Elliot, William St. John, Natchez, Mississippi, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1841 February 8

With regret, Elliot encloses the resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Church of Natchez, Father Joseph N. Brogard undertook secretly to have the constitution of the board changed by the legislature and in such manner as has proved very offensive to the board as Blanc will discover by the resolutions which were unanimous, Elliot being absent. It is a pity this difficulty should have occurred as Elliot hears they may soon expect a Bishop; it is a great disadvantage to the success of this poor struggling church which will require much in the Bishop-elect. ` A.L.S. 3pp. ` Enclosure: ` On the motion of Richard Edward it was resolved that Brogard, for the insidious and clandestine manner in which he has attempted to change the incorporated act of this association, having for its main purpose the putting of the temporal concerns in the hands of the clergy, meets their disapprobation and is thought to be unworthy of the dignity and piety suitable to a clergyman. This Board will therefore suspend, as far as lies in their power, his further administration and withdraw further support. They recommend their president to correspond with the Bishop to remove Brogard and furnish another more suitable. ` d. 1P. :: V-4-l A.L.S. 4pp. 4to.