Quintanilla, Father Luis de

Procedures in checking the accounts of the collectorship of the parish of St. Louis in charge of Father Luis de Quintanilla from Jan. 1791, to the end of July, 1795.

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1795 Oct. 26

Penalver y Cardenas, Luis Bishop
(New Orleans)
The Bishop Decrees:
1.) that the collectorship ledgers of the parish of St. Louis be delivered to Father Ubaldo Delgado, Recollect Franciscan, in order that he may check them since Father Quintanilla began his charge until July 31, 1795.
2.) That Father Ubaldo is to draw up a balance of what is due to the participants and to compare the parochial ledgers that will be presented by the Pastor.
3.) That the Bishop is to be informed of the course of the procedures. Signed by the Bishop.
--To this is added a note by Rivas certifying that the above copy was drawn up by the Bishop's order.

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1795 Oct. 8

Delgado, Father Ubaldo

to Bishop Penalver y Cardenas
(New Orleans)
Ubaldo states: 1.) That he examined the ledger of receipts of the parish of St. Louis from January 1791 to July 31, 1795 and compared them with the ledger of the parish. 2.) That from this examination there results the present statement, in which appears the income of each participant and the list of the burials made on alms. 3.) That these ledgers include only the receipts from burials, stipends and votive masses since no offerings are made at the baptisms, and the "relaciones" belong to the pastor as well as the banns of marriage. 4.) That there is no proof that the participants have been paid and Ubaldo does not know if it is usual to demand it. 5.) That he has carried out the commission as he was ordered. The Bishop will dispose of the matter, as it seems suitable. Signed by Father Ubaldo Delgado
--To this is added a decree by Bishop Penalver y Cardenas, on Oct. 9, 1795, ordering Father Quintanilla to prove with documents that he paid fully the income due to the treasury of the church and the other participants. Signed by the Bishop.
--To this is added a note by Rivas certifying that the above copy was drawn up by Bishops order.
--There follows the itemized accounts made by Father Ubaldo Delgado.

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1795 (______)

Quintanilla, Father Luis

to Bishop Penalver y Cardenas
(New Orleans)

Father Quintanilla, in charge of the collectorship of this parish, states that he has carried out the Bishop's orders of Oct. 9 in the following way:
1). That he paid to the "benefit" 4.607 "pesos" 6 "reales" of its income as it appears from the document of the vice trustee which he is presenting. The difference results from "la Quarta Episcopal" taken by Dr. Theodoro Thirso and some burials to be charged.
2). 2.690 "pesos" and 5 "reales" of the income of the Sabrica with the receipt of its churchwarden for 2.636 "pesos" and 6 1/2 "reales." The little difference results from the same burials to be charged.
3). The charge for the singers, acolytes, sacristan and sexton with the document he is presenting.
4). Finally, that he did not make note of "la Quarta Episcopal" from Sept. 1792 to June 1793 because Dr. Theodoro thirso did not give it nor was "La Quarta Episcopal" ever charged. Signed: by Father Luis de Quintanilla.
--To this is added a decree by Bishop Penalver that the documents have been handed in and that, after examined, he will dispose of the suitable. Signed : by the Bishop.
--To this is added a note by Rivas certifying that the above decree was issued and signed by Bishop Penalver on Oct. 2, 1795.
--To this is added another note by Rivas that on the same day he notified Father Quintanilla of the above decree.
--To this are added the three certificates presented by Father Luis de Quintanilla.

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1795 Aug. 1

Fernandes, Andres
(New Orleans)

Fernandes as Vice Trustee certifies to have received father Quintanilla 4.125 "pesos" of the receipts due the Capuchin Fathers from Jan. 1, 1791 to Aug. 1, 1795 as it appears from the ledger of the said priests. Signed: by Andres Fernandes.

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1795 Aug. 1

Ramis, Antonio
(New Orleans)

Ramis as churchwarden of the parochial church of St. Louis certifies he received from Father Quintanilla 2.636 "pesos" and 2 1/2 "reales" of the receipts that correspond to the Fabrica of the Church from Jan. 1791 to Aug. 1, 1795. Furthermore, he received 185 "pesos" and 5 1/2 "reales" of the receipts from the regiment assigned to this place. Signed by Antonio Ramis.

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1795 Aug. 1

Hubert P. and others

The undersigned, the four acolyte, singers sexton and sacristan of the Cathedral Church of New Orleans certify that they have received all the receipts due them from Father Quintanilla from Jan. 1791 to Jul. 1795. Signed by Vicente Llorca, Fuiret Arnand, chanter, P. Huber, chanter, Calandrot Pauguinet, Sacristan.

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1795 Oct. 3

Penalver y Cardenas, Luis Bishop
(New Orleans)
The Bishop states:
1). That he examined the accounts of the collectorship of the parish of St. Louis in the charge of Father Luis de Quintanilla from January '91 to July of this year inclusive, and the gloss made by Father Ubaldo Delgado with the proving documents.
2). That he approves them and that the burials to be charged must appear in the new account as arrers(?), because of the delay of the debtors.
3). Furthermore, as this report ends the responsibility of Father Quintanilla, proper endorsements are to be made in the ledgers and these returned to father Quintanilla. Signed by the Bishop of Louisiana and witnessed by Rivas.

--To this is added a note by Rivas certifying that a testimony of the above decree has been written down in the ledgers and then these have been returned to Father Quintanilla.

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