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

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1859

pg 375       answered that he would think of it, whereupon F. Sorin replied 
             that he was not prepared to decide anything, that in a few days he 
             expected to see his own Bishop of Fort Wayne and the Archbishop of 
             the Province, whose advice he would ask.
                  Mgr. Purcell advised that the Archbishop of St. Louis be 
             written to and asked whether he would be pleased to lend his 
             attention to the difficulty and settle it.  The Rev. F. Sorin did 
             write, but the Archbishop answered, with all the delicacy that is 
             characteristic of him, that he would rather be excused from 
             interfering.
                  On July 12th the Rev. F. Sorin went again to Chicago to see 
             His Lordship; but as he had nothing new to lay before him and his 
             last interview had been extremely mortifying, he thought it as 
             well to address the Bishop the following lines:
                            St. Mary's University, July 13th 1859
                  Monseigneur,
                  After having prayed, reflected, and consulted, we 
             respectfully beg to inform you that we have come to the same 
             conclusion as at first, namely:  to keep our contract and whilst