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Seawell will give Hudson a list of 15,000 agents' addresses from all over the United States in exchange for eight dollars of advertising. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Seeberger applies for a directorship in the Archconfraternity of the Holy Rosary. He has searched for means by which interest for the souls in Purgatory could be awakened and has found a treatise in German on the use of Holy Water, which he has translated and submits for the Ave Maria. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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The complaints of Poirier ought to be regarded by Lefevere. They come from a wounded heart which received blame when kindness was expected. He asks that Lefevere wait until the Provincial has returned. They will obey whatever is decided by the Holy See. :: III-2-i A.L.S. First letter French 3pp. 8vo.

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In Lefevere's letter to Father Adrian Van de Braak he asks them to send the altar cards to Monroe by express. The expenses of the freight would cost more than the altar cards and he begs the favor of sending them occasionally when they may do so without expense. Since they only forgot to send them they did not expect so harsh a letter. :: III-2-j A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Seidenbush sends one dollar for postage on the Ave Maria. He has not received number fortyseven of the Ave Maria and requests that it be sent to him. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Selles wants to know if Lefevere left his business with Father Peter Hennaert in his house in a book on the 11th of August, 1865. Hennaert will please inform of these inquiries immediately. At the bottom of the same page: Father Peter Hennaert writes "Business all right." :: III-2-l A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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The speech of Admiral Raphael Seemes, delivered at the papal celebration in Mobile, is sent to the Editor of the Journal, to be published so that it might have a wider circulation than if it were published in a southern paper. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Semmes sends McMaster $1.50 as mission dues to aid the Indian Missions. She lists 30 contributors, among whom are Rev. T. Ryan, and six Dominican nuns, Sisters Angela, Ann, Teresa, Dominica, Celia, and Mary. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 2pp. 12 mo

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Semmes sends McMaster $5.55 as mission dues to aid the Society of St. Michael for the Indian Missions. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12 mo

Scope and Contents Semmes has just received the Vanderbilt Bond from Europe and he sends a copy enclosed to Clarke. The bond is legal in every way but its descriptio personae of the payee. There being no President of the Confederate States could the bond be sued upon? If the bond could be taken into chancery, there would be no difficulty in recovery. Semmes wants to know if they could sue in the name of Jefferson Davis who would as payee be a nominal plaintiff. There would be no question who was meant to...

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He sends McMaster a printed announcement of the opening of his law offices in Mobile and requests that it be published. It lists his references. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 12mo. 1p.

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Semmes sees nothing to prevent his attendance at the meeting of the Committee on June 5, referred to in Brownson's letter. It will give him pleasure to unite in arranging the details for a meeting of a Catholic Congress in the United States. :: III-3-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Semple knows some facts which should be known in Rome, and in case they are already known his letter will still do no harm. Bishop John Quinlan, of Mobile, Alabama has confined himself to a little place on the Bay near Mobile and has not been to his Cathedral Church since Easter. Sometimes he refused to see anyone for days at a time and lets the most urgent business lay for weeks without action. Someone should be appointed by the Church to take care of his person and estate. Semple does...

Scope and Contents Senex Comments upon an article in the Sept. 21st. issue. He discusses at great length that the intellectually trained portion of the land should direct their attention to the graver subjects of life. He says that money and not wisdom is the pursuit of this age and unless greed is stopped, the world will become rich, immoral and covetous. Public opinion must reverse the tendencies of the times. He believes that we need solid Catholic principles and that there is no channel through which...

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Sister Seraphica will try to send something on the sacerdotal life of Bishop Francis X. Krautbauer . She refers Clarke to Bishop Frederick X. Katzer for a record of Krautbauer's episcopal career. :: I-2-n A.Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Sister Seraphica was about to mail the Memoir of Bishop Francis Xavier Krautbauer when she received Clarke's postal. She has been interrupted. Clarke is to use it to fit his purposes and in harmony with whatever Bishop Frederick X. Katzer might send. With her manuscript were mailed a photo, a cabinet of the Bishop, and a farewell speech to Krautbauer at his consecration. The consecration of his cathedral took place soon after it was dedicated and at his death he had the funds in hand...

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The names McMaster sent were not on the list of the Messenger, but they will be sent the May number as soon as Mrs. Nolan's address is sent. P.S. Written by D. McKenna, J. Murphy and Co. 182 Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland, for Sestini. :: I-1-o A.L.S. Letterhead 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents The priests in charge of the new church at Paray-le-Monial wish to erect one chapel to the Sacred Heart for every nation of the Catholic World. Sestini wishes McMaster to publish articles about the venture and to begin a subscription campaign to erect an American chapel. He was going to have the Messenger handle the campaign but concluded that a weekly paper would reach more Catholics willing to contribute than would a monthly magazine. He commends McMaster on his handling of the drive...

