Scope and Contents He received Timon's edifying letter. Elizabeth is in good health. They had a letter from Father saying that he arrived safe at St. Louis and found the relatives in good health. The Rev. Mr. Manout, Father Constantine Maenhaut is in good health. Mr. Linn is in good health. They are repairing the church. Manout gives a fine sermon every Sunday. Lauran Dow is in this place; he made a speech last night but McGinniss did not attend. Dow says he is going to St. Louis to convert the people ...

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He has moved from Wilkes Barre and asks that his paper be sent now to Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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McGloin thanks Hudson for his complimentary comment. He has taken the liberty of changing Francis to Frank. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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McFarland is invited to attend the funeral of Father Jeremiah W. Cummings, pastor of St. Stephen's Church, on Monday, January 8 at 10 a.m. :: I-1-b A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents McGlynn regrets that he will not be able to attend the meeting for Tenement House Reform. He has felt very keenly for many years the need of such reform and has had too many occasions to witness the physical, mental, and moral miseries of the system. But the reforms that may now be brought about will be in the restoration of the land and other natural bounties to the people; this will abolish the system itself. :: I-1-i A.L.S.Copy 2pp. 4to. Original letter in the possession of Father...

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McGoldrick encloses a copy of "Freedom of Worship Bill" introduced by Senator Baker. no enclosure :: I-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He encloses $2.00 for the Carmelites on Mount Carmel. He calls himself a wearer of the Brown Scapular, and wishes that his name be printed simply as J. McG, Leadville, or not at all if McMaster wishes. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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McGovern thanks Hudson for sending him the Ave Maria. He encloses five dollars for a subscription payment. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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A circular advertising the Life and Writings of Bishop John McMullan of Davenport, Iowa. :: X-3-j Printed leaflet 1p. 8vo.

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McGovern presents a copy of "The Life and Writings of Bishop McMullen" to the Ave Maria. He received a letter of commendation from Cardinal Gibbons. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Three weeks ago Hattie Lyng Griswold in her letter to the Tribune charged an unnamed Catholic priest and the priesthood in general with extortion. McGovern wrote the Tribune demanding that Griswold should give written proof of her charge. She replied by apologizing and in her answer to his letter of remission of transgression she sent him the enclosed gem on St. Angela, which he sends Hudson for publication in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents Eliza AllenStarr has for sometime been gathering materials for a life of the late Bishop John McMullen of Davenport. McGovern was associated with McMullen from boyhood and Starr has drawn facts about McMullen freely from him. She submitted her manuscript for McGovern's supervision and he finds them good for a brief biographical marrative, if that is Clarke's aim in publishing the lives of the Bishops of Chicago. Miss Starr is applying to him for the lives of other deceased Bishops James...

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McGovern encloses a postoffice order. The books came and Eliza Allen Starr is reading them. All have been busy the latter part of Lent and little has been done towards getting further material for the Lives of the Deceased Bishops. McGovern will see Starr tomorrow. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents McGovern confesses the humiliating fact that the volumes Clarke referred to have never been brought under his notice. He will order without delay those volumes already published. McGovern will remit on receipt and asks to be kept on Clarke's list. Eliza Allen Starr 's manuscripts are delayed because he and Clarke agreed on the point of facts but not funeral orations. McGovern is sorry to say Miss Starr's manuscript on the life of Bishop John McMullen was rendered unfit after leaving his...

Scope and Contents McGovern will give a close criticism of Clarke's Lives of the Western Bishops. Eliza Allen Starr is doing her best with all of McGovern's materials and they hope Clarke will have it in a few days. It is very hard to write Bishop Anthony O'Regan 's life. P.S. As Clarke is getting the benefit, could he not help Miss Starr. McGovern asked Archbishop Patrick Feehan about Nashville but he did not have much to say. McGovern guesses they will start a W.S. Catholic Historical Society out West....

