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He has to decline the kind invitation to the Commencement Exercises. He is working for the Seattle Electric Company and it is doing him good; his health was never better. He hopes Edwards is the same. They are having a land boom in Seattle� property steadily increasing in value. :: XI-2-i A.L.S. 3pp.

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He wishes he could have taken that lake trip with Edwards. He was at the Culver Summer Naval School and had a great time. He is now on a surveying crew of the E.J. & E. Ry. The job is only for two weeks. He would be glad to see Edwards. :: XI-2-f A.L.S. 3pp.

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He asks why Edwards doesn't answer his last letter. :: Xi-2-f Postcard, signed.

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He is working at the Illinois Steel Co., and could not move when he got home from work as it was his first day. He is a messenger boy and takes around all orders. He will write Sunday and give more details. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

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They thank Edwards for the little book. Last Wednesday he received word from the Illinois Steel Co. to come to the office as he had an application in that place for messenger. He began work last Monday and likes it first rate. He goes the round to every office with orders every hour. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 4pp.

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He has not been to work since last Friday; he was sick in bed with chills and fever. He wishes that Edwards could have been with him during his confinement. There is nothing new going on in Joliet. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

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After being confined for two weeks he has recovered from his sickness. He lost his place as messenger in the mills on that account but is promised another job. If not Mr. Reubens wants him back with better wages. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 2pp.

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He was glad to hear from Edwards. He is a kid at leizure now, not working on account of sickness in the past. This summer he will go away with his father to be gone all year. They had many fine shows this year. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 3pp.

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They all wish Edwards a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :: XI-2-d Postcard, signed

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He is on his way to Iowa Falls to join a civil engineering crew on a new railroad which his grandfather is building. To start he gets $30 per month and expenses. :: XI-2-d Postcard, signed

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He leaves for Fort Resolution May 10th. Everything is fine and he hopes to make a good start in the next 18 months. :: XI-2-g Postcard, signed

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He is now working on the engineer crew building a railroad from there to Des Moines, 72 miles long, and thinks he will like it first rate. His father nearly died with heart trouble and they had to give up the idea of going north as planned. :: XI-2-d L.S.(Typed) 1p.

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Edwards' postals received and he is glad to hear from him. He gives his address. He will try to write Edwards from Edmonton and hopes this card will find Edwards well. :: XI-2-h Postcard, signed

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He is working at the mill again but with a better job. He is now on the telephone switch-board. He wrote to Herbert but he has not answered. His mother is still troubled with rheumatism. :: XI-2-e L.S.(Typed) 1p.

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He will vote this spring. In the near future he is going to take a hunting trip. He thanks Edwards for the invitation to come to see him. :: XI-2-f A.L.S. 4pp.

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He is sorry to hear of Edwards' illness. He has not worked in over four months. He thinks he will go West this year. He wishes Edwards could see his mustache. :: XI-2-f A.L.S. 4pp.

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For the last three or four days he has been collecting and has had no time to write. He has not heard from the captain since Edwards was there. Last night he saw A Man from Mexico; it was fine, especially the girls. Tonight he will see Arizona a play which he supposes Edwards has witnessed. :: XI-2-d TYPED 1p.

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He has been in the house two weeks with tonsilitis. Thursday the mill people sent him to teach a new messenger the route. He was perfectly well so he went, but that night he had the same old tonsilitis. He has been to some fine shows this winter, Quo Vadis, Nathan Hale, Sherlock Holmes, and Jaza. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 4pp.

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He asks why he doesn't write. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 1p.

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He was going to write yesterday but he went to Chicago Heights and had to play sick today. His father is in Canada getting things ready for their trip. He is now working in a furniture store. He hopes he is fired for not coming today. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 4pp.

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He was surprised to hear that Dell and John Kiefer are engaged. He does not think that Edwards will ever have an opportunity to receive one of his wedding invitations as that day is too far off. He leaves Joliet in April to be gone a year. He will tell Edwards about the trip when he comes to Joliet. :: XI-2-g A.L.S. 3pp.

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He will leave for Fort Resolution, Canada the 18th. If Edwards will write him in the next week, he will appreciate it very much. He has been sick at home since the middle of March. :: XI-2-h Postcard, signed

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If Edwards can, without much trouble, get the last year's sales of furs in England, it would be a great favor to him and his father. He invites Edwards to Joliet. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 1p.

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He received the postal from Paris and the 3 letters sent to him at London. His father would like to know the names of firms dealing in raw furs. He goes to Putlands Business College in Joliet and likes it first rate. He supposes Edwards heard of the dreadful storm at Galveston. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 3pp.

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He was sorry to hear of Edwards' misfortune on the stairs. It must have been hard to stay in bed in such a lively place. The cane he bought in Paris was 12 francs. Mama is pleased with the pin Edwards selected for him. :: XI-2-c A.L.S. 2pp.

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Again he whishes Edwards a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Time flys and it seems such a long time since they last met. He was married Nov. 30 in Chicago and is now living in California. He would like to hear from Edwards. :: XI-2-k Postcard, signed

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He supposes Edwards heard of the flood they had. There were three lives lost and much damage. All business was suspended. Water did not strike their house but across the street in the yards it was from 1 to 18 feet deep. :: XI-2-e TYPED 2pp.

Scope and Contents He wants to express his gratitude for Blanc's kindness. He is entering a world he scarcely knows. He has no friends or acquaintances except Blanc and the Superior of the Seminary. Where will he go on leaving the seminary? What can he do? He has two francs and six sous in French money. Cannot Blanc help him? He has committed faults but he is not depraved. He likes to teach and could have a class in Latin or French, anything except mathematics. If he could enter a college or good boarding...

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Follain made a retreat at Spring Hill and put his affairs in order. Today although he goes through New Orleans, he cannot see Rousselon and this is a great privation for him. His gratitude will always be very deep. Rousselon is to tell the Bishop of his gratitude toward him because of his kindness. :: V-5-i A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents He has just returned to the seminary and he was astonished to learn that A. Massard had written to Odin that he was taking Jules Bonhommet's place. Bonhommet's Father will not consent to his departure. When they received Odin's letter accepting Francis Mary and Bonhommet, the Superior Father Martin Bruneau allowed Folliot to take the place of the latter and Folliot went away to his family. Massard wishes to follow Odin very much, but he should not take a place accorded to Folliot 13 years...