Geraghty, Patrick, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1846 October 19

Statement of Geraghty, contractor with the trustees of St. Patrick's Church for building tomb vaults. The trustees at the time, Thomas Hale and Martin H. Deveroux accepted his letter of proposition dated May 31, 1841. The contract was to stand for 5 years. The time is expired and he owes a large debt. Having no resources save a sacrifice sale of a homestead for his family he appeals to Blanc. P.S. His intention was that the proceeds from the vaults should go to help paying off the debts of the church and he did not call for any money from them for two years. Unexpectedly he lost a great deal of money from the failure of an individual in his debt. Geraghty always helped in paying for the ground St. Patrick's is built on, and did his share in the building of the church. :: V-5-f A.L.S. 4pp. 4to.