Gelot, Father Paul, Chatillon sur Loire, France, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Loiisiana, 1855 April 15

If Gelot seems to stray from the fidelity he owes to Blanc, it is because he wishes a more direct flight to God. Bishop Thaddeus Amat informed Blanc about Gelot's trip to Rome and the causes of his departure. In spite of the noble motives which took Gelot away from Blanc; on leaving the Lazarists, it was impossible to return to Blanc. Bishop Felix Antoine Filibert Dupanloup is a friend and father. Today Gelot sends Blanc his thanks and also wants to relieve Blanc of any anxiety about the future of a priest who is proud of having been ordained by him. The ordination letters Blanc gave Gelot were lost in Rome; Gelot asks Blanc to send him new ones. In the diocese of Orleans they must show all their letters twice a year. For fifteen months, Gelot has been in default; all searches at the Lazarists in Rome have been fruitless. He believes that thanks to Blanc's benevolence he can present his papers at the next visit in September. :: VI-1-i A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.