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Vagnier is stationed at Earl Park, which is located on a railway. The church never was finished and needs repairs. Father Constantine Maujay used to attend the place from Fowler. It came to pass that Maujay was glad to be relieved of Earl Park and the people were delighted to be rid of him. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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What about those missionaries? Has Father Daniel Spillard gone to Chicago to represent Notre Dame? Brother August Arsene Poignant C.S.C., forgot to send the clippings of Vagnier's cassock. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Vagnier is angry because Hudson did not write sooner and wonders why. He is glad Hudson feels so much better after his trip. Though he enjoys the quiet of the little country town, it has its drawbacks. His congregation is very poor and stingy and his support comes from subscriptions. The only revenue coming to the church is the Sunday collection, once yielding only thirteen cents. He has not collected enough to pay for wine and candles. Hudson should know better than to direct his mail...

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He encloses the notice of a book Hudson sent him some time ago. Will it suit him? He is afraid he will become so hoosierfied out here that English will be a strange language. He will go to Notre Dame soon if he can get away. Can't Hudson send him Father Thomas Walsh's or Fr. Anybody-else's half-fare pass? Waterloo, not Kendallville, is his port. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1 p. 12mo.

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Vagnier wishes Hudson could attend his parish's jubilee. He was disappointed at not getting Father Frederick Wiechmann so he asked Father Theobald Schoch, C.P.P.S. Vagnier gives Hudson directions for getting to Leo. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Vagnier is sorry to learn that Hudson is not well. :: X-2-h A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

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Vagnier accepts Hudson's offer to notice and review some books for him. Vagnier notes an article in the "Exchange" in which some lies against the Church are made. He states that the author displays an unbelievable ignorance of the SUMMA, of St. Thomas Aquinas. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Vagnier sends seventy pages of translation of the work on "Rose Ferrucci". :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Vagnier sends the remainder of the translation of the book on Rose Ferrucci. :: X-2-h A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

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Has Hudson received two more "X's" or two more intents. Keep these sums until enough are accumulated to pay Sister Mary Ascension for the vestments. Vagnier encloses a notice. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Rosa Ferrucci is interesting reading in the Ave Maria. Hudson should do something about his proof reader. Vagnier would not inflict a gunshot would on him but a sharp stick would wake him up. Did Hudson send the address to Miss Irene Jameson :: X-2-i A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

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If the article on P. Lacordaire is not long, Vagnier will attempt to do it. Vagnier had a letter from Wheeling, West Virginia, the writer says he had trouble and can not help as much as intended. Title of the church in Leo, called St. Leo's in the almanac; those who found it claim it ought to be St. Boniface; Bishop Joseph Dwenger told Vagnier it was St. Mary's. :: X-2-i A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

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Vagnier encloses a notice of a pamphlet which he asks Hudson to look over. Are P.P and Mr. Muldoon home yet. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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The minims talk like philosophers, and are most unchildlike children. That affair of Father Lacordaire 's is a formidable thing, but there is much of it that would not be the thing for the Ave Maria. It is formidable for two reasons; its length and its peculiar choppy French style. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Vagnier thanks Hudson for the book. He has looked over Frances Howe 's article and can find nothing out of the way as regards doctrine, but the restaurant incident is repugnant. Father Moriarty's book is good but E. M. Stewart 's work has a horrid style. Vagnier saw Father Thomas Walsh recently while he was in Fort Wayne. He inquires if there is a spare altar stone at Notre Dame, for he is in need of one. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Vagnier has not found any paragraphable articles in the last papers sent. He was listening to Father John H. Oechtering of Ft. Wayne relating some of the persecutions of his ancestors in old times in Germany and thought it would be interesting to the readers of the Ave Maria. Where is Father Spillard now? :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Enclosed is the slip. The articles on education is a continued thing and likely to be without end. Vagnier requests Father Daniel Spillard's Chicago address. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Vagnier has translated an article from "Annales de l'Union Catholique, Mauritius" which he sends Hudson. He has been ill for a month. Vagnier is waiting to hear whether Father Daniel Spillard, C.S.C. will give a mission at his parish. How is Hudson withstanding the cigar famine? :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Vagnier thanks Hudson for the picture. Regarding the contradictory statement about Riel in the Annals of the Propagation of the Faith and in the last New York Freeman's-Journal, either Father Fourmont, O.M.I., or Father Andre, O.M.I., made it, does Hudson know who? "An Old Fashioned" appearing in the New York Freeman's-Journal is one of Anthony Trollope's stories with a few corrections and changes. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Vagnier looked forward to visiting Hudson, but illness forced him to remain home. "Palms" is finished-Deo Gratias. If it were condensed to one-third its length it would be readable. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Vagnier regrets to learn that Hudson is ill. He will say the Masses beginning within a week. Is Father William Corby, C.S.C. giving missions yet? Of course, Maurice Francis Egan is not going to be at Notre Dame. :: X-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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The heatwave has made Vagnier ill and prevented his visiting Notre Dame. He has heard Father Peter Lauth, C.S.C. is with Hudson. Will he return to the South? Who is being sent to Bengal? :: X-3-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Father August B. Oechtering has come and gone in time to escape the blizzard at Leo. Vagnier encloses an article on Leo and the Jubilee, which he asks Hudson to print in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Vagnier requests an explanation for the delay of Hudson's letters that are sent to him. He knows Hudson is prompt and would not keep a letter on his table three days. Vagnier does not like to think some one is spying but there are some mean people at Notre Dame. He had a letter from Miss Jamison. Is anyone going out to Father Peter and how is Father J. Gleeson in the Black Hills? :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The fair was a success and they realized $150, but Hudson should not laugh at this small sum, since the weather and bad roads worked against them. Vagnier sends his regards to Father Thomas Walsh, C.S.C. Enclosed is an article for the Scholastic. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Vagnier will not be able to visit Hudson this week. If Father John Uechtering should return home send the package by him. P.P., where is he? Vagnier encloses a clipping on Father L. Bessey . He is the man that got the prize for the historical essay copied verbatim from Bouvier and other theologies. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Valentine offers to writer for the Freeman's Journal sole articles from abroad. He is contemplating a round-the-world tour and would devote part of his time to writing articles if McMaster would wish him to. In former days he was well known in New York City as a successful writer and correspondent, and had business relations with many publishers, as well as with the parties he names in the enclosed circular. Enclosures not included. In 1872 health demanded that he retire to a warmer...

Scope and Contents Vall acknowledges receipt of McMaster's letter with enclosed ticket. Their elections generally have turned out gloriously in the North West for the peace democracy. They gained whenever a fair, open, and honest fight was made. Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding district went out nobly in McMaster's behalf and prospered as a result of it. ` P.S. Vall tells McMaster that for an article about Connecticut and the New York "World"he should consult today's April 11, 1863 issue of the Empire. ::...

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Vallandigham has made a speech in Butler County, which was reported in the Cincinnati Commercial. Part of it was r:eported roughly and he is sending a corrected copy which McMaster can use as he sees fit. He feels that McMaster will agree, at least in part, with his speech. He feels the time is now come to begin, at least to strike for our Democracy. He feels that the editor has done and is doing his duty, at least. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Vallette, writing to McMaster in Italian, encloses for him a list of the Hierarchy of America, which list requires several corrections and additions. The manuscript contains errors in spelling and also in geographical locations. Vallette, an employee of McMaster's has undertaken the research at the request of McMaster and at the request of the pastor of Viscorie, Italy. The only compensation which Vallette can receive for this work for the church is to have McMaster correct his...