Mina, Father Ve. Modeste, St. John Baptist, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1844 May 6

Mina thanks Blanc for his interest in his health. Father J. Moulard 's leaving would have been a heavy burden, especially during the Rogation Days and the feast of the Ascension if Father Joseph Billon had not come. With Blanc's consent Billion will spend several days here. Billon asks Blanc to allow him to exercise his ministry as before his exeat until he reaches his new destination. Mina's health is not becoming alarming; he can easily perform his duties. Dr. Jean Louis Haudressy has told him to apply chinchona bark to his bad leg and it seems to stop the pain. P.S. Mina must repair a wrong: if Moulard used a colored jacket on a little hunting trip, it was Mina's fault because he got it for Moulard; he had seen other priests wear secular dress for hunting. :: V-5-a A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.