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\nHalf a league away is the Mill of the Bishop; there are about 70 arpents. This year we have spent 2000 francs to improve it. It can generate 1000 francs of profit a year. Four leagues east of the Seminary, along the Mississippi River, is another of our plots, containing 500 arpents. The land is very fertile; about 100 arpents are cultivated; by fault of the tenant, it is not profitable. We need to wait two years before we can draw some revenue from it, then it will give sufficient returns.\n
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\nAt 37 ½ degrees to the N.E. of the Seminary is St. Genevieve, a French village and parish. There is a beautiful Church to St. Genevieve (in stone) there – the priest’s house is rather large, but old, and 50 arpents of very good land, all cultivated. The inhabitants paid us the deed of sale for this property. The revenues are made up of an annual tax of 50 sous per head on each inhabitant, pew rentals, and the letting of 150 arpents. These revenues include the Casuel, which amounts to 2500 or 3000 francs each year. Yet, for the last three years, either because of Mr. Dahmen’s illness, or the efforts of…\n
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\nFour leagues West of St. Genevieve we jointly own with Mr. Bouillier half of 10 arpents of land. There we have two sawmills, and are currently building another, and a flourmill. The profits from the mills and several hundred gourdis that we have added are going to cover the building costs this year. We hope for some revenues for next year. In a short while it will be necessary to have a small chapel on this plot.\n
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\nFour leagues N.E. of this last place, we own 45 arpents of very good land in Little Canada, a French village. The old church was a fourth of a league from there. But the inhabitants have already demolished the old one and are constructing another on our land.\n
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\nSix leagues from this last place and 16 leagues from St. Genevieve and 20 from the Seminary is Old Mines, a French parish and village. We have 700 arpents of land, of which 60 are cultivated, and on this land is the Church, the Priest’s house, and the School. The parish’s revenues are made up of pew rents at the Church, by a tax on each inhabitant, and the Casuel. We are able to value them at 3,000 francs a year.\n
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\nFour leagues from there is Richwoods, a region half-French, half-English. There we own 260 arpents of very good land, on which is the new Church, made of wood.
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\n½ Charlot 45 --- Aminta 45\n
\nHenri 60 --- Mary B. 45\n
\nWill 40 --- Mary G. 35\n
\nLuke 45 --- Dole 30\n
\nDory 19 --- Mary C. 17\n
\nJoseph 40 --- Caroline 12\n
\nGuillaume 10 --- Josephine 8\n
\nJean 8 --- Sarah 5\n
\n½ Piette 19 --- Mary F. 1\n
\nTwo infants\n
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\nAt latitude 36 ¾ degrees North Capi [sic] Girardeau, there is also a House, rather large, in the town – and about fifteen squares [blocks] in the town. On each block there is a spot for more Houses. (On one of the blocks) - an old house that we have rented at 5 f. per month, on one of the blocks or sites. Bordering the town, on one side we have 45 arpents of good land, there is [sic] 15 arpents in cultivation, and we are currently raising a mill there. At one half-league from there is a farm of 750 arpents. We have constructed a new House there, there are 50 cultivated arpents and 3 to 500 cords of wood cut to sell to the steamboats; we have a good start of horned beasts, horses, mares, etc. Pigs etc. — Until now, we have been forced to make considerable advances to continue the improvements. Our farmer, the brother Harrington, leads me to hope that the produce of the land is going to be enough for next year to continue the work; however, it may be necessary to make some more advances to the support of the House in town for another year. We will also be forced to make some sacrifices to build a church there… I do not hope for any surplus from that establishment for 3 years —and if we had any surplus, it could not be used better than for building houses to rent in the town to create an income. \n
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\nAt a half-league further north, on the river, in a charming location, I have purchased 1000 arpents of land on very advantageous terms, as the sale is not finalized, and not a sou paid, I will not talk about it.\n
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\nAt latitude 37 degrees we have a plot of land of 550 arpents, it is not very good, there is [sic] not any improvements there.
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\nBorrowed 1500\n
\nid 400\n
\nid 500\n
\nid 300\n
\nFor lands 1000\n
\nFor mill 500\n
\nTo Mr. Boullier 1000\n
\nTo merchants 800\n
\n6000 or 30,000 + 5,000 = 35,000 frs.\n
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\nIn giving at 1500 p. or 7500 frs.\n
\nThe day seminarians are doing rather well. \n
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\nLent to make do in part 1000\n
\nIn cash or almost in cash 1000\n
\nNotes due or ready to be due 1800\n
\nTo our having for tuition already owed for three months 3600\n
\n7400 or 37,000 francs\n
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\nApart from this debt, we will be obligated for and have promised to allocate different sums for the Church at the Barrens.\n
\nFor the Church at St. Genevieve 200 fr. and for a Church at the Cape we can evaluate all that we will be obligated for. Recently we had an Ordination (Sunday in the Octave of St. Vincent) where 11 were ordained – among these 2 priests. — This Seminary has produced a Novitiate for a year now. 4 very good novices: Mr. Escoffier, Mr. Ostlandenberg, Mssrs. Stelle and Biernan. In the same period 4 or 5 children of the College have been converted and baptized; and 3 or 4 converted without being baptized.
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