Cauvin, Father Anthony, Nice, France, to Bishop Francis Xavier Leray, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1881 January 23

On May 24, 1880 Leray informed Mr. Coudert, Cauvin's representative at New York, that in view of the financial distress of the Diocese he would not pay the interest on the $45,000 which Cauvin and others had loaned to Archbishop Napoleon Joseph Perché. $25,000 was loaned to save the Church of St. Vincent de Paul from being sold for debts and a mortgage for that sum was given on August 23, 1873. The interest on the $25,000 was paid until January 1, 1879 with the revenues of that church, first by the pastor, Father Etienne Jules Foltier and then by Perché. For several years Cauvin was a pastor in America and he knows that each church pays its debts from its revenues. Last July he wrote to Father Gilbert Raymond asking him to obtain at least the interest on that church debt. He makes the same request of Leray. VI-3-c - A.L.S. - French - 3pp. - 12mo. - {7}