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A Canadian named Alexis Lefrancois, a native of Quebec, has just died at New Orleans as a result of an explosion. The family believes it necessary to gather some information as he was unmarried and would have no heirs except his family in Quebec. Gingras' oldest brother is the husband of one of the deceased's sisters. Blanc could get information from some of the Canadians living in New Orleans, among others, Francois Bilanger and Abel Lefrancois :: V-5-h A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to.

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A copy of the "Introduction to Robert Browning" is sent to Hudson at half price. They will be pleased to have Hudson give them a notice of the book in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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They take pleasure in sending Edwards at the request of Mr. Conway, three history books by Myers. :: XI-2-h Postcard

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She permits her slave Charles Joseph to marry Celeste, slave of Mr. Sell. By Blancand and Guitet. Witnessed by Louis Thibault and Alcide Belly. A.D.S. 1p. :: VI-2-a A.D.S. French 2pp. 32mo. and 12mo.

Scope and Contents Lefevere, indifferent to Girard's repeated requests, wishes to force him to remain at St. Anne's and demands in writing his reasons for departing. He wonders the reason of this arbitrary demand. He asks a change: 1. Because in sending him here Lefevere gave him verbally the power to administer the sacraments without any instruction about his rights and position; he lets him absolutely to the discretion of Father Bernard Soffers ; all he gets is his Mass stipends, and is ordered around like a...

Scope and Contents After reflecting on what Lefevere said some weeks ago, Girard found the advice, to apply to the diocese of Paris, to be excellent. But to gain the confidence of the Superiors, one must have good references. Lefevere said he would give Girard an exeat but he did not say what kind of reference he would give him. Girard does not know if the measures taken against him by some of his parishioners concerning the building of the presbytery have changed Lefevere's feelings toward him. He would like...

Scope and Contents When Girard gave the Jubilee here, he worked to have a presbytery built and fixed the site on the ground of the present church. He acted contrary to what he had previously told Lefevere about the suitability of a new site at the corner of the highway from Detroit to Monroe and the Chapman road. He was actuated by the conviction that he would not succeed in collecting the money necessary to build there. Of three syndics appointed by the people, two favor the new site saying the people want it...

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She authorizes Victoire, a slave of Widow Poré, to have her son Joseph baptized, born December 4, 1844. :: V-5-d A. Note S. French 2pp. 32mo.

Scope and Contents He sends the Fastoral letter for Lent received by Father A Konings from the Archbishop of Malines, since it contains some striking thoughts which would probably figure well in the Journal. Konings would like to talk to McMaster and longs for the opportunity to do so. Girardey is in poor health, but very busy. He would like to be removed to a more active scene. He feels bad about what happened lately in Thompson Street. Though he considers Father James Sheeran right in principle, he...

Scope and Contents Girardey has examined the authorities to see in which diocese the Council of Trent has been published. S.B. Smith says "The decree Tametsi is observed in all the dioceses belonging to the 2 provinces of New Orleans and San Francisco." Konings says "In Provincia ecclesiastica Neo-Aureleanensi … et Sancti Francisci unique censetur vim habere." Therefore it has been published at Pensacola and the marriage of Maria Lee is null. Girardey has written to Father Gardiner as Perché asked and told...

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Girardey seeks a dispensation from the three proclamations of the banns for Bernard Flaherty, widower, Maria E. Graham, widow. There are no impediments. :: VI-3-a A.L.S. Latin 1p. 12mo.

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Girardey writes to McMaster on the death of his wife, Gertrude, promising Mass and assuring him that he has asked prayers of the Redemptorists he met in his journey to New Orleans. He offers consoling thoughts and commends McMaster for his christian spirit. McMaster has a new obligation now to his family. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Fr. Girardey, writing from St. Alphonsus' Church, has noticed in the last number of the Freeman's Journal that Father J.J. Duffo S.J. is mentioned as the only priest who survived the epidemic of Shreveport, Louisiana in 1873. Father Ferec, a secular priest attached to the Cathedral of New Orleans, went with Fr. Duffo to Shreveport and took sick in the midst of his labors. Ferec recovered and returned here New Orleans but unfortunately he drowned the following summer 1874 in Lake...

Scope and Contents Girardey thanks McMaster for his letter and for the $17. which he has given to Mother Mary Austin. She wrote a note of acknowledgement, which Girardey encloses not present, just before she left for a short journey in the interests of her community. He suspected that McMaster had a hand in the $1,000 donation which J. Pierrepont Morgan sent to the Sisters of Mercy and ow his suspicions are confirmed by the letter. That was the only donation from that source to the Sisters of Mercy...

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Bill for carpenter work and supplies at St. Patrick's Free School. :: VI-1-a A. Bill S. 2pp. folio

Scope and Contents Mrs. Giraud is sorry to bother him but his interest in her boys encourages her. She has just returned from Mexico where her unfortunate husband still is. He sent for them. Thinking it was her duty, she went. They arrived in Monterey finding him in a worse condition than ever, not a shelter for them. After staying two months, she was convinced to trust him any longer was useless. Fortunately, she took her piano and the sale of it enabled her to return. She is at present at her sister's, Mrs....

