Jan, Father Ange Marie, St. Martinville, Louisiana, to Father Stephen Rousselon, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1853 March 31

Jan finds an opportunity to send the bottles for the holy oils. Mrs. Chauveau will bring them and send them back by her son-in-law who is Jan's near neighbor. Jan also asks for the second ordo which Rousselon proposed to send Jan, at the retreat. He would also like to have his certificate as pastor. He sees that his predecessors have put theirs in the registers and he would like to do the same. He had the pleasure of having Father Louis Rocoffort, S.J. for two weeks to preach the retreat preparatory to Easter Communion. Jan took advantage of his presence, to go to Pont Breaux for a few days. He believes the number of Communions will exceed last year's figure. Jan does not know if the Bishop has been informed that a chapel was going to be built, through Rocoffort, at a place called the Junction . Jan fears it will later be a source of dispute between the pastors who would be placed at Pont-Breaux and at Grand Coteau. Jan does not want his name mentioned in this affair. P.S. Jan intends to have a Jesuit for Confirmation; he asks to know the approximate time it will be held at St. Martin. :: VI-1-e A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.