Gélot, Paul, Brownsville, Texas, to Father Stephen Rousselon, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1850 October 21

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate , having misled Bishop John Mary Odin, C.M . as they did the Bishop of Pittsburg, the establishment at Brownsville no longer exists. Two of them have been recalled to Canada; the Superior and Gélot have been abandoned. Gélot must find a refuge. He is released from his vows, being only a deacon. He asks Rousselon to beg the Archbishop to extend a hand to an unfortunate young man who is the victim of the war dividing his superiors. He offers himself to Archbishop Anthony Blanc without reserve. :: V-5-n A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.