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De Armas certifies that on February 24, Bishop Anthony Blanc gave full power to Father Etienne Rousselon to act for him. A.D.S. 1p.

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De Armas received from Pitot in final payment the amounts and dates due are listed for notes from Mr. Pargoud, the delegation of Delery and Villars, and the fees of Denis and Pitot. A. Receipt

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Figures and details of the settlement made with L. Janin listing the notes received by Poidebord from the sales at Lafourche, Louisiana . A.D. 4pp.

Scope and Contents By virtue of an order on November 5 by the Third Court of the District, on petition of Archbishop Anthony Blanc, as executor of the late Father Peter Francis Beauprez estate, that an inventory be made, De Armas was appointed to take the inventory, with Aimé Willoz and Arthur de Armas as appraisers and Alexis Robert as attorney for the absent heirs. Before De Armas and witnesses, signing below, appeared Armand Pitot, attorney and counsel for Blanc, now absent from the city, executor for...

Scope and Contents Pitot, Robert, Willoz, and Arthur de Armas appeared before Octave. The two appraisers gave a detailed account of the Toulouse Street property, across from the Association Consolidée on Royal Street and on Bourbon Street, across from the house of Widow Ursin Durel . They valued it at $6500. This property was acquired at a sheriff's sale, March 1, 1847 in the lawsuit of Guy Dreux versus Didier Dreux . Appraisal of the bank stock and other stock, a description of the cash on hand and papers in...

Scope and Contents There appeared before De Armas, Archbishop Blanc, Robert, and Ryon. Ryon gave two different balances of the accounts between him and Beauprez, up to November 1, annexed to this document. Ryon said that Beauprez, in one of his last letters, had commissioned him to collect $87 due from Edmond Grace of Bayou Grasse, as the balance of the price of a slave he had sold Grace. The proof of this debt is in the hands of A. Provosty, lawyer at Pointe Coupée. The inventory was closed. A recap is given...

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De Armas received of Perché $1120 to pay a note held by Mrs. W. Frank Foucher, falling due on March, 14,1873. :: VI-2-o A.D.S. French 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents De Armas sends the rules no enclosure adopted by the Ladies of Providence for the administration of the Widows' Asylum as they had been submitted by De Armas for the approbation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg of the Asylum. In giving the rules to the Sisters, De Armas remarked to the Superior that he had drawn them up in their particular interest in order to define their rights and remedy the conflicts in authority which had arisen between them and Mrs. Barjac . He added that he...

Scope and Contents Odin will no doubt recall that on De Armas' departure for exile, Odin promised that if ever De Armas found himself in straitened circumstances he was to have recourse to Odin, who would loan him from 500 to 1000 piastres. He has almost used up the resources he brought with him and asks Odin to advance him 500. A letter of credit with Bishop John Quinlan? would perhaps be best. Madame E.B. could help by her knowledge of ways to communicate with De Armas. Although separated from him, they keep...

Scope and Contents De Armas wrote several days ago but because of the extraordinary circumstances and because it treated of a subject of great importance to him, he writes again. Having used up all the resources at his disposal at the moment, he is constrained to appeal to the offer Odin made when De Armas left New Orleans, that is, that Odin would lend him 500 to 1000 piastres, saying that it would be almost like a debt for services rendered. He asks Odin to send him $500 until his return to his native...

Scope and Contents If Father Louis Curioz, S.J. or Father Constantine Maenhaut have communicated to Odin the letters which they should have received from de Armas, Odin has seen that his wife and he, despite all the inexpressible difficulties of their exile, are well enough. They have experienced almost universal kindness, especially on the part of the clergy and, more particularly, the Jesuits. They are living at a small farm a mile from the college. He sends his respects to Fathers Rousselon, Chalon, the...

Scope and Contents The Catholic protective society in Portugal, whose aims can be read in Articles 1 and 2 of its statutes on page 275 of the second issue of Le Monde Catholique, was installed in Lisbon on January 29 and dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on February 4 in the church of the Royal Monastery of the Military Order of St. Benedict of Aviz . The Society has chosen three of its associate missionaries and they have begun the first mission in St. Roch Church here. The Portuguese have great hopes...

Scope and Contents De Bayo writes a few words about Odin's friend, the late Louis Verret, which she hopes he can transmit to Verret's mother. She has written to her as well as to Nicolas Verret, but she has not received any reply. Louis was admirable in his illness. He died on July 7, 1862. De Bayo's daughter, who is now a Sister of St. Vincent, was on her knees at the side of his bed. Odin should inform Mrs. Verret that de Bayo has preserved all her son's belongings and that she desires her to indicate a way...

Scope and Contents DeBever is an assistant in Nuland. He writes a second time to DeVries. The President of the seminary had directed him to apply at Baltimore. The more information he received about Baltimore the less he desired to go there. At Louvain they would not counsel him against going to Baltimore. The President of Louvain advised him to send certain information to a Bishop. He is 38 years of age and has been in service 13 years. He does not know English or German but speaks French. He has good...

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Permission for his negro Cyrus to marry whom he chooses. A. Note S. On the same paper:

Scope and Contents He was embarrassed to learn by a letter from Father John Anthony Elet, S.J. that Peter Cheri Noguè 's account had been sent to Blanc. De Blieck went to see the treasurer, Father Florian Joseph Sautois, S.J. who said he had not sent it. Father William Mearns, S.J., his predecessor, must have sent it. In examining the College accounts with Mr. J. Roes, S.J., who was treasurer three years ago, they decided not to send any of Nogues's accounts to Blanc whether he entered the Society, as he...

