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Upon the advice of some of her friends who have devoted their life to Christ she ventures to offer some of the articles she has written to the Ave Maria for publication hoping that Hudson will accept her as a regular contributor. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Miss Bulger has given up the idea for the present of bringing out her poems in books form as a book of hers, at that time, might be premature. She thanks Hudson for his encouragement as she has great faith in his opinion. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. crown 8vo.

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The enclosed hymn to St. Anne was written for the girls of St. Vincent's Asylum but has not been printed. It may be of use to Hudson. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 16mo

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She is sorry that she delayed in thanking Hudson for the subscription to the Ave Maria. His acceptance of her poems encouraged to her to write some more which she now encloses. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Bulger submits an article for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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On the arrival of the collections in New York they shall be glad to provide Edwards with a memorandum of the material that will be available for distribution. :: XI-2-h L.S. (Typed) 1p.

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The American Museum of Natural History has come into possession of the Philippine exhibit of St. Louis and they hope to make up small collections for use in universities. They ask if Edwards' would be in a position to pay incidental costs if the specimens were donated. :: XI-2-h L.S.(Typed) 1p.

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Father Bunce complains of the glossy paper used in Brownson's works and finds it injurious to the eyesight. He enclosed $3 in payment of the last volume. In the Henry F. Brownson Collection. :: III-3-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Burckle asks Hudson to refer to him some work on sin treating it from a purely rational standpoint in the English language. :: X-3-f A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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The report of the Bureau will be found most serviceable to all interested in physical supervision of school children, in the summer care of babies, and the physical examination of children applying for work. They ask how many copies Edwards wants. :: XI-2-k POSTCARD (TYPED)

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He regrets that he cannot attend the annual meeting of the Alumni. P.S. His father is seriously ill. He would dearly love to visit Notre Dame. The announcement of the regatta has awakened excitement. He asks Edwards to tell some of the boys to write to him, especially Martin McGue, and to tell him about the societies, baseball, etc. :: XI-1-b A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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He thinks he can furnish Edwards with some old vestments but as he is a stranger in the parish he cannot give any historical date with them. He has a very old mission and may find some there also. :: XI-2-b A.L.S. 1p.

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Yesterday he sent two vestments for Memorial Hall. :: XI-2-b "Postcard, signed"

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Burgess has learned from Father William Fitzpatrick that the article on the Rosary which she sent to Hudson has already been translated. Enclosed is a story taken from the Annales du Culte de Saint Joseph. Susan L. Emery of Dorchester asked her to translate for a periodical. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He encloses an account of the Pontifical Celebration held in San Francisco on July 2. It is impossible to describe it, the effort being, as Bishop Eugene O'Connoll of Marysville, California said, "like gilding gold or painting a lily" to attempt to add to what he had seen. He calls McMaster's attention of a small item that fills him with both joy and sorrow. Burgess is a descendant of old Irish stock, reared in the Catholic Church. He is joyous at seeing the hidden works of the evil one...

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They have again received the contract for binding the books for the Chicago Public Library. There must be a reason. They ask to show James F. Edwards by binding some books free of charge. :: XI-2-j Postcard, signed.

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Burke sends Hudson an offering of money for the favor he has done for her. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Burke sends Hudson a gift of Limerick lace. :: X-3-h A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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He has been away from home so much that he had to neglect his correspondence. Yes, the mitre was used at his consecration, Oct. 28, 1895, and was given by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Xavier's Academy, Chicago. About that lecture to the students he supposes he must go down sometime this year. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 2pp.

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He sends Edwards by Mr. Corby's boys his crozier and the Cheyenne bulls. The crozier was presented to him by Archbishop Feehan on his appointment to Cheyenne. The papers erecting the diocese of Cheyenne are in Omaha. Burke had only a certified copy of them. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 2pp.

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It would be well for Edwards to send money to Mr. Ewing direct. He regrets that Msgr. Joseph Rosati's portrait is not satisfactory. In regard to his own portrait there is one in the American College in Rome which Ewing may copy. He may be slow but he will send his mitre, crozier, etc. without fail. :: XI-1-k A.L.S. 4pp.

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Burke submits a few lines written by a woman convert to Catholicism in the hope that he can surprise her by getting them published. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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At the suggestion of a priest at St. Michael's College, Burke submits several articles for the Ave Maria. Burke has written for Catholic newspapers in Toronto. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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His Lordship Bishop Peter McIntyre desires Burke to advise Edwards of the shipment of a mitre, gloves and a biretta of Bishop Bernard Angus McEachern, first bishop of Charlottetown. His Lordship is quite pleased to be able to comply with the request. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The Bishop directs him to say that the mitre sent was used by Bishop B.D. McDonald, the second bishop. The Bishop regrets that he has no oil painting of himself. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He asks permission for Father Thomas Sherman, S.J. to lecture in Bloomington. Father Conway can tell him of the vast amount of good Sherman could do there. The G.A.R. post there is named after Sherman's father and he could remove prejudices that no one else could. :: XI-1-m A.L.S. 1p.

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The Professor Lugi Gregori is finishing his last picture in the Cathedral; his works have excited the greatest admiration. The Bishop is delighted with his portrait. It would be better for the Professor to ask for those little things Edwards mentions in his letter. The Bishop could not refuse him. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He expressed a box containing a wooden crozier of Bishop Mathias Loras and one of his mitres. The Bishop John Hennessy gave them to Luigi Gregori who asked for them as models. The Bishop does not know their destination or the value they attach to them. They are all lonesome for Gregori; his name will not be forgotten as long as the Dubuque Cathedral stands. :: XI-1-d A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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He has sent Edwards a chasuble, mozetta, two pairs of sandals, three pairs of pontifical hose belonging to Bishop Mathias Loras, first bishop of Dubuque. They gave Gregori for Edwards a mitre and crozier of Loras. Edwards has sandals and mitre of Bishop Clement Smith, Smyth second bishop of Dubuque.

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The Bishop desired him to send Edwards anything he could get for Memorial Hall. As far as he can see, there is not very much. They send regards to Luigi Gregori. The more his paintings are seen, the more they are admired. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.