Scope and Contents On leaving New Orleans in February, 1864, Giraud left a box of books at the Archbishop's house. Father Buffard promised to bring it but forgot. When Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis was in New Orleans last September, he also forgot them. The box contains books which he needs day by day and which in his exile far from confreres, he cannot borrow. Father Béccard, who helped him nail up the box will probably know where it is. On the advice of Archbishop Odin Giraud left in Louise's care, a pair of...

Scope and Contents All went well between New Orleans and here though the expenditures are a little higher than calculated. They paid out $217, $43 each. The pastor of Pont Breau had them taken to Vermilionville. At Father F.J. Foltier's they had nothing to pay. It was impossible to find anyone to take them for less than $4000 so they came to Grand Coteau. The priests received them like friends; the next day they were to go by way of Opelousas to Washington. At the convent of the Sacred Heart he purchased two...

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By order of Bishop Dubuis Mr. Migne of Paris is to send Giraud an organ for his church. He was asked to send it to Odin. Odin is to send it on by the steamer T.D. Hine or the Mister Stephens both of which make regular trips between New Orleans, and Jefferson. :: VI-2-m A.L.S. French 2pp. folio

Scope and Contents Everything is going well. Giraud's health is very good. This is the fourth time that he has toured the parish. He visited the families on the Bita, and the upper and lower Tangipahoa, as well as Chapopeela. He had numerous Communions. He remained at Chapopeela for three days. Men and women fulfilled their obligations. Someone came from Cote Francaise to ask him to go say Mass there. He baptized 20, blessed 2 marriages and administered to 2 sick persons. They urged him to return there before...

Scope and Contents Conforming to article 24 of his powers he declares having received the mutual consent of J.W. Herman, Catholic, and Louise J. Huard, Catholic, all the conditions required having been fulfilled in the presence of Messrs. Renaud-Petibien, Widower Beauduc, Louis E. Moussier, A.G. Vincent and E.G. Douviller of Madisonville. At Chapopeela he married Philogoue Baham and Marie Ruth Williams, both Catholics, having dispensed them from publication of the banns. He also ratified and blessed the...

Scope and Contents This week Giraud is going to go to Covington where he will remain until November 5. Thursday should be spent visiting several establishments on the Bookfalaya. Afterwards he is going to visit Chapopeela and Tangipahoa. While at Chapopeela he will make a small trip of 8 miles to Washington parish, where there are some stations which have not had their children baptized. He will descend the length of the Tangipahoa in order to see the inhabitants scattered here and there. From the Tangipahoa...

Scope and Contents Giraud has been unable to get to Covington. This morning, General Cuvier? Grover coldly refused him a pass. Captain Garvy and Colonel Fitzgivans advised him to wait. Another Captain hinted that Covington was about to be occupied. Giraud id resolved to go despite them if he has no pass by Monday. He proposes to show Grover a Catholic priest is more than he imagined. There is no authority which Grover does not try to twist. Giraud will write Odin again of all that takes place. He asks when his...

Scope and Contents The chalice which he forgot at New Orleans was given to him by a venerable prelate; if he can obtain a pass he will come to look for it. He and Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis believe it will be sufficient to ask Odin to ask Father Hyacinthe Le Cozic to send it to Odin at the first opportunity. Giraud regrets being in St. Tammany parish before Dubuis came. When he left they wished to show their gratitude and many presented him with what would be called gifts at the archbishopric. Now that he...

Scope and Contents Giraud sends Odin a little report of their trip. They arrived on Friday. Wednesday, the day of departure, they were stopped at "halfway house" by officers. Their schooner was not in order. As it was late and John B. Bellaclas was tired they went to the Hotel Dieu. The Sisters of Charity gave them hospitality. They set out on the lake again at two o'clock. A custom officer found that the permit Giraud had for the provisions was not signed by the required authorities. The custom officer said...

Scope and Contents He supposes that in consequence of the Civil War Odin has not received his letter. Many new regulations have been adopted at All-Hallows and it is his duty to make Odin acquainted with them. One especially is very unsuitable to the foreigners. Instead of two months of vacation, they shall have three. Till now rules of that kind did not extend to foreigners. They were allowed to remain. He spoke to the President who told him he should go to France. He would not go because if he does he...

Scope and Contents It was always a pleasure to think that soon he should work under him. Now his hopes are deceived. He thought to have a Bishop whose native diocese is his diocese. At first he could not believe that Odin would leave Texas. He fell into a deep indecision either to follow him to New Orleans or to remain for the new bishop of Galveston. He finally stood for Texas. He heard that Father Claude M. Dubuis, C.M. would probably be Odin's successor but a few days after he was told from France that...

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In 1858 her daughter left for America with Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis. For 5 years they have not heard from her. They have heard that she is in a Carmelite convent in New Orleans and has the name of Sister Alexis . They would be consoled if they could have some word about her. :: VI-2-k A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.

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Having this opportunity to write by Father Augustin d'Asti, O.S.F., Giraud tells Odin of the death of his Father Theodore Eugene Giraud in Monterey, Mexico on February 23. His mother, grandmother, and brother send respects. :: VI-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents The remarks made at Blanc's visit by their young ladies and particularly by those from whom Giraud had heard words which made her think that they were annoyed with the Superior, makes Giraud think now that their dispositions are not the same or that she misjudged or misunderstood things. She asks Blanc to disregard the reports she gave. She would be desolated to have come to their Mother General news which would be a new sorrow added to all the others. At the moment she perhaps has no other...