Beaugier Father Anthony, Ville Platte, Louisiana, to Father Stephen Rousselon, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1858 October 6

Rousselon is to express Beaugier's sympathy to the Archbishop. Archbishop Anthony Blanc has written Beaugier three letters. The first enjoined him to send away his cousin in 20 days. His cousin has shared Beaugier's misfortune; he must in gratitude share her fate. Beaugier wrote this to Blanc about the middle of August. He received a second letter in which he was told that he had 4 months to leave Ville Platte. He quotes from Blanc's letter giving the terms. On August 29 Blanc wrote giving Beaugier 2 months instead of four. Beaugier needs time to make collections and pay his debts; he could not leave by November 1. Beaugier has received a letter from Father Gilbert Raymond; they have some difficulties to solve. Three years ago Raymond came to Ville Platte; they sought to set the limits of the parishes of Opelousas and Ville Platte. Beaugier claimed he had the old Grande Prairie up to the Voilez? home and so the cemetery of Grande Prairie was exclusively Beaugier's. Raymond did not want to consent to that but they ended by agreeing that Grande Prairie and its cemetery would be in common and that each would take the fees few what they did there. Raymond has forgotten that agreement and claims part of the fees for 3 or 4 burials and a marriage which Beaugier performed at Bayou Boeuf, 7 or 8 miles from Beaugier and very far from Raymond. Rousselon is to reread Beaugier's letter on this subject and the two Beaugier wrote to Blanc. VI-1-o - A.L.S. - French - 4pp. - 4to. - {6}