Doutreluingne, C.M., Father P.J., Monroe, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1841 April 6

He thinks he will be at Monroe until Easter after which he will go down 40 miles to Prairie de l'E. Prairie du Lait? in Columbia Parish. Blanc can address him in care of Colonel Henry McEnery, where Doutreluingne rooms as he will go on horseback and return to Monroe. Blanc will greatly oblige him by sending 2 or 3 dozen catechisms and a dozen prayer books, all in English. There is much good to be done here; religion is almost entirely abandoned and ridiculed. Almost all are unbelievers; they especially do not want to go to Confession. He visited one person who believed all the Catholic Church teaches but she refused to go to Confession and died thus. However they respect Catholic priests. In the two weeks he has been here he has baptized only two Negro children. Today he baptized 8 persons among whom were Mrs. Willson on of the leading women of the town with 2 of her children., P.S. Since he has received little and fearing to lack money, he borrowed $19.50 from Father James Burlando, C.M. promising him that Blanc would pay him when he went t New Orleans. Doutreluingne is anxious to hear some news about Father Jeanjean. :: V-4-l A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.