Henriquez, (Father) Theodoro Tirso Henrique, vicar and ecclesiastical judge of Louisiana.
New Orleans, (Louisiana)

He orders that this document be made a legalized copy in order that it may be placed in the secret archives of the vicariate. Before Estevan de Quinones, notary public (who adds a) note that the authentication has been made.

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1792 Apr. 26

Henriquez, (Father) Theodoro Tirso Henrique
New Orleans
Decree: He says that in the report resulting from the visit of Cirilo (Sieni) of Barcelona, O.M.Cap.) bishop of Tricali and auxiliar of Havana, (Cuba) to the church of St. Louis in New Orleans it was ordered that the letter of Father Antonio de Sedella, O.M.Cap. to Don Antonio Ramis, mayordomo of the fabrique of the said church be added to the report. The letter was relative to accounts which were examined by Fathers Fran(cis) de Caldes, O.M.Cap. and J(ose)ph Maria Valdes. Observantine religious whose examination was completed without official approbation. He now orders a new examination of Sedella's accounts by Father Luis de Quintanilla, O.M.Cap. assistant in St. Louis parish and Brother Vicente de Alcala, O.M.Cap. administrator of the goods of the Capuchin province.

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1790 Jan. 21

Sedella, O.M.Cap., Father Antonio de
New Orleans

to Don Antonio Ramis
New Orleans

He sends the account of all his time as collector and mayordomo of the fabrique of the church (of St. Louis in New Orleans).

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1790 Jan. 18

Sedella, Father Antonio de
New Orleans

Sworn report of the accounts of the fabrique of the parish of St. Louis which were in his charge from July 13, 1782 till April 30, 1787 and from March 24, 1788 till December 31, 1789. (Names mentioned) Father Simon de Fuentes, collector; Don Antonio Ramis; Don Juan Durel; Don Jose Martinez; Mother St. Clara de Yera, (O.S.U.); Don Nicolas Aubry; Bartolome Bosch. Note by Quinones Feb. 27, 1790 -- He has made three copies of this report and has given them to Bishop (Cirilo).

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Sedella, Father Antonio de
New Orleans

Seven documents which make up the report which he has given for his terms as collector of the parish of St. Louis. (Names not mentioned in previous documents) Juan de Agirre; Dona Barbara Rita Lobato; Don Jose Curtia; Don Guilberto Guillemard; Don Caspar de Aranda; Don Antonio Argote.

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1792 Dec. 10

Henriquez, (Father) Theodoro Thirso Henrique, vicar and ecclesiastical judge of Louisiana
New Orleans, (Louisiana)

He orders that an official copy of this record be made in order to place it in the secret archives of this vicariate. Note: (under same date) by Estevan de Quinones, notary public, states that the official copy was made.

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1792 Oct. 19

Quintanilla, O.M.Cap., Father Luis de, Vicente de Alcala, O.M.Cap., Brother
New Orleans

They have been commanded by Father Henriquez to go over the account rendered by Father Antonio de Sedella, O.M.Cap. on Jan. 18, 1790 to Cirilo (Sieni) of Barcelona, tit. bp. of Tricali of his time as mayordomo of the fabrique of the parish of St. Louis in New Orleans. Not finding all the records of collection for Father Sedella's time they had recourse to Father Diego de Carriedo, (O.M.Cap.), who allowed them to use the parish books but again they found part of record missing and so they were compelled to adjust by estimate the income of the fabrique for the years not covered by the record. They state the number of funerals both of whites and colored for the periods under discussion and follow this up by a list of the customary charges for a funeral. From this they computed the income from the funerals of the various classes, white and colored, free and slave, adults and children. They mention receipts from Juan Durel, mayordomo of the fabrique and Antonio Ramis. It is supposed that the pews from which most of the church revenue had come were destroyed in the fire of March 21, 1788. They mention payments made by Father Simon de Fuentes as well as others to Josef Martinez, Bartolome Bosch, (Jean) Aubry and the Ursulines. Although they know that there should have been more stipends during the period when Father Sedella was mayordomo (yet) as the settlement of these belongs to the collectorship not to the office of mayordomo they could draw up the general accounts only by means of the receipts which had been given to the collector. These receipts are missing so they could draw up no other account than that made by (Father Sedella).

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