Quinones, Estevan de, Notary Public
Cyrillo (Cirilo Sieni) of Barcelona), tit. bp. of Tricali
and auxiliary of Havana
Sedella, (O.M.Cap.) father Antonio de
auxiliary vicar
Xerez, (O.M.Cap.) Father Josef de,
collector
Delgado, (O.M.Cap.) Father Ubaldo,
assistant
Olot, (O.M.Cap.) Father Ignacio de
sacristan in charge New Orleans, Louisiana

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1790 Jan. 12

Quinones, Estevan
New Orleans

On this day Bishop Cirilo of Barcelona declared that as the fire of Mar. 21, 1788 destroyed baptismal records which would have been saved had they been in a closet in the sacristy; in the future the baptismal records are to be kept in such a closet and are not to be removed from the sacristy without express permission of the bishop. The parish priest and his assistants are to be informed by the notary of this regulation.
Individual entries show that Quinones informed the following priests on that same day: Fathers Xerez, Delgado, Luis Guignes, (O.M.Cap.) and Olot.
In the sacristy of the parish church of St. Louis in the city of New Orleans and in the presence of the undersigned the books of marriages, deaths, and baptisms and dated from 1720 to 1790 were placed in a closet and locked with key, the assistants of the parish remaining in charge of them.

IV-4-g A.D.S. 8pp. 8vo. (Spanish)
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