Lévesque, Father N., Quebec, Canada, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865 May 31

He left the diocese of Natchitoches a little more than 2 years ago. The fear of paying a high price for exemption from military service and a desire to see his family made him decide to ask Bishop Auguste Martin for a leave of absence. The pastor at Avoyelles where Lévesque was then an assistant could easily stay alone, so Lévesque returned to Canada. Martin wrote him that he has given up hope for peace and sent Lévesque his dimissorial. But the winters in Canada are too cold and he asks Odin to show Martin this letter. If Martin wants him, he will be glad to return. If not, Lévesque applies to Odin. He could not leave during the summer as the Bishop of Quebec has assigned him to a quarantine station on an island in the St. Lawrence river. :: VI-2-i A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.