O'Hara, C.J., New Orleans, Louisiana, to Archbishop Napoleon Joseph Perché, Paris, France, 1876 May 29

O'Hara has something great for the Catholic cause and for Catholic France to communicate to Perché. He has invented an explosive bullet which fires from a breech-loading gun and which can set fire to an object at a distance of a thousand yards. He would like to offer the invention to the French government and asks Perché to make contacts for him. He like wise believes he has found the long-lost painting of "The Last Supper" by Raphael . He also has a painting of a Dead Christ on the Cross, believed to have been the work of Velasquez, which he showed to Perché when introduced to him by Father Richard Kane . He would send these for inspection to France under the French seal of protection. :: VI-2-o A.L.S. 6pp. 4to.