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Bulletin of Peter Cheri Nogues at St. Xavier for September, October, November. On December 10, Father W.L. Mearns, S.J. writes on the same paper that Nogues is well and that his application and conduct are excellent. V-5-l - A. Bulletin S. - English & French - 3pp. - 4to. - {3}

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Bulletin of Peter Cheri Noguez at St. Xavier College for December, January, February. V-5-k - Bulletin S. - 1p. - 4to. - {2}

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Whenever Edwards comes to the city, he must drop him a line in advance. Edwards will easily find the house. He was in hopes of seeing Folk but he writes that he cannot leave his work. :: XI-2-d A.L.S. 1p.

Scope and Contents De Bolle wishes him a happy New Year. He has received the application of another man, Father Henry Balicki, for the diocese of Cincinnati. He is 25 years of age and a priest for 17 months. He has given him his dimissorials. He is a nobleman who came to Rome to enter a contemplative order but had to leave because of his health. Father De Montel thinks him inconstant, but De Bolle thanks that since he has remained studying in Rome at his own expense, Purcell would write him a word of...

Scope and Contents After reading Blanc's letter to Father Francis Gouesse, C.S.C. De Bolle asked Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere if he would permit him to go to the diocese of New Orleans to serve at the hospital. Lefevere gave his consent; but he remarked that he could not let him leave the Detroit diocese until he showed letters of admission to Blanc's diocese. Since De Bolle cannot show Blanc's letter to Lefevere without compromising Gouesse, De Bolle asks Blanc to address letters of admission directly to De...

Scope and Contents He is sorry to write this letter but circumstances force him to. He sees that more and more he is a caged bird at Father Jean Arthur Poyet's . Poyet keeps inventing new vexations. At table yesterday he told them the price of each potato and egg that he offered them. De Bolle has never complained of the food; if Father McMahon has done so, De Bolle does not know. Also yesterday he forbade the girl from the hospital to come to straighten his room and bring some coal. Poyet is waiting for a...

Scope and Contents Blanc's last letter discouraged De Bolle. He sees that Blanc has assigned him to St. Joseph Church although he had asked for the hospital exclusively. In Detroit, for 100 sick people, he was not attached to a church; he never thought that for 500 at New Orleans he would have that trouble. He came under the impression that Blanc would pay him $300 a year and that he would simply be lodged with the pastor of St. Joseph's because there was no residence for the hospital chaplain. Blanc speaks of...

Scope and Contents On May 7 De Bolle received a letter from Father J.M. Masnou, C.M. in which he promised to admit De Bolle into the Congregation as soon as De Bolle was sure of his vocation. Today De Bolle's director advised him to enter as soon as possible. De Bolle also has a personal reason for not keeping his position. To do good at the hospital he must spend 4 to 5 hours there. For some time he has not had any rest during the night; more than three-fourths of the time he does not sleep. He fears that he...

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For eight months De Bolle served the hospital without a day's interruption; more and more he feels the need of rest. He believes that in keeping him another two months Blanc is endangering his health. So he insists a third time on his dimission. His confessor has said that for reasons of conscience he should leave as soon as possible. :: VI-1-k A.L.S. French 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Father John Lynch, C.M. 's letter will probably grieve Blanc. De Bolle left New Orleans with the intention of joining the Congregation of the Mission. During the retreat he found that his inclination was to the services of the sick. De Bolle said nothing more about St. Joseph's as the evil was without remedy. If Blanc will permit De Bolle to return to the Charity Hospital, he would gladly do so on condition that he could live at the Maison de Santé and would not be paid by Father Jean Arthur...

Scope and Contents Several days after receiving Blanc's reply to Father John Lynch, C.M. 's letter, De Bolle came to Buffalo. Father John M. Masnou, C.M. had told De Bolle that Blanc would probably not reply to De Bolle's letter. On De Bolle's arrival in Buffalo, Bishop Timon had already given the place of chaplain at the hospital to a priest too old to work in the missions; all Timon could offer was parish work. De Bolle decided to ask Blanc for the post at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans. The salary of...

Scope and Contents He notices with pleasure the continuing mention in the Journal of correspondence about education for deaf mutes. He sends any number of the paper containing such mention to Father Dehaeine, chaplain of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Brussels, Belgium, who is also a member of the Legislative Bosy of Belgium. In Belgium 4 years ago, Dehasine asked De Bruycker's father if such an institution could be established in the United States. At the time, De Bruycker was not well informed as to the...

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He has received the bishop's letter of the 8th and cannot understand the grave insinuations it contains. He refers to his own bishop's Francis P. McFarland letter to Borgess and his former letter asking to permit Father P.J. De Smedt to remain with him as his assistant; now he wishes he had never come this way. He is a pious and zealous priest and he expects to leave for Detroit the next week. :: III-2-l A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Although Bruycker did not, and does not agree with McMas ter on general matters and on the opportunity of crying over such matters, he is among the thousands who stand by McMaster in the controversy with Bishop Peter Joseph Baltes of Alton, Illinois, and others who may agree with him. He sends $5. for the Peter's Pence fund and names the 4 contributors. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 2p. 12mo.