Gely, Canon, Nantes, France, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1840 September 18

Father Paul Jordan, Spanish Catalan missionary, escaped almost miraculously from prison, wishes to labor in the missions of North America. He has asked Gely to recommend him to Blanc. This estimable clergyman carries recommendations from France and from Rome; he speaks French as well as Spanish and Latin. He is only 33 and could render service for a long time. Pope Gregory XVI gave him faculties for the foreign missions., P.S. On February 15 Gely sent a package for Bishop Benedict J. Flaget; Gely takes the opportunity to send Sections 67 and 68 of the Annals of the Faith. Father B. Roux recalls that Mr. Sotta, the painter, whom Gely recommended, was the bearer of the above mentioned package. :: V-4-k A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.