Van der Heyden, Father Remigius, Waalmyle, Holland, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1868 May 18

Father William De Bever wishes to be accepted for Detroit Diocese, and asks Lefevere to send him a letter of acceptation in order to satisfy friends and superiors that he will certainly find a home in America. As soon as he arrives in Detroit, he will show Lefevere his letters of recommendation; he has exercised priestly functions for several years in Bois le duc Diocese. De Bever has sent a letter to Father Joseph Vries of Kentucky in order to apply to Lefevere in his behalf. :: III-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.