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Scope and Contents The Association of the Propagation of the Faith has allocated 7000 francs for the diocese of Natchez for 1852. Attached is a letter from their treasurer giving an account. Glajeux sends on a recommendation of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda which states that the allocations are not to be applied exclusively to the heads of missions but to the support of all evangelical workers. J. Choiselat Gallien signs as treasurer, The letter is addressed to Blanc as administrator of Natchez....

Scope and Contents The Association of the Propagation of the Faith has allocated 5000 francs to New Orleans for 1857. The last fifth of this will not be positive until the close of the present collection. They thank God that charity has responded in the midst of the business and financial crisis in all countries. At the beginning of the year a notable change has been made in the administration. Charles Choiselat, secretary-treasurer of the Paris Council, has resigned for reasons accepted with regret by the...

Scope and Contents The Central Councils of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith have allowed New Orleans 15,000 francs. This allocation as in preceding years, will be subject to reduction in case the total receipts remain below their estimate. They sympathise deeply with Blanc in the premature loss of so many of his priests who did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to bring solace to the sick. So they have wished to take their part by sending him some consolation. They remind him, however, that...

Scope and Contents The Association of the Propagation of the Faith has allocated for 1856, 6000 francs to New Orleans and 20,000 for Natchez . As usual the fifth part of these sums will not become definite until the closing of the collection. Because of the growing number of missions, they have not been able to do all they wish. Not knowing Bishop Vandevelde's successor they send Blanc the allocation for Natchez. They have taken into consideration the annual interest on the debt of the cathedral and the...

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Des Glajeux regrets not having been able to meet Odin at his hotel and he reminds him of his promise to attend the meeting of their council on the 23rd. It will be a great consolation for them to bear witness to their veneration for his person and their profound interest in his diocese. :: VI-2-g A.L.S. French 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents The Central Councils of Paris and Lyon of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith have allotted Detroit 17,000 francs from the funds collected by the Association for 1847. If the receipts do not fall below those of last year, 4000 francs will be added to this allocation. The funds upon which the allocations are made are only the extimated receipts and the collections are not complete until the beginning of March of the following year. In a postscript he asks that Lefevere see that...

Scope and Contents 12,000 francs are allotted to the Detroit Diocese for 1864 by the Central Office of the Association of the Propagation. Following custom, a fifth of this sum will be withheld until the annual balance of receipts is made. The Central Office has received with most painful surprise the information which Lefevere has given of Father Louis Baroux. He was at their office in May 1863 in the name of his bishop. The recommendation made by Lefevere refers to the poverty of the Potowatomi Mission and...

Scope and Contents The twenty-six years of existence of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith gives the Central Council at Paris the opportunity of pointing out important facts of general interest to the society. One of these points is the more complete and regular rendering of accounts by the heads of the missions to the Council. This is the particular object of this letter. The administration of the Association is divided into two councils, each equal in rights, except that the editing of the...

Scope and Contents The year 1848 has had a regrettable influence on the collections of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith so that it is impossible to regulate the allocations for the current year from estimated amounts and the Councils have decided to await the collection of funds before disposing of them. Therefore they send to Lefevere's diocese a first payment of 4800 francs. Glajeux asks Lefevere's prayers that the times will become more calm and happy in their country. This letter is signed...

Scope and Contents The Central Councils of Paris and Lyon have delayed the allocation of the sums collected and to be collected by the Association for the Propagation of the Faith for 1850. The estimated receipts are so uncertain that the Councils have judged it prudent to proceed as they did last year and not to announce to the heads of the missions a figure which will be assigned only eventually and to restrict themselves to distribute a fraction of it in proportion to the amount in the treasury. Deprived...

Scope and Contents The Central Councils of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith have allotted to the diocese of Detroit from the 1851 collections, the sum of 7500 francs, of which one-fifth will not be available until it is seen that the receipts do not fall below those of the preceding year. They regret that this year the Councils have reduced the subsidies for some missions. Being obliged to admit establishments in newly created sees into the distribution of the Associations resources they have...

Scope and Contents The Central Councils of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith have allocated 12,000 francs to the diocese of Detroit for 1852. As customary, one-fifth of this sum will be kept until the amount of collections for the year is known in February 1853. The Sacra Congregatione de Propaganda Fide has made it the duty of the Association to distribute the offerings of the Association for the support of all the workers in the missions and not as a subsidy exclusively applicable to the...

Scope and Contents The Central Council of the Association of the Propagation has allotted the Diocese of Detroit 12,000 francs of which 2000 is provided from alms of the Jubilee. This additional sum will not be the basis of future allocations. Lefevere's deeds are of constant interest to them. They have in mind his chapels, schools, and especially his seminary for zealous missionaries. The Holy Father has recommended to the whole Catholic world the gift of charity for the missions. P.S. The...

Scope and Contents Glajeux has the honor to announce that the Central Council of the Association of the Propagation has allotted to the diocese of Detroit the sum of 10,000 francs. This may be diminished if the expected funds raised by the association do not reach the amount predicted. He is very happy to announce this allocation and to help him attain his desires in the care of his flock. Thus charity renders the Catholics in the different countries one. He encloses a statement of the accounts. Charles...

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The Association for the Propagation of the Faith has allocated to the Diocese of Detroit, the sum of 9,000 francs. One fifth of this as usual is reserved until the end of the year. They are happy to be able to raise such a sum in a year when they have had to generally reduce the allocations. Berard hopes that Lefevere's work is a source of consolation to him. Berard signs as president and Charles Choiselat as treasurer. L.S. French 2pp. 8vo. On the same paper is written:

Scope and Contents The Central Council of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith allocates 8,000 francs for Detroit for 1856. According to custom and the reason of contingency of their receipts, a fifth of this sum will become definite after the close of the actual year. Lefevere, with them, will bless Divine Providence for this charity despite the difficulties of these last days. They were happy to be able to include Lefevere's diocese in this division despite the very insufficient receipts in the...

