(2) Feb. 9, 1830, having dispensed with the publication of the banns of matrimony because the parties had already been married some twenty-five or thirty years ago by a magistrate, we, the undersigned priest, gave the nuptial benediction to John Flinn, native of Ireland, aged seventy-four years, and Mary Baker, of Pinsilvany [Pennsylvania], likewise advanced in years, in presence of Michel Duchene, Jean Baptiste Petit, Cecile Cochois, and a great many others.

(3) February 8, 1830, all formalities, &c., &c., Pierre Lemene, alias Iven, son [who has attained his majority] of François Lemene, alias Iven, and [space left; no name given], native of the parish of St. Ann, Detroit, and a resident of that of St. François de Sales for the past seven years, to Phillis [sic] Gervais, daughter of the late Philippe Gervais and Cecile Desnoyers, a native and resident of this parish. Witnesses: Jean Baptiste Desnoyers, Jean Baptiste Michel Yax, Olivier Ricard and many others.

(4) February 11, 1830, . . . Pierre Blait, native of St. Ann's parish, Detroit, and residing in that of St. Félicité for several years past, son of the late François Blait and the late Magdelaine Macayr (?), to Isabella Saucier, daughter of the late Joseph Saucier and the late Josette Thibaud, native of St. Ann's parish, Detroit, and resident in that of St. Félicité for the past three years. Witnesses: Jean Baptiste Ladouceur, Jean Baptiste Thomas, Joseph Saucier, and several others.

(5) February 16, 1830, . . . Pierre Cire, son of Charles Cire and Amable Durocher, deceased, native of the parish of Lonceau, diocese of Quebec, living in this parish since his childhood, to Monique Godfroy [Godfroi?], alias Ballard, minor daughter of Etienne Godfroy(?), alias Ballard, and of Elisa [beth] Thomas, native and resident of the

April 30, 1832, . . Leon Delaunay, son of the late Jean Baptiste Delaunay and Seraphine Rivard, .. to [the bride's name has been omitted] minor daughter of Julien Furton and Catharine Thibault. (Leon Delaunay [resident of this parish(?)] for thirteen years only.) In presence of Julien Furton, Louis Dequindre, and several others.

1832.

[The groom's signature is: "Leon Delonais."]

October 8, 1832, . . . Louis Chapoton and Sophie Rabitaille, natives and residents of the parish of St. François de Sales. Witnesses: Antoine Vernier (?), Charles Rivard, Jean Baptiste Saucier, and many others.

[The next entry is badly torn.] October 8, [or 18th] 1832,

. Joseph Saucier, son [majeur] of the late Joseph Saucier and the late Josette Thibault, born in St. Ann's parish, Detroit, living in that of St. Félicité for about four years . . . and Monique Rotelle, daughter [majeure] of the late Jean Baptiste Rotelle and the late Marie native of the parish of St. François de Sales, resident in that of St. Félicité for some fifteen years. . . . Witnesses: George Meldreu (?), William Tosler (?), Francis Rabitaille, and several others.

[The following entries are made by Father J. Lostrie. They are difficult to decipher, and the paper is torn in places.—THE TRANSLATOR.]

January 24, 1833, ... Joseph Rose, son of Joseph and Mar·(?), native of St. Martin's parish,

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diocese of Montreal, resident in this parish for three years past, and Florence . [Petit?], minor daughter of Antoine and Catharine Marolle [or Marotte], of the same parish and diocese, resident in this parish for three years . .

in presence of Lois [Louis?] Delack and Josette Rose.

January 30, 1833, . . . Edouard Leforge, son [of age] of Basile and Agathe Reaume, native and resident of the parish of St. François de Sales, and Elisabeth Laforge, daughter of Louis and Therese Tremble (?), native of the same parish. Witnesses: Louis Laforge, Nicola Boci (?) and Joseph Peltier.

