Deva, Father Bernardo de,
(La Fourche, Louisiana)

to Bishop Penalver y Cardenas
(New Orleans)

Father Bernardo states that he is sending to the Bishop the census of his parish as he was ordered to do by the Bishop's letter of Sept. 3, 1795. This is signed by Father Bernardo de Deva.
--To this is added the census:

to Bishop Penalver y Cardenas
(New Orleans)

Father Bernardo de Deva drew up the census of the Parish of assumption of la Fourche of Valenzuela for the year 1795 as follows:
I Men:
1. White. From 1 to 15 years of age there are 432; from 15 on,
506.
2. There are no free half-breeds.
3. Slaves. From 1 to 15 there are 39; from 15 on, 102.
4. Total of men--1079. II Women:
1. White. From 1 to 15 years of age, there are 395; from 15 on,
423.
2. Free half-breeds. From 15 on there are 2.
3. Slaves. From 1 to 15, there are 34; from 15 on, 60.
4. Total of women--914.
III Total of souls--1993.
IV Newly born children--127.
V Dead of all ages--21.
VI Heads of family--385.
VII Representatives of other religions--30.
VIII 346 parishioners have fulfilled the annual obligations towards the Church.
IX The Church needs more pastors for the spiritual help, and it lacks everything.
This is signed by Father Bernardo de Deva.

IV-5-f A.D.S. 1 8vo. and 18 folio pp. (Spanish)
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