Buteux, Father Stanislaus, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1857 April 26

Buteux has charged Thomas Layton with paying Blanc the $300 Blanc loaned Buteux. Soon after the loan, encouraged by his brother, Buteux wrote to his mother to ask her for this amount. Buteux learned that in February his mother was in a hurry to distribute her money and that his request came too late. Something must have told his mother to hurry because last week Buteux received word that his mother had died on March 10. It is hard to think that the 1500 francs which Buteux's mother gave him in 1854 for his school, not only was never paid back but that it never fulfilled the aim of the donor which was to have Masses said for her and for his father. 20 years a missionary and not one cent of savings. Blanc can scarcely help but compare this to certain priests lately arrived, who already have money in the bank. Buteux suspects that the $300 he is paying today were from Blanc's own purse. :: VI-1-l A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.