Scope and Contents Tomorrow Father John Ehrenstrasser, an excellent priest from Salzbourg, leaves the American Seminary for the Detroit Diocese. He will remain until October, He has no dimissorials, only permission to see America, and may return to his own diocese whenever he desires. DeNeve hopes Lefevere can find a place for him. His board at the American College of Louvain is 300 francs, for his voyage 750 francs. If Lefevere does not want him, he could seek out another diocese. DeNeve is pleased at...

Scope and Contents DeNeve refers to his letters of Feb. 23 and Apr. 11 to Lefevere. In, conformance with Lefevere's wish expressed in the letter of Father, Bernard G. Soffers, DeNeve has called Cornelius M. Korst to the, priesthood. He and Father Bernard Wermers will come in a few, weeks. Detroit will thus have 3 new priests this year. DeNeve trembles, when he sees young people, so unworthy, coming to seek orders in, America. He asks Lefevere not to admit to orders any European young, man without the necessary...

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DeNeve lists Lefevere's credits and debits with the American, College at Louvain for 1864 and 1865. DeNeve would like to give, O'Donovan to Detroit but unless expenses are paid he cannot. ` P.S. He has 45 students. :: III-2-k A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents De Neve is happy to have at last received the news. It is difficult to get credit so long as his money remains a year in Paris and he is not authorized to negotiate loans. He has not received anything for Detroit since Sept. 6, 1864. Adolphe Certes has written Lefevere that he would send money to De Neve, but objects to any future agreement. De Neve will send his report at the end of the scholastic year of the American College at Louvain . As regards priests; there are at present two in the...

Scope and Contents The students secured for Detroit in the American College of Louvain are: Father Francis O'Flanagan, born Oughteragh County, Leitrim, Ireland, a priest; Father James C. Pulcher, born Jefferson County, New York, a priest; Michael O'Donovan, born Clonakilty, Ireland, in the second year of theology; Thomas Rafter, born Monrce, Michigan; Joseph Kraemer, born in Laudershore, parish Carweilen, Prussia, beginning theology; and James Wheeler from Kalamazoo whose baptismal certificate has not been...

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He encloses a letter from his friend and benefactor of the American College in Louvain . He asks Lefevere to send him a few lines, and DeNeve will pay all expense; he asks a few lines to George Schwarz recommending the college. They have retreat on Aug. 9, ordinations at Mechlin on the 16th and 17th. Bishop Modeste Demers has been with them for a week, and Bishop Martin John Spalding for 2 days; he is now with Father James Pulsers at Haaren. Enclosure:

Scope and Contents He encloses bill No. 7 of Lefevere's account with the American College of Louvain . He expresses thanks for the favor Father Henry Rievers sent him; it gives him an opportunity to explain how the gentlemen who caused Lefevere to grieve are bad informers. If all were explained, Lefevere would not want Father James Arnold Princen ; Gerard Van der Plas has not paid for his board; it is uncertain whether Janssens goes to America. DeNeve will try to send a priest for Redford because under the...

Scope and Contents Lefevere will recall that DeNeve is separated from him; he has been torn from a congregation which he loves as the apple of his eye, in order to devote himself to Lefevere's desires and to take the direction of a house where he has found little consolation. He refers to Father Peter Kindekens ' change, his account of the college, the recall of Father August Durst . Every day De Neve waits for a letter from Lefevere to end a sad state of affairs. The future of the college, DeNeve has no doubt...

Scope and Contents DeNeve imagines that Father Peter Kindekens, whom he hopes has arrived safely, will have reported on the situation of the seminary and that he will have called Lefevere's attention to certain characteristics of Father August Durst which should be considered before his appointment. DeNeve regrets this in spite of the formal declaration which Durst made to him at Anvers. Durst has left debts in Europe, if DeNeve is to believe the accounts sent him. There are three students for Detroit: John...

Scope and Contents DeNeve is happy to give Lefevere very good news of the American College of Louvain. His expenses are $38,025,76, his receipts $41, 094.77, but the seminary is burdened with some intentions of perpetual Masses. The two new houses DeNeve bought are in his name and in the name of three other priests assigned by the bishop of Ghent Louis Joseph Delebecque. Father Peter Kindekens has kept the property of the first house. DeNeve has no objection to that; still it is against the advice Lefevere had...

Scope and Contents His Eminence's letter of May 3 has given DeNeve just hope to obtain certain faculties earnestly wished for to make easier the running of the American College. The reasons of the American bishops for faculties are considered by DeNeve as quite serious. There are grave problems for bishops and students for orders, whether for bishops of origin and American bishops to whom these future priests are destined; questions of dimissorials, domiciles, benefices, titles. DeNeve would solve these...

