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Scope and Contents Andrieu arrived safely at Donaldson. He expresses his regret at not being able to see Blanc before he left. Bad weather interfered with his short trip at sea. As soon as he arrived at St. Flour he was presented to Bishop Lyonnet who could not get his fill of news about Blanc. He also talked of Bishop Odin and Father Rousselon. The Emperor has transferred Lyonnet to the see of Valence. Andrieu hopes to see Blanc soon. P.S. Father Vital, pastor of Portland, sends his thanks for all Blanc's...

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God be praised for Odin's safe return. Odin's heart will bleed at the loss St. Elizabeth's Church has sustained; he already knows the details of the death of Father Cyprian Veyrat . Jean Baptiste Dugas, president of the trustees, wants Andrieu to make an urgent appeal to Odin. Perhaps they already have a new pastor; the people could not have a better spirit. Andrieu's confrere, Father L.P. Landry, C.M. joins him in respects and wishes for the New Year. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. French 3pp. 12mo.

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On May 14 Father Philip Landry came from New River with a very severe fever. Even his ordinary health is not good enough for Landry to take care of both New River and Amite River . Andrieu asks Odin if he could arrange to have a priest come on the steamer to take care of Amite. Last Thursday he had 50 First Communions. P.S. Landry is getting better, though still weak. :: VI-2-n A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He asks for permission for their ailing Father M. Kelly, C.M. to say Mass at the home of Widow LeColomb during the rolling season. The sugar vapor will do him much good. As they plan to hold a Mass for persons of color every Sunday at 11, they ask permission to binate as they must always have the three Masses necessary. He has just seen young Mumford whom Odin asked for information about that fine building at Bayou Sara so suitable for a college or convent. The train goes past a quarter of a...

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He asks permission for Father Philippe Landry to binate at Ste. Anne Chapel on the Sunday he goes there once a month in favor of the 50 Irish who are working on the new levee. These men do not have the proper clothes to hear the Mass attended by the other people. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He asks for a dispensation for Gustave Miller baptized a Lutheran, and Louise Grillet, a Catholic. The young man proposes to be instructed to embrace the religion of his future wife. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.

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In accord with Odin's desire he will go to St. Michael's for the next four times. He is going to make this known to the Religious of the Sacred Heart. He asks Odin to have dispatched to him and Father M, Rubi, C.M. the certificate of faculties and to authorize them to have a forty hours as soon as they consider the time favorable. :: VI-2-e A.L.S. French 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Towards the end of last December an Irishman from New Orleans came to Andrieu to arrange his marriage with an Irish girl of his parish. He replied that he should have the banns published in New Orleans and he would publish them at Donaldsonville. He wrote down February 20 as the day for the marriage and when the Irishman left he told Father M. Rubi, C.M. about it. However it appears the Irishman intended to speak of January. Yesterday he came to be married and he said that Andrieu was...

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The young man who will present this to Rousselon is one of his best parishioners and a member of their small Confraternity of St. Vincent. Wishing to marry his first cousin, he seeks the necessary dispensation. Andrieu believes that his reasons are good enough and adds only that he is not rich and that he proposes to do something for their orphans. :: VI-2-d A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

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A young man wishes to marry as soon as possible in order to go to Natchez under the orders of an entrepreneur who presses him. It is his only reason for wanting a dispensation from the publication of the banns. They are Michael Kelly and Mary King. :: VI-2-d A.L.S. French 1p. 8vo.

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He seeks a dispensation from the publication of the banns for the marriage of Jean Desnoux to Gertrude Gaudin, marrying for the second time at an advanced age and willing to pay the fee for the dispensation. :: VI-2-d A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.

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Dispensations: October 8, 1853, for Trasimon Aucoin and Deisie Manzerolle ; January 16, 1854, Théogène Thériot and Octavie Thibodeaux ; February 4, Valery Blanchard and M.E. Trahan ; February 13, Robert and Mary, servants of D. Thomson ; February 21, Jean Baptiste Blanchard and Irma Hébert, widow; February 22, C. Clear and M. Besson. :: VI-1-g A.D.S. French 1p. 4to. 13

Scope and Contents In writing his last letter, Andrieu was carried away by the impulse of the moment. He asked for something which he could foresee would not be feasible. The trustees of Paincourt met as early as the day after the disaster and decided to build a new church for 7 or 8000 piastres on the site of the old one. Mr. Foley, who built the church at Canal is to give the plan and direct the work. The people of Paincourt and surroundings seem animated by a very good spirit. If they build on the old site,...

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The three seminarians Blanc has just sent, have arrived. All will be ready for the feast of the Ascension at Donaldsonville . In the parish, Andrieu gave a short retreat the week after Easter in the chapel at Canal . Father Blaise Raho, C.M. continues to go to say Mass in the different schools of his district; he seems well satisfied. :: VI-1-g A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.

Scope and Contents When he talked to Blanc of a few days ago he forgot to ask for the faculty to binate. He did last Sunday because he was alone and the Ladies of the Sacred Heart never come to the church. There is only the High Mass for the parishioners on feast days and Sundays even when there are two priests. Is it possible to have the Ladies come to the church and have a low Mass for the parish when there are two priests. It seems as necessary here as at Donaldsonville. Two persons from around Campty,...