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McGovern can comply much easier to Clarke's request than he had first supposed. Eliza Allen Starr seemed to think a full life was to be written and sent on. McGovern will hasten to send on first all he can ascertain about Bishop Anthony O'Regan :: I-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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McGovern enclose $20 twenty dollars, the subscription of Rev. John C. Farran of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, and McGovern, to aid the clergymen going to Rome in behalf of the second order of the clergy in the United States. He states that their names can be employed in any legitimate manner that is necessary to gain the end proposed. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He was told that the enclosed appeal to Abolitionists was circulated previous to the late election. He has the printed copy. He thinks it would be well for Cunningham to distribute posters to places where the Freeman's Journal is sold. James Keegan will start this week with 6 copies and hopes to run it up to 50 weekly at least. It would help the cause of the Journal if yellow bills about 18 inches long, describing the editorials and foreign news were used. The Irish American has used...

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McGovern requests a copy of "General Index of Brownson's Quarterly Review." McGovern has the "Review" complete with the exception of issues listed. He would like to obtain them and asks Hudson to aid him. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo

Scope and Contents Father McGowan describes the mission given in the Chelsea parish by Father Langcake, a Jesuit, and of the good work he accomplished. Quite a few non-Catholics attended the services, and several are disposed to enter the Church. The church presented Langcake with a gift of $100, on the closing Sunday of the mission. McGowan feels that much good work would be done if there were more missions in cities and in the country. P.S. He sends the names of two new subscribers to the Freeman's...

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McGowan inquires if Hudson will publish an article on "Our Lady of Good Counsel" in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Father McGowan encloses $10.00 as payment for the "Freeman's Journal". He is on a five months vacation with the hope of regaining his health. He would like his friends to know that he is improving rapidly. Note, in handwriting of McMaster's secretary: the address of the writer, and to look up and tell McMaster. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The St. Joseph Literary Association of Leicester subscribes to the Ave Maria. McGrath was in Worcester Massachusetts with Hudson as a young man. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents McGrath wishes to attach himself to the secular mission. He has been Dominican for 13 years and a priest 10 years principally in Kentucky and Washington City. The principal cause of his dissatisfaction is a flaw in his profession by want of jurisdiction in the one who received it. The matter was referred to Rome but because it would take a long time he preferred secularization. He encloses the reply of his superior, Father Sheehy no enclosures. No force has been used and he is free. He...

Scope and Contents McGrath asks McMaster's advice on the matter of investing a couple of thousand dollars profitably for his parish. Many parishes are is such a situation that they may suddenly have to draw from their reserve funds, and McGrath after being ordained for 13 years, is just beginning to think of the rainy day. He has kept himself out of debt and feels that that alone is an accomplishment. His money is in the Monror Savings Bank in Rochester, New York and so he asks McMaster's opinion of the...

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McGrath would like to submit a series of papers on travel in Europe for the Scholastic. Father M. Hurley of Peoria, Illinois, a friend of Professor Joseph Lyons is in Paris on his way to Rome. Bishop Patrick O'Reilly of Springfield and Archbishop John Lynch of Toronto visited Saint Sulpice Seminary recently. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 4pp. 2vo.

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He sends a list of subscribers for the first half of the year, and will send the remittance within three or four weeks. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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He contributed $35 toward the erection of the Catholic Church in Clinton, which he understands will not be built now. He asks the return of his donation, which Father Ferdinand Allgaier sent to Hennaert. If in some future time the church is erected, he will contribute a like sum. McGuire's address is Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan. :: III-2-l A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Madame Dousman has asked him to present her compliments and ask for a copy of his song. French is incorrect. On the letter are a series of notes, apparently in the handwriting of Badin, one giving the order of a Corpus Christi procession in detail; the other apparently two notes of Baptism: Louis McClaude, born Oct. 7, 1842, son of Joseph McClaude and Angelique Lesart, the godparents, Louis Grodin and Catherine George were protestant. Helene Lesart, born June 7, 1826, daughter of Antoine...

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McGurk will be happy to be enrolled as a member of the United States Catholic Historical Society. But he cannot attend its meetings. He will have the librarian examine the copies of the Freemans Journal and perhaps send them to Clarke. :: I-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.