1842 Jan 24 Mina, Father Ve. M(odest)e and Father (Joseph) Billon, St. John Baptist (Second German Coast, Louisiana) To Father St(ephen) Rousselon New Orleans, (Louisiana) Joseph Bourgeois, wishing to marry Marie Céline Champagne, asks for a dispensation. Both live in St. Charles Parish, First German Coast. Mina received Rousselon's letter of the 22nd and hastens to send the baptismal certificate requested (no enclosure). Billon joins in sending respects. V-4-m A.L.S. (French) 2pp. 4to. 4 1842 Jan 24 Mina, Father Ve. M(odest)e and Father (Joseph) Billon, St. John Baptist (Second German Coast, Louisiana) To Father St(ephen) Rousselon New Orleans, (Louisiana) Joseph Bourgeois, wishing to marry Marie Céline Champagne, asks for a dispensation. Both live in St. Charles Parish, First German Coast. Mina received Rousselon's letter of the 22nd and hastens to send the baptismal certificate requested (no enclosure). Billon joins in sending respects. V-4-m A.L.S. (French) 2pp. 4to. 4 1842 Mar 1 Lartigue Assumption, (Louisiana) To Bishop (Anthony) Leblanc(!) New Orleans, (Louisiana) Lartique of Maubourguet in France, who had the honor of speaking to (Blanc) three years ago on his coming to Louisiana, having spent one year in Ascencion parish as a teacher and for two years having conducted the public school in the second district of Assumption parish, addresses (Blanc) for a second time. Lartique wishes to enter the seminary near him to receive Holy Orders in due time if (Blanc) finds him worthy. He will furnish papers attesting to his conduct in Europe from an early age. He asks (Blanc) to send a reply to Paincourtville before the end of the month so that if it is negative he can keep his place. V-4-m A.L.S. (French) 3pp. 4to. 1 1842 May 1 Berlié, Paul Joseph Plaquemine, L(ouisia)na to Bishop A(nthony) le Blanc(!) New Orleans, Louisiana A fine Catholic church has been built at Plaquemine but the means of the inhabitants and subscribers do not permit them to finish it. It lacks only the plastering of the vault, the altar, pews, and whitewashing. The people, who are almost all Catholic, seek diversion by going to the Protestant church on Sundays. Berlié has proposed giving a lecture or sort of sermon every Sunday. He writes to ask permission. Blanc has known Berlié for a long time; he gave him a letter of recommendation to enter St. Mary's of the Barrens seminary where he was for 2 years. For 4 years he was a pharmacist at (New Orleans) and 14 months ago established himself at Plaquemine where he has a store and also has relatives. He is distressed at seeing the church empty; at the least encouragement the people would take courage to finish it. (P.S.) The bearer of this letter is Augustin Perron, a good Catholic. (P.S. 2) If Blanc replies, Berlié asks him to send a little address in the letter to the people of Plaquemine so that Berlié can read it to them on Sunday. (P.S. 3) Perron cannot take the letter; Berlié will send it by boat. V-4-m A.L.S. (French) 3pp. 4to. 3 1842 May 3 Bourgeois, Widow Jean B(aptis)te Thibodauxville, (Louisiana) To Sister (Francis) Regis, Orphan Asylum New Orleans, (Louisiana) Bourgeois has just heard that Sister has circulated evil reports about the conduct of her daughter Camilla (Bourgeois). It is not her intention to write reproaches or to blame Sister; she wishes only to give the habits and character of her daughter while she was under her care which are quite the opposite of capriciousness, rebellion, lying. The evil inclinations have taken root only since she has been at the convent; a bad friend can ruin a child. Bourgeois had the Bishop's permission to leave her there for three years; if Sister sends her to her she will send her back. In leaving her under Sister's care she gave her all her rights as a mother; if she is naughty it is better to correct her than send her away. Bourgeois sent her to be instructed in every respect, not as Sister says, to make her First Communion and Confirmation. V-4-m A.L.S. (French) 3pp. 4to. 2 1842 May 7 Zéringue, Widow New Orleans,. (Louisiana) Zéringue gives permission to her Negress, Eulalie, to have baptized her son named Eugène born September 10, 1841. V-4-m A.D.S. (French) 1p. 16mo. 0 1842 May 7 Zéringue, Widow New Orleans,. (Louisiana) Zéringue gives permission to her Negress, Eulalie, to have baptized her son named Eugène born September 10, 1841. V-4-m A.D.S. (French) 1p. 16mo. 0 1842 May 7 Zéringue, Widow New Orleans,. (Louisiana) Zéringue gives permission to her Negress, Eulalie, to have baptized her son named Eugène born September 10, 1841. V-4-m A.D.S. (French) 1p. 16mo. 0 1842 May 12 Johnson, E.R. (New Orleans, Louisiana) His servants, Henry Montague and Elizabeth Wood, have Johnson's permission to be married. V-4-m A.D.S. 1p. 32mo. 2