Beaudequin, S.J., Father D., Fourvieres, France, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., Ambierle, France, 1867 August 26

It was very kind of Odin to send Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis to ordain their future American missionary. He leaves it to their American Jesuits to express their gratitude. Dubuis spent the evening and night with them. On Sunday morning at 5:30 the ordination took place and at a quarter of one Dubuis took the cars for Rouane and Paris. They learned that the yellow fever is raging in New Orleans and he will try to have the departure of their young men put off to October or even later. May Our Lady of Fourvieres watch over the New Orleans missionaries and restore the health of Odin to whom Beaudequin owes his priesthood. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.