Le Saicherre, Father John Baptist, New River, Louisiana, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1866 December 20

Viléor Bourque and élanie Gautrau wish to marry and asks for a dispensation. Every time he writes for dispensations, almost all arrive too late and they go to the judge. Next Tuesday he will say Mass for the first time in his church. He has neither pews nor altar but can no longer stay in the old chapel where it rains in. He has been ill for two months but is better. He has heard that there will be a retreat in January. He wishes it was later as he will have about 10 marriages and half of them will go to the justice of the peace if he is absent. :: VI-2-l A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.