Labadie, Marie Anne Elina, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Father Guillaume Le Mercier Duguesnay, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 March 10

Labadie asks Duquesnay to enter the baptisms of her two children, which she neglected to have registered, and to give her a certificate. Duquesnay must not be ignorant of the fact that most of the residents of New Orleans neglect to baptize their children some days after their birth. The time passes and they do not think of it anymore. Then the child is on his death bed, the priest is called, and he is baptized. This happened to her two children; they had to seek out Father J. Moulard of St. Augustine's. No doubt Moulard forgot to register them. Marie Cathérine Emelie Labadie, born November 25, 1839, was baptized September 10, 1843, the daughter of Pierre Labadie and Marie Anne Elina; the godfather, Moulard; the godmother, Mrs. Marie Philippe Alexander . Joseph Ernest Labadie , born January 20, 1842, was baptized September 10, 1843; the son of Pierre Labadie and Marie Anne Elina; the godfather Jules Tardos, the godmother écile Sauvinet . Knowing the prejudices of the country, Labadie asks Duquesnay to register the children in the citizens' book. Labadie will always pray for Duquesnay, especially since the woman who will give him the letter told that his health is impaired. On the same paper Father E. Rousselon asks Duquesnay to straighten out these baptismal records. :: VI-1-n A.L.S. 3pp. 4to.