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An old inhabitant has fallen dangerously ill, Andrieu has been to see him without being called. But it is probable that he will die without wishing to be reconciled. He has rebuffed Andrieu's predecessor twice. During the last scandal he wanted to break down the church doors. Andrieu asks what he should do. V-5-l - A.L.S. - French - 1p. - 4to. - {1}

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A man of color of Isle Brevelle came this morning about marriage with his sister-in-law. He said everyone to whom he talked said it could be done and that his thought was that this woman would take better care of his two children than any other. Andrieu believes he will easily give up this plan but he wants to know whether Blanc will give him the dispensation. V-5-l - A.L.S. - French - 1p. - 4to. - {1}

Scope and Contents He asks for a dispensation for Stephen Kile and Elen Power. Kile says he does not know whether he has been baptized. His conduct makes Andrieu hope he will soon become a good Catholic. The marriage is to take place on the20th. Andrieu's confrere, when alone, celebrated one of these marriages and gave the dispensation, based on the faculties of Father Joseph Giustiniani, C.M.. He asks if he should renew the consent. Here it is the custom not to have children baptized until they are one, two,...

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He sends a draft for 145 piastres, the collection for Pope Pius IX. Rousselon is to tell the Bishop that Miss Francoise, Fanchonette, of Campté is dead without having made a will. She sent for the notary the same time as the priest but the notary did not go. Andrieu received a letter yesterday from the Bishop. V-5-l - A.L.S. - French - 2pp. - 4to. - {3}

Scope and Contents He hopes to arrive at Donaldsonville this evening. He could not leave Natchitoches sooner. He left half of Blanc's little affairs in the hands of Father Anthony Verrina, C.M. who remains with Father Auguste Martin. Knowing this worthy priest, Andrieu is glad to see him occupy their post. They had more than 100 Communions Christmas day. Martin will soon send Blanc his impressions since his arrival. Father Hector Figari, C.M. is now claiming $500 from the trustees of Natchitoches thus...

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Andrieu asks the necessary jurisdiction for Father J. Demarchi, C.M. who came to replace Father Charles Boglioli, C.M. and to send him a faculties sheet. Andrieu believes that Boglioli will do great good at Donaldson where he is very favorably known. His good manners and polished sermons have already attracted the esteem of many persons. There will be many complaints in the parish he leaves. At the seminary all are in good health. :: VI-1-g A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.

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A good person of the parish came this morning to inform Andrieux of the second degree affinity between Francisco Truxillo and Widow Armélise Barrilleaux whose marriage is to take place next Saturday. The widow is marrying the first cousin of her late husband. Andrieux asks for a dispensation. :: VI-1-j A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents As Blanc wished, Andrieux went to Mr. Nichols yesterday. Nichols told him that he had been away for 12 days and that he did not know if he had received the things which Blanc had sent, and that the rest of his family was at the other side of the lake. The Postmaster informed Andrieux that nothing had been lost between Donaldsonville and New Orleans, and that he thought he had seen a big package addressed to Nichols. Andrieux has seen that package, however, at the Postmaster's house and it...

Scope and Contents Having learned last night from Father John M. Delcros, C.M. that he had not received the letter in which Andrieux had asked him to inform Blanc of what took place at the auction of the land of the seminary, Andrieux hastens to write directly. In spite of his care in having it published in three different newspapers, the auction failed completely. He was offered only $4350 and he had to keep the land. éérin Landry remarked that the season was too far advanced and the people who would need it...

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Andrieux takes advantage of Father Conway 's return to New Orleans to ask for a dispensation for Jean Baptiste Gassen and Estelle Bourgeois, children of two sisters who wish to marry. :: V-5-c A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Today at a little after 3 o' clock, Father Stanislaus Marilianc Maragliano died. He had had only 2 or 3 attacks of fever at the beginning of last week and had begun again to say Mass. But during the night of Saturday to Sunday he became very ill. He lost consciousness yesterday morning and was dead an hour after receiving Extreme Unction; the doctor thinks it was erysipelas. The deceased was about 42 years old and had spent 14 years in this diocese having arrived in 1845. Andrieux asks...

Scope and Contents In 1845 at the Seminary of Langres, Andrieux asked Bishop Pierre Louis Parisis to be allowed to leave for the foreign missions, but God did not wish it. He would like to contribute to Perché's subscription, but does not have any money. In his parish 125 families had become Protestants out of dislike for his predecessor. Now, there are only 4 families with the Protestant minister. He has built a chapel on which he is 3000 francs in debt. From all Saints to Easter last year, he worked on a...

Scope and Contents Anduze wrote some time ago to ask to be reconciled at Easter time. He has received no reply. He asks Blanc to answer the following before his departure for Mandeville. 1. What should he do if the place he occupies is sold. 2. On his return to New Orleans, can he say Mass. 3. If he can sell his house and pay his debts, can he obtain an exeat, Bishop Rosati having refused him one in 1827. 4. Can a bishop condemn a priest to abandon his ministry and lead a civil life. 5. Has a priest ordained...

Scope and Contents Perché's letter telling them that he was in good health was thankfully received. It was only yesterday that Andusson learned of Elizabeth 's true financial position. After the materials had been sold and the debts that he knew of paid, he thought that the last word had been said. However, he now finds that there are other debts. 800 is owed to Mrs. Babin and there was only 50. When he asked how this was to be paid she gave him their silverware. He concludes that it would be better to sent it...

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This letter is difficult to read because of the handwriting and the use of abbreviations. It seems to be reply to the letter of a confrere and concerns the calumnies circulated about Anduze. Anduze has shown this letter to Dr. Labatut :: V-4-o A.L.S. French 2pp. folio