Darby, P., New Iberia, Louisiana, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1852 February 1

The sale of the lake land has not yet taken Place: the buyer claims the land is not high enough. At the moment Darby finds no one to buy it. P.S. It is painful for Darby to be obliged to talk about a difficulty he has with Father H. Thirion but he cannot bear the insults he has received from him. He sends 3 letters Thirion has written him and a copy of the one he wrote Thirion no enclosures. Blanc's weakness toward Thirion is the sole cause of this difficulty for if Blanc had demanded that Thirion make an arrangement with Darby, Darby would have paid the price asked for his marriage without difficulty. But Blanc allowed Thirion to be the absolute master of the revenue of St. Peter's Church. Darby did not like to tell what Thirion said about Father Nicholas Francais . If Blanc insists, Darby will write it to him. Thirion claims that Darby agreed to pay him $30 before the wedding; this is false. Thirion claims that Darby wished to force him to be his collector; he is mistaken as Mr. David offered them to him and he refused to take them. Thirion claims that Darby spread rumors about him at New Iberia. Darby only followed Blanc's instructions in regard to Father J.E. Blin who came as a priest to New Iberia. Why should Darby not be concerned, he, Blanc's agent in Father Julien Priour' s estate, Blanc's collector in all church business, he who broke the seals on the presbytery to give Thirion a room. Darby redalls that Calliste Pellerin asked whom he had to pay for the child of Darby's sister-in-law, Widow Philemond Provost, whom Thirion buried. Darby replied that if the Bishop gave the money to Thirion, Darby could give it back. Fearing the civil law, Darby gave the $30 to Mr. Fentelieu ?, leaving the affair to be decided by Blanc. Thirion said that an article at the end of his letter displeased him very much, and also another coubtless F? M. Darby . P.S. Blanc is to return, after reading the 3 letters from Thirion and the copy of the one Darby wrote him. :: VI-1-c A.L.S. French 8pp. folio 10