Cs of four items. [1] T. Stoughton and the New York trustees to [Pius VII], [New York, May 1819]: A petition against [C.] Ffrench, who is known to blame Malou, the Sulpicians and the Jesuits for the accusations waged against him. The letter of the [a]bp. of Québec [Plessis] of 2 January 1819; see SOCG 192], the attitude of the latter's vicar general, Desjardins, [in his letter to Malou of 10 August 1819; see SOCG 191], and the letter of [C.-M. Boucher de] Boucherville, parish priest at Charlesbourg, of 12 January, are mentioned. This petition is signed by T. Stoughton, J. Stoughton, Morris, Willcocks, Desobry, Larue, Manahan, D.H. Doyle, D. Doyle, Eyquuns, [Count] d'Espinville, M'Carthy, Del Vecchio, Harmony, Heffeman.
[2] T. Stoughton and the New York trustees to [Pius VII], [New York, May 1819]: A petition against Ffrench, who is known to blame Malou, the Sulpicians and the Jesuits for the accusations waged against him. The letter of the bp. of Québec [Plessis] of 2 January [1819], the attitude of the latter's vicar general, Desjardins, and the letter of [Boucher de] Boucherville, parish priest at Charlesbourg, of 12 January, are mentioned. [3] Malou to [Pius VII], New York, 5 and 12 May 1819: A Canadian priest [Raby] went to New York and was surprised to see Ffrench, a known drunkard, being employed in the city. He reported that Ffrench stole money to be used for building a church [in Saint John], that he had a son from a woman [Mazerolle] and seduced her sister, both of whom later disappeared from Canada, probably having followed him.
The [a]bp. of Québec [Plessis] did not try to refute the said accusations against Ffrench. [Boucher de] Boucherville, Desjardins are mentioned. Biographical details on the writer. [4] Malou to [Pius VII], New York, 12 May 1819. In a "Supplément," the writer repeats his accusations against Ffrench, mentioning the letters of Plessis [of 24 March 1819; see SOCG 189] and of Desjardins [of 11 December 1819; see SOCG 190]. An episode in Ffrench's life is reported: in Saint John, New Brunswick, a physician who had accused Ffrench of libertinage was punished by God and died immediately after refusing to withdraw his accusations. Signed by the writer. [The balance of this item deals with the United States].