Typed Paper-Copy of letters written by the Rev. John B. Raho to the Most Rev. Joseph Rosati, the Bishop of St. Louis, Mo. and the Rev. Timon C.M. Superior of the Congregations of Missions. The letters pertain to the building of the Catholic Church at Kickapoo, Ill. in 1839. This was the first Catholic Church in Ill. Original letters were in Latin . Translation by the Rev. Robert Schladen, Asst. Pastor at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Peoria. Original letters are in the Archives of University of Notre Dame (ind.) and Archdiocese of St. Louis, Mo.