Dalloz, Father, Dampierre, France, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1845 March 18

Dalloz has asked permission of the Bishop of Nevers to reply to Blanc's letter about Father Charles Dalloz . Father Charles, before his error, had been praised by his Superiors at the seminary, and during six years as an assistant in quite a large parish was regarded as a most pious and zealous priest. Unfortunately the pastor of Moulins wished to keep him until his death and that is what caused his ruin. Dalloz had asked Bishop Paul Naudo, to give him some other place where his health would suffer less from overwork but the reply was always that it would be difficult to replace him. A bad fellow, formerly a sacristan in the parish, Persuaded Charles to join the Bourges diocese. It is this vampire who now lives in New Orleans. So Blanc can see that Dalloz cannot obtain a letter of recommendation. The Bishop believes that Blanc must demand of Charles a promise never to have anything to do with this Satan and to get this miserable fellow to return to his wife whom he left in Paris with a child. Dalloz is convinced that his brother will be what he was before if his deceiver is taken away. Dalloz thanks Blanc for his kindness to his unfortunate brother. He encloses a letter for him telling him that in case Blanc decides not to employ him he can draw on the bank to facilitate his return. :: V-5-c A.L.S. French 4pp. 4to.