Lemaire, Miss V., Orleans, France, to Father Joseph Paul Dubreul, Paris, France, 1850 January 24

Dubreul has had the kindness to assume the task of getting information about her brother, Georges Ambroise Lemaire, aged 21. A letter to a lady in Paris from her brother, Dr. Bruan de Villeneuve, post office, New Orleans, told that a man named Lemaire died in New Orleans October 5. Bruan asked his sister to notify the young man's parents and to tell them that their son was at the home of French people who took care of him in his illness. Lemaire wants to know if her brother had the sacraments and if some Catholic person consoled this young man 1800 leagues from his family. Perhaps the doctor will give more details but this will not satisfy them, especially the mother. They ask Dubreul to find out from Dr. Bruan where the people live at whose house her brother died and the name of the priest who administered to him. Perhaps Dubreul could stamp the letters of those who would write to them so that they would be more sure to reach them. She adds 5 francs to the 5 she sends Dubreul. Lemaire and her brother of Beaugeney send their respects and thanks. A.L.S. :: V-5-m A.L.S. French 7pp. 8vo. 12mo.