Scope and Contents The Council of the Propagation of the Faith in Paris allocates 5000 francs for 1857 for the Detroit diocese. According to custom the last fifth of this will be withheld until the books are balanced for the year. In the midst of the business and financial crises, only the merciful God can help in aiding the Faith. At the beginning of this year a notable modification in the administration of the institute has taken place. M. Charles Choiselat, the secretary-treasurer of the Paris Council is...

Scope and Contents The Central Council of the Propagation has allocated to the Diocese of Detroit for 1858, 9,000 francs. According to custom he has withheld the last fifth of this sum due to the contingency of receipts, until the annual balancing of accounts. The Association of the Propagation has this year again been honored by the Holy Father. They hope that the alms of the jubilee will increase notably the annual resources. He requests a detailed account of the state of Lefevere's mission. These details...

Scope and Contents The Central Council allots the Detroit Diocese for 1859 15,000 francs, of which 6,000 francs came from the extraordinary alms of the Jubilee. Lefevere should not overlook that this allotment is exceptionally large and not take it as a point of comparison for allotments for succeeding years. They have eagerly taken advantage of the Jubilee alms to help Lefevere with his many needs. They leave to the Bishops to dispose of the alms for the benefit of religion. They follow the same plan...

Scope and Contents Detroit Diocese is allotted by the Central Council of the Association of the Propagation, 14,000 francs fro the fiscal year 1860, of which 5,000 francs comes from the residue of alms of the 1858 Jubilee. They hasten to dispose of the part which is assigned to Detroit mission. This special resource which gave the increase in this year's allocation should be no point of comparison for the following year. As to the portion of this allocation which comes from ordinary receipts, a fifth is...

Scope and Contents The Central Council of the Association of the Propagation of Paris allots the Detroit Diocese12,000 francs for 1861. According to custom, a fifth of this sum will be withheld until the close of the fiscal year. The exceptional resources of the Jubilee having been completely exhausted last year, they have based the present distribution only on the ordinary receipts, taking for a starting point, the division of what they received in 1860. In the midst of the needs which seek their help,...

Scope and Contents The 1862 allotment of the Association of the Propagation for Detroit Diocese is 1,100 francs. According to custom, the last fifth of this sum is withheld until the close of the fiscal year. They regret having for so long been deprived by Lefevere of information about the situation of his diocese, its needs and improvements. Information is necessary to determine the amount of help to the missions. Lefevere's prolonged silence would indicate that his needs are diminishing. Meanwhile they do...

Scope and Contents The Central Council of the Association of the Propagation allots to Detroit for 1863, 12,000 francs; a fifth of this sum will be withheld until the close of the year. The Council has received with interest, Lefevere's letter of this year. They would appreciate such a letter each year, stating the needs of the diocese. The Council gave Father Louis Baroux 5,000 francs for the Potawatomi Indians; also part of the yearly allocation for the upkeep of young men at the seminary of Louvain. ` L.S....

Scope and Contents They would be happy if their funds would permit the founding of the missions which the Bishops of Natchez and New Orleans would like to confide to the members of Bertin's order. But in view of the difficult circumstances, they fear that even the old missions will suffer, say nothing of new foundations. After such a letter, not being assured of means of transportation Bertin did not look for missionaries. Their house has suffered numerous losses during Bertin's absence; about 10 have left....

Scope and Contents J. Choiselat-Gallien died the 9th of this month. They had hoped to keep him by their prayers but God judged that the day of reward had come for so many years devoted to the Association of the Propagation of the Faith . Consolation has been given them in finding his successor in his son, Charles Choiselat who is already fulfilling the duties of Secretary; and who for some time had shared the duties of his father. He has the same powers. The jubilee last year was a source of grace for the...

Scope and Contents The financial crisis of 1857 could have made them fearful of their receipts but God has blessed their work and the collections total 4,191,716 francs, 27 centimes, surpassing 1856 by 286, 648 francs. The Holy Father has put an alms in favor of the Association of the Propagation of the Faith in the number of conditions for the gaining of the Jubilee. Rousselon, as in 1852, is to keep separate the Jubilee alms from the ordinary receipts which serve as a basis of allocations for the following...

Scope and Contents The Council has voted another 3,000 francs of what remained after the allocations of 1858 to the Diocese of Detroit, making the total allocation for the diocese 12,000 francs. In sending this money they wish to aid him to meet the needs which he pointed out in his letter of February 4 which was very consoling to them. They are particularly interested in the education of the two young men who are being prepared for the diocese in the American College at Louvain . They will be happy to read...

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Captain Henry Glasse Presents his compliments and sends McMaster 5 newspaper clippings concerning the Carlist war, at the instruction of General Edward Kirkpatrick, the Military Representative in London of Don Carlos . Kirkpatrick will soon communicate with McMaster with the view of seeing if something cannot be done in New York to aid the Carlist sick and wounded. :: I-2-a A.L. unsigned clipping enclosed 2pp. 12mo.

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Permission for his slave Mary to have her little boy baptized named Jean Pierre, born May 8. :: V-5-f A. Note S. French 2pp. 32mo.

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They, Louisianians, born in the Catholic religion, being deprived of a church especially for them, believe that it would be fitting to form a congregation in order to erect one. They ask Odin to assist them and to send them a Negro priest. He will bring joy to all the Catholics of their people. :: VI-2-k A.L.S. French 1p. 4to.