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He has at the American College at Louvain an excellent young man, P. J. De Smedt, a subdeacon of Bruges. There is doubt whether he belongs to Bruges or to Detroit. De Neve asks for an ineat or exeat. Father August J. Lambert will sail from Antwerp tomorrow. Father Matthew H. Schaeken will come out in August. He is an excellent subject in talents, student, music, temper, etc., but not old as yet. Bill No. 9 for Detroit lists expenses for 1868-69. :: III-2-l A.D.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Letter of appeal on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the American college of Louvain . The rector has set up fund for the foundation of two Masses per week to be offered for the students and benefactors of the College. :: I-1-d Circular Letter 2pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents As Bishop John Fitzpatrick of Boston did not start on August 6 together with the professors of the seminary he did not like to send Father Engene [Eugene] Vygen alone. DeNeve does not know why the professors did not leave. He will send Vygen with two other gentlemen from the college on September 3. He asks McFarland to tell Father Florimond DeBruycker that he should not feel uneasy since Vygen has used his time well and has filled his trunks with church articles. The mission of Willimantic...

Scope and Contents McFarland in his letter of May 25 asked DeNeve what he thought of McFarland's sending a student to the university or college. He will do all in his power for the American missions, especially for those who are patrons, but he could not easily make room for someone to study at the university. He has sent men to the University who were too young for ordination but he thinks he will stop that unless he can make a separate division for that kind of student. He intends to ask the prelates to send...

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DeNeve thanks McFarland for his letter of February 22, and by it he is authorized to submit the seminarians of McFarland to the Archbishop of Mechlin for ordination, but he also must have power to adopt these men into the diocese of Hartford. He also must have power from McFarland to admit them from the other dioceses into the Hartford diocese. Certes has sent him $1700 and he will give an accounting of it at the end of the year. :: I-1-b A.L.S. Latin 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents DeNeve acknowledges McFarland's letter of October 8 and hopes to comply with his request. As to securing a priest he prefers the end of the scholastic year. He knows an excellent man who will serve where his bishop wants him, but it would be a shame not to let him finish his course. DeNeve asks McFarland to write if he can wait until September. His name is VanLaar. He hopes he will be useful to the people and to Fathers Fl. DeBruycker and Eugene Vygen. With great joy he has heard of the...

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He did not answer McFarland's letter immediately because Father Florimond De Bruycker was away. He has returned and is determined to join McFarland. He has a high esteem of McFarland, DeNeve hopes he will obey. He tries to impress this quality on his students. If he does not, McFarland is to inform DeNeve. He sends his regards to Bishops John Loughlin and John Timon. :: I-1-b A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents DeNeve received McFarland's letter of September 30 but delayed because he could not answer some of the questions. Cooney and Mulholland have arrived. They are good but compared to the boys they are very deficient in Latin and since they did not know a word of French and theology is taught in that language at the university, he thought best to send them to another place. They attend lectures in St. Nicholas where they read logic in Latin, have an opportunity to speak French in recreation, and...

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Dennehy wishes to correct a mistake he made in an article he sent to Hudson. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Dennehy asks Hudson to forward the enclosed letter to Nugent Robinson. :: X-3-d A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents Hudson should do what he thinks best on the article about Aubrey de Vere. The chief difficulty he has with the Rescript is that it seems to condemn certain weapons because they have been used for evil purposes. This is the same as telling the world that swords and pistols are to be made no longer, because murder may be committed with either. The more important point is that even British law recognizes the landlord as being only a minor partner with the tenant and not the absolute owner...

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Dennehy thanks Hudson for sending the article "Mary Tudor" which he received as evidence that Aubrey de Vere accepted his tribute in the spirit it was intended. It is strange that from the study of his verse one can hit upon the inherited characteristics of de Vere. Hudson should not send remuneration to Dennehy for any paper of his published by the Ave Maria. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Acknowledgement is made of the receipt of some money. Gratitude is also expressed for the extra copies of the parts containing his friends' contributions. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Dennehy sent Hudson a short paper as a supplement. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Dennehy passes a word of warning to Hudson concerning the verses that were sent to him. He thinks that the author is using his name. Dennehy had nothing to do with these verses and he does not know the little of them. :: X-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Enclosed is a paper for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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He thinks Emon has sent a contribution over another nom de plume. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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He is pleased that Hudson liked "Mangan" and will see what he can do as regards Aubrey de Vere. :: X-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Dennehy would like to know the fate of the article, "A Catholic Poet". :: X-2-n A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.