1 Sorin to Moreau, December 5, 1842, Circular Letters of the Very Reverend Basil Anthony Mary Moreau (Notre Dame, Ind.: 1943), I, 60.
2 Scholastic (1892-93), XXVI, 88.
3 "Chronicles," p. 35. It should be noted that Sorin had stated earlier in this account (p. 33) that the journey took but eight days, but then perhaps the days passed so rapidly for a man so eager to reach his destination.
4 Scholastic (1871-1872), v, 4.