February 9, 1833, . . . François Xavier de Sone, eldest son of Jean Baptiste and Seraphine Rivard, born and living in this parish, . . and Ed... Peltier, daughter of Felix and Marie Pomerelle [or Pomevelle], of the same parish . . . in presence of Guillaume Meldrum and Joseph Pomeville. February 6, 1833, . . . William Lucker [Tucker?], eldest son of Henry and Elizabeth Yedwaus [Yedmans, Gedmans?], born in and resident of this parish,

and Marie Jean, eldest daughter of Charles and Janette Peltier, residing in this parish. Witnesses: Toussaint Moer (?) and Louis Chappoton. son of Charles

February 4, 1833, . . . Charles Ciers,

Aimable de Vosse, born and living in this parish, and Hester (?) Enick(?), minor daughter of Joseph and . . . J . . ., resident in the same [parish]. Witnesses: Etienne Godfroid and Ch. ... [paper torn].

...

[The next entry is written in Latin.]

May 28, 1833, Robert Mildrum . . . son of

Angela Chapoton, and Mary Ann Moras, daughter of Ignace Moras and Françoise . . . Witnesses: Louis Chapoton, Antoine . . . and Charles Torton.

WAS BISHOP HUGHES OFFERED A PEACE MISSION TO MEXICO BY PRESIDENT JAMES K. POLK?

In the Diary of President James K. Polk, under date of Tuesday, May 19, 1846, he recorded:

"Mr. Buchanan called whilst some of the members of the Cabinet were still in my office and introduced Bishop Hughes of the Catholic Church of New York. I requested Bishop Hughes to call with Mr. Buchanan at 7 P. M. Bishop Hughes had come to Washington upon an invitation given by Mr. Buchanan upon consultation with me some days ago. Our object was to procure his aid in disabusing the minds of the Catholic priests and people of Mexico in regard to what they most erroneously supposed to be the hostile designs of this Government and people of the United States upon the religion and church property of Mexico.

"Bishop Hughes called with Mr. Buchanan at 7 o'clock. Mr. B., having already conversed with him on the subject, retired, and I held conversation of an hour with him. I fully explained to him the objections which we would probably have to encounter from the prejudices of the Catholic priests of Mexico and the false impression they had of the hostile designs of this country on their religion; that the false idea had been industriously circulated by interested partisans in Mexico that our object was to overthrow their religion and rob their churches, and that if they believed this they would make a desperate resistance to our army in the present war. Bishop Hughes fully agreed with me in the opinion I had expressed that it was important to remove such impressions.

"I said to him that the great object of my desiring this

interview with him was to ask whether some of the priests of the United States who spoke the Spanish language could be induced to accompany our army as chaplains and offer to visit Mexico in advance of the army, for the purpose of giving assurance to the Catholic clergy in Mexico that under our Constitution their religion and church property would be secure, and that so far from being violated, both would be protected by our army, and in this way avoid their active hostility in the pending war.

"Bishop Hughes at once said he thought such a visit to Mexico and having a few Catholic priests in the army would have a good effect and expressed his entire willingness to coöperate with our Government in giving such aid as was in his power. He said he knew personally the Archbishop of Mexico and expressed his willingness to visit Mexico himself if the Government desired it. I found Bishop Hughes a highly intelligent and agreeable man, and my interview with him was of the most satisfactory character." 1

President Polk in the above does not say that he desired that Bishop Hughes should go to Mexico; neither does he say that he offered the Bishop any official position in connexion with a visit there; but that the Bishop himself offered to go to that country.

However, it has got into some of our Catholic American histories that the Government wished him to go, but not as an envoy bearing a commission; and that the Bishops who were assembled for the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore advised him not to go unless he was given the full rank and title of a diplomatic representative. But the Government could not give him such a commission, as Mexico had just rejected the United States Minister.

Mrs. Sarah Mytton Maury, an English Episcopalian who visited this country and in 1847 published in London The Statesmen of America in 1846, in an appreciative chapter

1 Vol. I, pp. 408-10.