Choiselat Gallien, J., Paris, France, to Bishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1849 March 30

The receipts of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith were diminished because of the disastrous events. The two councils have allocated to New Orleans from the receipts of 1848, 16,200 francs. By his letter of April 30, he told Blanc that after payment of the Poidebord draft there remained 910 francs in his 1847 allocation. He has paid on Blanc's order: 265 francs on June 29 to Mr. Dicharry, student at Urban College in Rome; 500 on August 16 to Father F. Charles Henry Boutelou de St. Aubin; and Blanc will find enclosed a form for a draft on Choiselat for 8,000 francs leaving a total of 4,345. He kept it, thinking Blanc would use it to pay debts he may contract in France. The Bishop of Calcedoine Bishop Peter Marcellus Bonamie? asked him if he could send him, out of Blanc's funds, the 2000 francs which were due him at New Orleans. He told him that he would have to have Blanc's authorization. V-5-k - L.S. - French - 2pp. - 4to. - {6}