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Adam is afraid that Hudson has been ill since he has not heard from Hudson for a long time. Adam thanks Hudson for the notice given his story "Life of Father Juniper". He requests that Hudson send certain numbers of the Ave Maria and a vial of Lourdes Water. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Adam suspected that Hudson had been ill and his fears were confirmed when he read Hudson's last epistle. Adam's eyes are slightly better but not quite cured. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Hudson says he is pleased to hear that Adam is writing a life of Father Junipero Serra . Adam had a scholar look over his manuscript but he returned it without doing anything to it. Adams would like to have the Ave Maria take his work over and he asks Hudson for suggestions as to what can be done. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Adam will revise his manuscript. He asks that Hudson not say anything to Father John Toohey on the subject as it would be too much to ask him to translate for Adam. Enclosed is money for the volume of the Ave Maria recently received. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Adam thanks Hudson for sending him "Glimpses of the Supernatural". Adam has given his manuscript to an English scholar. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Adam thanks Hudson for his congratulatory message on his promotion and the notice in the Ave Maria. The climate agrees with Adam. He encloses a story about Our Lady of Guadaloupe in Spain. Bishop Francis Mora is visiting the upper part of Los Angeles Diocese. Los Angeles progresses, it already has over 20,000 inhabitants. On the Blessed Virgin's altar in the Cathedral, there is a statue of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart which was given by the wife of Lieutenant-Governor Downey shortly...

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Enclosed please find $2.50. to pay for a subscription of the Ave Maria. Several back numbers of the Ave Maria are requested. Brother John Chrysostom Mark Will visited Adam. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Adam apologizes for not writing sooner but diocesan business has kept him busy. He sends Hudson a relic of the Holy Land and some momentoes from Lourdes and Monserrat. Adam requests that some of them be sent to the Sisters at St. Mary's Academy. :: X-3-i A.L.S. 2pp. 4to.

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Mary Sevear gave him a letter to read from John Glenning, stopping with Hudson at Notre Dame since the war. He is ninety-five years old. Glenning had some money which he promised to give his daughter, Kate McGeur, now living at San Antonio. She has six children and is poor, and her mother can not help her because she is also poor and begs Glenning to remember his promise and send through Adam a few dollars for his daughter. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Adams promises to write something on the life of Father Juniper Serra soon. His book on Serra is now at the press. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Adam encloses a few items on the life of Father Juniper Serra . He invites Hudson to be on hand August 28th, when Archbishop Joseph Alemany will celebrate a pontifical Mass and Bishop Patrick Riordan will preach in English, while Adam will preach in Spanish. :: X-2-n A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Even though it has been a long time since he has written he informs Hudson that neither he nor his journal has been forgotten. He was presented with a wood crucifix 12 feet long and the figure of Our Lord is six feet high. Last Sunday it was of Our Lord is six feet high. Last Sunday it was blessed by Bishop Francis Mora after the solemn Pontifical Vespers were over. He was accompanied by neighboring priests. The new crucifix was put outside the railing where it was kissed by hundreds....

Scope and Contents Adam sends $10.00 for a subscription for the Santa Cruz Sisters of Charity. He will send another $10.00 in a few days, to make them "life subscribers". He thanks Hudson for retouching his sketches and is sorry he makes errors in spelling proper names. In the No. 13 issue of the Ave Maria it appears that San Jose has 1,500 inhabitants. Really it has 15,000. Adam will soon receive a book concerning the principal sanctuaries of Our Lady in Spain. He will translate whatsoever he finds of...

Scope and Contents Hudson's letter encouraged him to continue his translation concerning the Spanish sanctuaries, of which he encloses the latest completed story. It pleases him to write for the honor of the Blessed Virgin. He asks Hudson to pray for the soul of Father John Borso of Santo Inez. He is pleasantly looking forward to the time when he will be able to visit Notre Dame. He hopes that the plans for his journey to Europe and for the prospective American Pilgrimage do not fail to materialize....

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Father Adam sends an article on one of the grandest pilgrimmages of the year and the history of Our Lady of "Begone." He would like a notice of it in the Ave Maria. Hudson should stop at their home if he ever goes to California. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Adam submits an article for the Ave Maria. If Hudson has any news about Louise Lateau he is requested to forward it to Adam. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Adam submits an article on "Our Lady of Le Antigua". The bishop of Barcelona is going to Rome in late May and bringing with him a crown of gold and jewels to be presented for the statue of "Our Lady of Monserrat". :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He encloses $1.00 from Mrs. Evans ? for the rebuilding of the University. They are removing the old adobe building for a new residence to be built in the spring. He hopes that Hudson will honor their house with a visit. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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In order to conserve the valuable space of the Ave Maria for more fluent writers than he, Adam submits but a short article on the Centennial Celebration in San Francisco. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He encloses 25¢ still due on a subscription to the Ave Maria. Also he sends a translation of "Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza in Spain" which is part of the book "Religious Glories of Spain." Because the narrative of each chapter is an independent story and because it is easier to adapt a short story to the pages of the Ave Maria he sends one translation at a time. The complexities of Spanish meter make his work of translating difficult. He requests Hudson to have prayers said for...

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Hudson is to let Adam know by telegram if he will be home next week. :: X-3-g A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Adams is going to give the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius to the Sisters. He discusses the subscriptions of two people whom he knows. Adam has built a new house and now will be able to accomodate Hudson. He was going to write something about the celebration of the Millenary since the discovery of Our Lady of Monsserah. Adam lists a fact copied from a Spanish paper called "Fenir", concerning the preservation of the body of St. Diego of Alcala. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Adam wishes Hudson a Happy New Year and thanks him for the Life of Haydn. He is trying to translate from the Spanish the life of Father Junipero Serra. If it is published he will forward a copy to Hudson. On August 28th, the centennial of Serra's death will be celebrated and Father Angel Casanova is making efforts to save the ruins of Carmel. After finishing the life of Serra, Adam plans to write a work on the Blessed Virgin, in Spanish. This will give Father John Toohey, C.S.C ., a...

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She would like to visit Notre Dame on his way to Europe for a vacation, but the Bishop has not decided on the time for his vacation. He encloses the short reading on the consecration of the Cathedral of Los Angeles. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He encloses a translation of the shrines of Spain. Cannot devote more time to writing the articles because of the other mounting jobs to be done. He asked the superior for the Brothers of Holy Cross and they were promised for future time but he fears at too distant a future. He asks Hudson's prayers. He suggests that Hudson has confused two Patrick Leonards in his letters. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Adam has received Hudson's letter with the invitation to the commencement exercise which he cannot attend. Not long ago Adam received an application for a teacher's position from a young man who had a recommendation from Hudson. Adam could not accept his offer because of lack of funds. A Franciscan brother was teaching, but had to leave because of poor health and Adam had a difficult time getting a few dollars from his people to pay him. He believes it is providential that he did not...

Scope and Contents Adam is sorry that he did not see Hudson while on the long journey he just completed. He hopes that Hudson received his last letter. He would be glad to pay the postage if Hudson would send a copy of the Ave Maria containing an account of his, Adam's, travels to his family in Spain. Now that he has an assistant he has more time to devote to writing for the Ave Maria but he can not decide what type of article would be most suitable unless it be the translation of "Sanctuaries of Our...

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Adam offers his sympathy to Hudson upon the death of his father and will pray for the repose of his soul. Encloses writings for the Ave Maria if worthy of notice. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Adam submits an article on the birthplace of St. Teresa. If Hudson finds it worth publishing Adam would be complimented. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Father Adam thanks Brownson for the photograph of his father Orestes A. Brownson. :: III-3-b Postcard signed