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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...

Scope and Contents The name of Father Stephen Jules Foltier, one of Fillion's former college friends, appears in the Catholic Almanac this year, in the list of Blanc's clergy. Fillion feels he must inform Blanc of a note Bishop Angebault of Angers wrote him on December 24, 1849: "They say that Foltier of St. Laud has succeeded in getting a place and is exercising his ministry. How can a stranger be received without asking for information?" If Blanc desires to learn Foltier's past record, Fillion will give the...

Scope and Contents Fillion was absent from Charleston when Blanc's letter of May 2 came. Having considered, since writing to Blanc, that public opinion alone had informed him of the details which he intended to communicate to Blanc he has a scruple. Since Bishop William Lawrence Louis Angebault offers him the alternative of talking or of telling what was written to him, Fillion hopes that Blanc will take the latter. Fillion thanks Blanc for the lines at the end of his letter. He is glad to know that he has a...

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He had not answered Rousselon's letter because he thought he was leaving for New Orleans immediately, but in accordance with Rousselon's wishes he has written Mr. Magruder a letter which should produce a good effect. He has sent Rousselon's two letters to Mr. Hogan who said that he would consider the matter. When he knows where Rousselon will be located he will send him the letter from his colleague. :: VI-2-c A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Since Odin's visit to Brignais, Fillon went twice to the Grand Seminary to thank Odin for all his kindnesses. The first time Odin was at Beaujeu or Bourg; the second time he had just left for Ambierle. He would have gone to join him there and assist in the ceremony of that morning, but he could not absent himself on a Sunday, especially since he must go to the country at the end of the month for their family arrangements. He would have written sooner but he was waiting for Dr. Bonnefay's...

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Filoppi, as mayor, certifies that Father Horace Cajone this year taught in the public schools of this city bringing much profit to the young people. :: V-2-h D.S. Italian 1p. 4to.

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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.

Scope and Contents Owing to a cold he addresses Purcell by letter. When he asked Purcell the other day for permission to preach in some of his churches, he took Purcell's nod of the head to mean assent. He is sorry if he misunderstood his intention. He had no intention to collect; all he asked was to preach for which he would have been glad to receive a little donation to help him along. As he is not familiar with collecting, he does not desire to do it in any other way than as mentioned. He hopes he did not...

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Fink encloses $2.00. He thought he owed more. He is almost a life-long reader of the Freeman's Journal and wishes Egan God's blessing, hoping that the Freeman under his editorship will continue doing the good it has done in the past, and remain at the head of American Catholic journalism. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Madame Elizabeth Ten Broeck better known as Eliza Van Ness will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her solemn profession on July 12th. Fink requests Hudson say a Mass in her behalf. Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan will be at the convent and inauguarate the day with something special. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Like Hudson, Finlay regretted William P. Coyne's decision to seek a fortune in the United States. He thinks Coyne has much in common with Maurice Francis Egan. The literary sensation over here is W. O'Brien's "When We Were Boys". There is a feeling amongst the clergy against the way O'Brien treats of religion, but as yet it has not been put into print. Finlay asks to be remembered to Father Provincial and Father Rector. :: X-3-k A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.