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In his haste to catch his train he forgot to mail Edwards' letter until this morning. He is sorry and hopes it will not interfere with his plans. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 1p.

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O'Neill sends a poem entitled "An Easter Offering" for the Ave Maria. If the poem is published, O'Neill requests a copy of the Ave Maria that contains it. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents O'Neill received Timon's letter on August 10. It gives O'Neill great consolation and ease of mind to have the opportunity once more of spending the remainder of his life in the service of his Creator. O'Neill's resolution was made three months before he left St. Louis which he told John Cotter, who told O'Neill that his intention was to join the Vincentians before long. O'Neill would not come to this place, were it not for Father Simon P. Lalumière who wrote to him in St. Louis. ...

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The Philadelphia delegation to the Columbian Catholic Congress will arrive September 31. O'Neill will send for the painting of Archbishop Ryan, which is agreeable to the manager of the hotel.

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He asks the Ave Maria to print the enclosed article. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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O'Niell has previously sent McMaster $6 in subscription fees for the Freeman's Journal and also $4.25 as mission dues to aid the Indian Missions. He has received receipts for the subscriptions but has seen no acknowlegement of the donation in the paper. He lists the twelve contributors of the money and hopes to see their names in the paper soon. :: I-2-b A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo

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He informs Edwards that the firm has shipped a box of antiques to him. The bill is inclosed. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo. Italian

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He lists some antiques which he has for sale. No acknowledgment yet from Rotterdam.

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He has some valuble antiques, but he sells only for cash. He will be glad to receive orders from Edwards.(Note: Enclosed is a description of the articles.)

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He sent the two boxes to Rotterdam. Authorization from the American consul is needed to send the goods to New York. If the value is less than 200 marks, no declaration is needed. If Edwards sends the balance of 190 marks, he will declare the goods to be under 200 marks.

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He finds no other way to send the goods than he suggested in his letter.

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Though not knowing much English he takes the liberty of answering Edward's letter in that language. He begin to make researches for the photograph which Edwards asked for but without success. He bought some other photos which he thought Edwards might want. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 2pp.

Scope and Contents What Purcell has told Oram the night before last has made him very unhappy. The terrible charge made against him by a dying man and accepted by a bishop would drive him to despair if he were not confident of his innocence. He is sure that the man was out of his mind in making the accusation. If he felt that he were responsible for the loss of a soul, insanity and probably suicide would be the result. The letter which Bishop Josue M. Young enclosed was written to the bishop to enlist his...

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He was doing duty in New York when his brother shot a man in self-defense. This plunged him in such gloom that he wishes to get away from New York. Archbishop Purcell received him into his diocese but cannot give him a place where he can support his mother. Purcell advised him to seek a place in another diocese. He is 27 years of age and a convert since the age of 11. Lüers will have no cause for regret if he accepts him. :: II-5-c A.L.S. 6pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Father Oram commends Brownson for the good work which he has and is doing for the Catholic Church in America. Father feels he has learned much from Brownson's Review, even though he is a priest. Brownson is not only a staunch Catholic but also a true American. The greatest question of the day is how to reconcile the church with modern society. Father read Le Monde of Paris, an article contained there-in remarks that the liberty of the press and conscience are not defensible by staunch ...

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Note: Ticket to a lecture by Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.S.C., The White Shepherd of Christendom under the auspices of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Chicago. :: XI-2-i Printed Card

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Ordano sends money for postage on the Ave Maria. He sends Hudson a Marian pamphlet. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Ordano sends Hudson a pamphlet of an appendix to the last sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of Our Holy Father. It may be translated into English for publication by the Ave Maria. :: X-3-j A.L.S 1p. 8vo.

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He sends his thanks for the "Catholic Family Annual". :: I-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Father MacLoughlin, lately assistant in Trinity Church, Detroit, has applied to O'Regan for a mission. MacLoughlin says that all Lefevere has against him is that he left his diocese without permission. O'Regan asks if he can prudently give him a mission. O'Regan received a letter from Detroit from Father Angelvy making a charge against a priest which would oblige O'Regan to dismiss him forever if true. Last fall O'Regan refused Angelvy a mission. O'Regan asks Lefevere to write what he knows...

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O'Regan has daily been expecting word saying when he might see Lefevere and Bishop Nicholas Patrick Wiseman of London. He trusts it will be soon. Father Charles Chiniquy is daily becoming more bold and has published the most daring falsehoods calculated to do much mischief. :: III-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents O'Regan thinks Lefevere could give valuable instruction about a lawsuit now pending. In April 1853 Bishop James Oliver Van de Velde, then Bishop of Chicago, sold a piece of property. The sale was to be null and void unless payment was made on the October 1 following. Such payment was not made and now the buyer claims the property saying that the Bishop being the only administratior of the diocese was not authorized to receive the money. In Illinois the Bishop of Chicago is a corporation...

Scope and Contents O'Regan has just received Facile's letter of October 24, 1856; its tone and statements astonish him very much, and he thinks it deplorable that Facile has been so deceived, and his history of Father Charles Chiniguy is false; no one can manage him and the French Canadians in the Chicago Diocese. O'Regan bore with him until it was almost a crime, as many fine men of Canada and France told him. Yet he did not suspend Chiniquy but sent him to Cahokia, a French Mission far from St. Anne's but he...

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He encloses a copy of a letter which he had to write in reply to a very imprudent letter addressed to him by the Superintendent of the Christian Brothers of Montreal Canada. He expects soon to see Lefevere and the Bishop of London Canada Nicholas Patrick Wiseman . It will be a great charity to rescue a divided people from a very wicked man. A.L.S. 1p. 12mo. Enclosure:

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On his return from the east he found the sketch of Bishop Anthony O'Regan of Chicago ; it is pretty good. The expression might be more rigid. The Bishop never had a photo taken. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He is sorry to say that no picture of Bishop O'Regan is extent. :: XI-1-e A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Enclosed find a picture of O'Regan which may serve as a basis for one of Bishop Anthony O'Regan of Chicago. The bishop's head was bald, his forehead and nose like his brother's, but his face thinner and more delicate. He compares the bishop's face with his own. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Bishop Anthony O'Regan's hair was black; eyes gray, complexion very fair. He had several articles belonging to the bishop but now has only his pectoral cross and rochet. :: XI-1-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He sends the pectoral crosss used by Bishop Anthony O'Rega n. Bishop Stephen Ryan of Buffalo has one of the rings. He left a mitre at Niagara Seminary, but does not know what became of it. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He sends two manuscripts, sermons, of Bishop A. O'Regan of Chicago. Bishop J.J. Kain of Wheeling, West Virginia, said he would give Edwards some relics of Bishop Richard Whelan, his predecessor. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.