Buteux, Father Stanislaus, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1857 May 16

Although Blanc will not be at New Orleans until the 18th or 19th. Buteux wants to thank him for the letter Blanc wrote from Plaquemines. It was very difficult to borrow at interest since he sees July coming with 136 piastres to pay on the money still due on the property of the Sisters of St. Joseph and September coming with the 515 piastres to pay for the third time to Mr. Clannon for the property of the Brothers of Christian Instruction . After this payment Buteux will still owe Clannon 500 piastres. Buteux is anxious to return the money where he took it from. He hopes that Bishop Elder will honor the memory of Buteux's mother. The 300 piastres were more than the 1500 francs his mother gave him in 1854. Money advanced to Bishop Vandevelde, a collection in France brought the amount to $789.48. To this is added the 1000 piastres drawn on Charles Choiselat to pay the expenses of the 15 persons Buteux brought for the mission. Four of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny ? returned to France but they were reimbursed for their passage from Havre to New Orleans. Buteux thanks Blanc for the Masses he has said for the soul of Buteux's mother. :: VI-1-l A.L.S. French 3pp. 4to.