Letter from Fr Charles De Cat SJ, Superior at Antwerp, Belgium to Irish Fr Provincial. Expresses his delight at having met the future Irish Provincial.

Letter from Fr Jean-Pierre de Smet SJ in Anvers (Antwerp) to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to his (de Smet’s) imminent departure for St Louis. States that the third candidate, recommended by Fr Walsh, and examined recently, is to be admitted. Thanks him for the great interest he takes in the Missouri Province.

Letter from Fr Pierre-Jean de Smet of the Missouri Province to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Writes from Brussels, thanking Fr Walsh for his kindness to him and towards the Missouri Province. Refers to his departure for America at the end of the following month, and states his intention of going to Anvers in the meantime. Asks his addressee to tell the Rector at Milltown Park that the Procurator of the Belgian Province in Brussels has credited him (de Smet) with the £8 stg, with which he had been entrusted. Refers also to the necessary expenses to be incurred for the American candidates.