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Having written Christmas stories for the Ave Maria for the past four years she asks to be allowed to write another for the coming Christmas. The money for the story which she intends will satisfy Hudson will be used to make her children's Christmas happy. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

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Noticing that Hudson intends to enlarge the Ave Maria she again advances her proposal to provide the Ave Maria with sketches of the lives of Catholic poets with the expressed purpose of later publishing them along with some of the authors' works in book form. She thanks Hudson for sending the payment for the last story and she promises to send another in several weeks. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3 pp. 18 mo

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Eliza Parker sent Hudson a story that was never used. If it has not been destroyed, she would like Hudson to return it as it can be used in another magazine. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Miss Parker is sending Hudson a story for the May issue of the Ave Maria even though she has not asked his permission. She is going to use the proceeds, if accepted, to buy the materials for a shawl which is going to raffle off for the benefit of Archbishop John Baptist Purcell's creditors. She hopes to raise fifty or sixty dollars, Part of the story is true. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1p. crown 8vo.

Scope and Contents She asks Hudson to tell her whether he would accept a Christmas story for the Ave Maria written by her. She has obtained a new subscriber for the Ave Maria. Now that the serial story in the Ave Maria has been concluded she would like to know if Hudson will print hers and at what price. As an additional favor she requests that Hudson accept free of any obligation to remunerate her a few reviews of contemporary Catholics writings for the Ave Maria. She would appreciate having Hudson...

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She submits the Christmas story for the Ave Maria which Hudson agreed to accept. She is sorry that Hudson did not react to her proposal concerning her serial story but she is certain that she could adapt it to the needs of the Ave Maria if Hudson would only tell her what changes must be made. As a favor she asks him to review her sketches in the "Young Crusader". :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

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She sends a Christmas story to be considered for publication by the Ave Maria. She wonders whether Hudson's request of the previous winter, that she submit an occasional story for the Ave Maria, is still in effect. Holiday greetings are included. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She received a letter from Patrick Donahue, formerly a writer for the Boston Pilot, in which he highly praised her Christmas story and the Ave Maria. She has not heard from the Ave Maria since she sent the manuscript. This worries her because she knows that Hudson is in the habit of paying for the manuscript as soon as it is published. She asks Hudson's advice concerning a book of popular poems by Catholic authors which she intends to publish. Her reason for writing is to help her...

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She asks whether Hudson will accept a story relating to the Blessed Virgin for the children's section of the Ave Maria. She hopes that soon she may be able to devote much of his time writing for the honor of Our Blessed Mother without the necessity of charging for her labors. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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She received the letter and the payment. She wants Hudson to accept her other stories on hand. She would give them as a May offering, except that she needs the money. Because "Tangled Paths" is still running, and Hudson has another long story to publish after that, her own book would not appear for a long time. Could Hudson recommend it to another publisher? She needs funds to carry on. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents It has been over three months since she saw any of her articles that she has begun to wonder if Hudson wants her articles at all. She is so needy that if Hudson would take one of her articles each month even at a low price it would aid her greatly in supporting her little children. Formerly he would publish her writings once every three or four weeks, but now he has four or five or her stories, and she fears he does not publish them because he has found some fault in them. If he will...

Scope and Contents She did not receive the money for her Christmas story. She would like to have Father Hudson's advice on selecting her poems and poets for a book. She has reference to such men as Father Abram Ryan, J. Boyle O'Reilly, T. Redmond, William Dr. Blake Morie and others. Recently there has appeared brief sketches of the Catholic writers in the Ave Maria. She knows Eliza Allen Starr and would like to know how well her writings have been received before she puts her in her collection of writers....

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She received Hudson's letter. In compliance with his request she is sending a story for the children's department of the Ave Maria, and she promises to send another in about five weeks. Because of her need for money she wants to sell her serial story. And since Hudson knows the contents of this manuscript she asks that he suggest to her the names of several publishing companies who would be inclined to buy it. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

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She thanks Hudson for his note and remittance. She regrets that he finally found it necessary to revise one of her stories. If the Christmas story she intends to write for the Ave Maria does not satisfy Hudson she will not expect him to publish it. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

Scope and Contents He thanks McMaster for his offers of aid and congratulations on his speedy exchange. His northern friends have supplied him with essentials since his captivity, and he hopes sometime to be able to show his appreciation. Although he has brothers and friends in both armies, he has not been obliged to mourn the loss of any especially dear to him yet, but he can none the less sympathize with McMaster in his grief. May God strengthen them to yield submissively to his will and soon bring to a...

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As he probably will have left before the next issue of the Freeman's Journal is released, he asks that it be discontinued. He hopes, through the medium of postal treatises between their two governments to renew his subscription. He thanks McMaster for the promptness with which he met his request for the paper. ` P.S., In McMaster's writing Also stop Thomas Fletcher's paper. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Parker noted what he thinks is heresy in the "Family Circle" column of the "Freeman's Journal". It teaches penance which "mortified his flesh to stone" though "confession made be none to men" procured him the rites of the Church and rapid transit to Heaven. Parker is afraid that if he put the wrong construction on this, others are likely to do likewise. He does not like to see one blot on so excellent a paper. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Parkman thanks Hudson for sending him the index of Brownson's Quarterly. This sort of literary work deserves the thanks of anyone who desires to keep abreast of the thought of the times. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Because of the remoteness of his residence and the demands of work, he is unable to attend the lectures given by Father Thomas Burke and is grateful to the Freeman's Journal for the detailed accounts of these lectures. He has read the lecture at the Academy of Music given on Oct. 17 in which Burke vindicates the character of Ireland and Irishmen from the aspersions of the Englishman, Fraud, or whatever he is called. However, he asks whether Burke's statement was quoted correctly, in regard...

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Mrs. Boyer sends in $5.40 as dues for the Indian Missions and prefers to have it listed under the name of Mrs. S. Parmentier. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Mrs. Parmentier sends $10.82 from two bands and lists the members. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Parmentier sends Hudson $4.50 for a two year subscription to the Ave Maria. She commends him for publishing an account of John Leon Papin Dupont 's life and efforts to spread devotion to the Holy Face. Years ago her mother corresponded with Dupont after making his acquaintance through Mother Theodore Guerin founder of St. Mary of the Woods . She encloses a leaflet with prayers for blasphemies which she thinks the Ave Maria ought to publish. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Parsons submits an article entitled "The Ante Mortem Funeral of the Emperor Charles V." :: X-3-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Parsons mails a paper on "Bruno and Campanella" and suggests it be published before his article "Charlemagne". Bruno's case is one of the few really scabby ones that a Catholic polemic can handle. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.

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Parsons submits an article on "The Popes at Avignon". :: X-3-j A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Parsons has no design to leave Long Point. He would prefer remittances to be made only after publication of articles. He sends a table of contents for his sketches. :: X-3-m T.L. 1p. 4to.

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Parsons acknowledges receipt of the check for fifty dollars. He inquires if a paper of Joan of Arc would be suitable for the Ave Maria. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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On February 1 Parsons sent Hudson an article entitled "Fenelon and Voltaire". He inquires if Hudson received it. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Parsons mails a paper on the Napoleanic divorce. The New York Dominicans will start in May a monthly of 48 pages called "The Rosary", editor, Father J. L. O'Neil, O.P. Parsons has been asked to join their staff and has accepted. :: X-3-m T.L. 1p. 8vo.

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Parsons submits an article entitled "The Pontificate of John XXII". :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.