Scope and Contents He is sending McMaster the first Number of Volume VII of their bulletin, The Messanger of the Sacred Heart. He asks McMaster's advice and help regarding their problem of obtaining subscribers. At the present rate they will be unable to continue to the end of 1872. The devotional character of the work has little attraction and they cannot obtain the cooperation of the clergy, besides being poor managers with no agents. He asks if it would be practical for McMaster's agents to handle the...

Scope and Contents He thanks McMaster for mention made of their little Bulletin, which will be increased next year. In the article McMaster had mentioned the work of Father Ranieres on the Apostleship of Prayer. The same author has published a companion work. In the coming year the Messenger will publish a series taken from the first part of this work. He feels that the second part, in which the spirit of conciliation is pushed a little too far, might shock the pious readers. He is mailing McMaster a copy...

Scope and Contents The Bishop who inquired concerning the promise made to the Blessed Margaret Mary is not the only one who was suspicious of that promise. Sestini sends McMaster numbers 5 and 7 of 1882 and number 4 of 1883 which cover the question and which could be sent to the Bishop. Page 319 of number 7 gives the promise and pages 165 to 170 of number 4 quote an article from the French Messenger in which the authenticity of the revelation is well proved. Some benefits of the promise, known to have...

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Sestini, writing from the College of the Sacred Heart, sends McMaster $1 for the Peter's Pence fund for the Pope. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Sestini promised an article about Bishop Miege but could not find suitable information. He was looking for an article on Father John Baptist Miege, S.J., by a young student at Woodstock, published in the Watchman of St. Louis in July 1883. He hopes to find the article but Clarke might find it in New York. Sestini wants Clarke to know the article was incorrect in stating Miege was proposed for Professor of theology in Rome. He was with Miege the whole four years he was in Rome. They left...

Scope and Contents Sestini cannot find the detailed biographical account of Bishop John Miege, S.J. written at Woodstock. Father Aloysius Curioz, S.J. could give a good account. The first time Sestini saw Miege was in 1844 at Rome where he and Curioz went through a course of theology. These two were ordained in 1847 and with everyone else were forced to leave Rome by the Revolution in 1848. Sestini with Father De Vico went to France where they met Miege and Curioz in Marseilles. Miege intended to come to...

Scope and Contents K. has been looking forward to the spring as the period of Bayley's return. The thought of having Bayley in this desert Protestant land in which she lives was delightfully refreshing. But Bayley is not coming. Willy William Bayley came in one evening in a grand bluster saying that Bayley was prevented from leaving by the Bishop's interference. Aunt Helen Bayley Craig was satisfied with Willy that the Bishop was afraid to trust Bayley here. Aunt is in a most uncertain state of mind and...

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She saw today Miss Jones and spoke to her of Bailey's wish to see her. She promised to be here on Tuesday if Bailey can find it convenient to make a visit. Catharine proposed so early a day as she thinks it likely she may go in the country the latter part of the week to pay William a visit. She prays God to bring Bailey to a happy decision in his extensive speculations. :: II-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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It has been a long time since Seton has sent Hudson anything, and he feels like a culprit when he receives the Ave Maria regularly. He offers Hudson a recent lecture of his for the Ave Maria. It is to be used as Hudson sees fit, and if he thinks it useless he may throw it away. He wishes to be remembered to all his kind friends of Notre Dame. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

Scope and Contents He has received Hudson's letter. Seton could not make it to Notre Dame last year but hopes to this year. He was delighted to read in the Ave Maria the notice Hudson gave about the impropriety of having Requiem Masses said for Victor Emmanuel. What more can be done for Pius IX. A solemn service was held in St. Joseph's church and Seton would like a notice of it in the Ave Maria. He describes the church which was draped by Lord and Taylor of New York. It was filled to capacity. The Pope's...

Scope and Contents Seton received Hudson's letter and thanks him for thinking so much of him. The burning of Notre Dame was distressing to all of them but it was very consoling to know the Ave Maria was saved. He imagines that Hudson is overrun with letters of sympathy from all over the country. Seton hopes to be able to contribute something for the reconstruction. He was very happy to receive Father Andrew A. Lambing's treatise on "Mixed Marriages" as in his vicinity there are many cases of the evil...

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Seton agrees to drop in to see McMaster at his office on the 20th, before noon, at which time they can exchange words. Seton expresses himself as most happy to give his opinion on any subject of mutual interest, but feels that there are certain questions which he does not consider moot. He hopes they will agree as to which these are. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.