Scope and Contents DeNeve thanks Lefevere for his letter brought by James Wheeler. He will arrange his business with Certes and will send at the first opportunity an adjustment of accounts. He has placed young Wheeler and John McManus McMannus in College. Father Henry Delbaere should have arrived in America. He has a good head but his exterior habits leave much to be desired. He is too absent-minded. This letter will introduce Fathers John Busche and Henry Beerhorst, two excellent workers for Detroit diocese....

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DeNeve encloses Lefevere's bill for the American College of Louvain. He tries to get as much as possible to ease the burden on the Diocese. The next house is to be sold at auction October 11. DeNeve is bound to have it under 50,000 francs. Archbishop Martin John Spalding has subscribed $1,000 and wishes to become a patron for Baltimore. The Bishop of Ghent has just died. DeNeve will attend the funeral as a means of getting the protection of the new bishop. :: III-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents DeNeve has delayed telling Lefevere of the improvements of the American College of Louvain. In addition to the College grounds, DeNeve has bought a large house and garden for $42,500. With taxes, notary's fees, etc., it will come to $50,000. In order to pay it Bishop Augustine M.S. Blanchet, Bishop Francis P. McFarland, Bishop John Timon, Bishop Modest Demers, each gave $5250. Louisville subscribed $1000 and in prospect, Baltimore and New Orleans $10,500. Next Pentecost, James Pulcher will...

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 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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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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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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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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Enclosed is a sketch for the Ave Maria. Dennehy has been a contributor to the New York Catholic World and would like to contribute occasionally to the Ave Maria. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Dennehy leaves the evaluating of the article to Hudson. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Dennehy submits two of a series of papers for the Ave Maria. They discuss the Roman Question. He asks to be placed in the exchange list. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Dennehy thanks Hudson for the check of two pounds, ten shillings. Several days ago he sent several articles for Hudson. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Dennehy submits a fourth paper to Hudson. Dublin is saddened by a crime which affects every true Nationalist. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Dennehy apologizes for not forwarding his articles, but since they are different from those already submitted, he felt the present ones ought to be revised. He will send an article on Dennis Florence McCarthy :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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He encloses a short paper on Denis Florence McCarthy which may answer Hudson's purpose. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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A draft for $10 is enclosed. Dennehy requests a few copies of the Catholicity and Art number of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.