Lamy, Father George, Covington, Louisiana, to Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 August 20

Lamy writes about Father Victor Pivet and his worries about the mission if Pivet's stay is prolonged. In spite of Lamy's efforts to please Pivet, he sees that Pivet wants to leave him and live according to his own tastes. Lamy's table does not satisfy him and he does not like the trips into the woods. This is what Pivet told the pastor of the Cathedral and Father Durier, his assistant, and Father Delacroix at St. Patrick's who know nothing of the position which Blanc has assigned to Lamy. Pivet acts contrary to the standards which Lamy has set up in respect to the decrees of the synod of January 12. Against Lamy's refusal, Pivet baptised at a house in Bonfouca and set the whole family against Lamy; at Mandeville he binates when Lamy would fear to do so. Blanc knows Lamy's views on the breaking up of the parish; two separate priests could not live there. Lamy has strong reasons to see Pivet more at Covington than at Mandeville. Pivet never gives an exact account of his expenses which always exceed the collections. Pivet is almost useless except for the Mass he says at Mandeville. Lamy would be happy if Blanc could give Pivet another post. St. Tammany parish gives Lamy enough trouble without this. A place in the city would please Pivet. Pivet is what Father Dupuis? said he was. P.S. Lamy will tell Mrs. Anatole Cousin tomorrow what Blanc wrote about the teacher she asked for. VI-1-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. - 4to. - 6