 2. LaCroix, 3. Grand River, 4. St. Mary's Falls, although at present without a priest, 5. Port of the Lake...

Scope and Contents DeBruyn tells Rese that he was just informed this morning that a Protestant minister and Henry Schoolcraft and the members of the Protestant mission at Mackinac had held a conference at night to send a petition to the Congress to obtain exclusively the $5,000 of allowance mentioned in the treaty and maybe some $300,000 more. DeBruyn says that it is necessary to send a petition at once and give details to a trustworthy man in Washington to watch at the office of the Secretary of War if the...

Scope and Contents Today DeBruyn called upon Henry Schoolcraft and was received with great politeness. After reading Rese's letter, Schoolcraft said that Rese was mistaken when he accused him of favoring the Protestants more than the Catholics. Schoolcraft added that as a private person he may have his own opinion, but that as an agent of the government he does not have any religion. The Catholics are entitled to the same rights as the Protestants to the funds for the missions and for the education. The...

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He does not know whether Edwards might be one of his old parishioners of Lancaster Ohio . He has some relics of Bishop Mathias Loras and a life-size portrait which could be copied. De Cailly's new church will be dedicated in six months. He would like to have some of the Fathers there but does not know whom to invite. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents As he had hoped that Bishop Ignatius Mrak, on the reception of Hennaert's letter, would forward the deed he sent him to sign, he began operations to build the church. He caused the parties to deliver a warranted deed of the land purchased whenever he gave them a warranted deed of the halfacre that Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere ordered to be sold. Three months have passed since he sent the deed, but no returns have been received. He asks that the enclosed quit-claim deed and the request of the...

Scope and Contents Deceuninck encloses no enclosure all Lefevere has requested. At the time of his letter the pew rent was not all collected. Deceuninck had told Lefevere that during the night he was in Grand Rapids, Michigan some bad characters had been dislodged from one of Mr. King's houses, not from his own dwelling. It seems that Father Francis Xavier Pourret said that the bishop had told him that Mr. and Mrs. King kept a house of ill fame. Deceuninck did not say so. King has asked him to tell Lefevere...

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He asks for a dispensation to validate a marriage between first cousins, for Onésime Comeau, son of Onésime Comeau and Elise Doucet ; and Julia Doucet, daughter of Joseph Doucet and Carmélite Bourque . The marriage was performed by a judge. :: VI-1-b A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents For several years they have had a pupil from New Orleans in their boarding school. Marguerite's mother has been embarrassed in paying because she has notes good only in her own country; elsewhere, and particularly in France, they are discounted 50 per hundred. If Mrs. Regan could perhaps place the notes in Odin's hands and in return Odin could ask that the same amount be paid by the treasurer of the Propagation of the Faith at Paris or Lyons it would be a real service as their young pupil is...

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Déchambenoit sends the good wishes of all their community, Fathers, Brothers, and students. In a few days Blanc's feast day will arrive; they ask his blessing today and on his feast day. :: VI-1-j A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

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Dechambenoit presumes the Archbishop has not received the letter in which he informed him that Dr. Enders wished to buy his house at Baton Rouge. He has offered $6000, $2000 cash and the balance at 8 percent. Dechambenoit thinks he would go to $7000. :: VI-1-k A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.

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The Committee is asked to furnish credentials for the President (of Sacred Heart College), (Father) F.X. Guichelean, and (Father) Thomas L. McTague.

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He is just in receipt of the telegram advising him of the death of Professor James F. Edwards for which he was sorry. He wants to thank Cavanaugh he would have been pleased to come out but is busy. He will be in Chicago next week and will possibly visit Notre Dame, Frederick and the rest. :: XI-2-m L.S. (Typed) 1p.

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He is just in receipt of the telegram advising him of the death of Professor James F. Edwards which he was sorry for. He wants to thank Cavanaugh, he would have been pleased to come out but is busy. He will be in Chicago next week and will possibly visit Notre Dame, Frederick and the rest. :: XI-2-m L.S.(Typed) 1p.

Scope and Contents He sends some Mound Builder relics from his father's farm in Warren County, Ohio. The Mound is one of the series down to the Miami river and is one of the outlying signal stations to the Great Fort called Fort Ancient. The lead balls are from the battle field of Chicamauga. The large ball he picked up from the breast works occupied by General Grant outside of Chattanooga. The sliver of wood is cut from a tree on Mission Ridge that was used as a signal tree by Gen Bragg and the nail was used...

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He cannot attend the commencement as he is just preparing to locate in business. He cannot understand by what right he is admitted to the Alumni Reunion as he has never received a degree from Notre Dame. :: XI-1-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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A Catholic servant girl, Mary ? Cunningham, had a brother, John Cunningham, living in the South, in Texas. She is anxious to hear about her brother. She used to send her letters in care of a Father Shenadore ?; and she thinks this priest must be known to Odin. They would thankfully receive any news. ` P.S. Perhaps she means to say Father James Giraudon instead of Shenadore. :: VI-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.