Gutton, Father Philibert, Pointe Coupée, Louisiana, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865 October 31

He asks for a dispensation of second degree consanguinity for, Zenon Langlois and Adeline Robillard. The names for the viva voce, dispensation were Numa Potier? and Adèle Lejeune. Gutton, thinks that before acceding to the wishes of the people of St. Francis, Church, it would be prudent to see what the new charters are like. It, will be a big task to roof the church, pay the two installments on the, land, prepare the cemetery, and procure the vestments and church, decorations for funeral services at Fausse Rivière. Auguste? Provosty is, retaining the fees under the pretext that the congregation owes him, 6000. ` P.S. The subscription to roof the church had very poor results. :: VI-2-j A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.