Beauprez, Father Peter Francis, Vermillionville, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1840 October 17

Beauprez sees from Blanc's letter that Blanc understood that Beauprez had taken Blanc's observations as reproaches. On the contrary Beauprez took them as wise advice. It was not so much Beauprez as Father F. Charles Boutelou de St. Aubin who has been talking about an exchange with him. It is only since the unfortunate affair of the Negroes that he listened to St. Aubin's pleas. Beauprez was disgusted with New Iberia, seeing Father Hercule Brassac performing marriages at his door and hearing St. Aubin claiming rights up to 2 miles from New Iberia. New Iberia can now be regarded as a very important post having annexed St. Mary's. Beauprez told the men that since he had asked for Lafayette and Blanc had given it to him he would remain faithful to his post. Beauprez saw in advance that Blanc would make an observation about Beauprez's expression about the Sisters and the trouble he experienced. There is not the least danger that he will tell Father Julian Priour. This week Beauprez made a trip to Terry's Bridge and further down; he saw Mr. Young and his children who have not made their First Communion. Beauprez will go back next month; it is almost impossible to clear ground long neglected, for the Catholics of Terry's Bridge are half Protestant. He will have to quit these different missions unless the trustees give him a fixed salary as to St. Martin's, New Iberia and elsewhere., P.S. Beauprez has just received the prospectus of the College of Baton Rouge in which he sees that a Protestant minister is the principal and that the impious Favrat is president of the committee; Beauprez is glad he is no longer at Baton Rouge. Blanc is to ask Father Jeanjean to buy a barrel of Irish potatoes from the first shipment from Liverpool and to send them in care of Mr. Hacker, New Iberia. :: V-4-k A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.