Anduze, Father Matthew Bernard, Lewisburg, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1842 September 17

Anduze acknowledges receipt of the letter of the 16th in which Blanc told him that his to Duplessis had broken the last tie with the diocese. Anduze is sorry that a letter, made necessary by the grossest lies, has deprived him of his bishop's good will. He has been in America 28 years; he made all his ecclesiastical studies in this country and has been a priest in Louisiana for almost 25 years to the entire satisfaction of the three bishops who preceded Blanc and to his up until today! By withdrawing his faculties Blanc has taken away his salary as preacher at the Cathedral. Anduze has debts; his body is worn with his labors. If Blanc reduces him to begging he will remain in New Orleans where he hopes to find compassionate friends. Copy French. When the bishop let Anduze without employment or sustenance the Fabrique of the Cathedral sent him the following resolution.