Anstaett, Father Joseph, Galveston, Texas, to Archbishop John Mary Odin, C.M., Lyons, France, 1867 September 21

Mr. Reybaud has just paid $2175.75, capital and interest which he owed Mrs. Chapuy de Tour . They are asking a premium of 15% for 2000 piastres at the bank to send the sum to New Orleans. Anstaett will wait until Odin returns, perhaps Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis can make some arrangement to send it to her. Odin is to tell Dubuis of the death of Father M. Micouleau, who died at Corpus Christi August 28 of yellow fever; of Father Jean F. Gonnard, who died there September 5 of the same disease. Both were anointed by Father Charles Padey . Father Alexis Renoux died at Port Lavaca September 8 of the epidemic. Father Louis Chambodut, Father Albino Desgaultière, and Father Paul Kraus are well. Father J. Champin is only half dead, half alive. John Steward Spann was followed to the grave in a few days by his sister, Mrs. Kennison . Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spann are well. Their daughters, Caro and Catherine as well as Caro and Mannie, daughters of the doctor, were ill. Mr. Blum, Anstaett's German schoolteacher and theologian, or rather seminarian of Bishop Dubuis, also had the yellow fever; he has recovered. The doctor and his son John are convalescent. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo. 16