Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1848

pg 127            But on their arrival in New York Mgr. Hughes was no longer at 
             liberty to act as at the time of his first proposition to F. 
             Sorin.  He promised, nevertheless, to do all that he could with a 
             committee which he was president for the administration of a 
             considerable legacy made in favor of the orphans of Brooklyn.
             He wished to place those orphans under charge of the Brothers, who 
             would teach the ordinary branches [les lettres] and trades.
                  But the members of this committee not being able to come to 
             an understanding, and proposals having been made by Mr. Parmentier 
             in regard to the schools of different parishes of Brooklyn, where 
             there were actually about eight hundred children to educate, the 
             two Fathers, having procured a recommendation from the Bishop, 
             visited three pastors of those congregations, who seemed to be 
             delighted with this opening and very desirous to see the Brothers 
             arrive as soon as possible.
                  A month later, on All Saints' Day, five Brothers arrived in 
             Brooklyn.  Unfortunately the Jesuits had learned of these 
             arrangements.  One of their Fathers had been employed for some