From Mr. Cazin, priest, curate at Marigny pres Belleau

Belleau, November 4, 1818. 

Dear Sir,

It is true that I received several of your letters at Ville-Saint-Geny, which you said were sent to me, including the one you sent October 12. I was not able to reply, not having your address. I thought they were written by young students, ages 15 to 20. I see I was mistaken. [1]

If you would kindly greet the very reverend Father Lumbert and Father Auginau, superiors of the orders of St. Frances, living at No. 4 Rue Saint-Jacques [2]? Ask him if he could not send me an “immaculate conception”, as well as a Saint Francis, to put in two chapels of our Church, where we have a space. If you would do so, you would oblige, 

your very humble and very obedient servant, 

Cazin,

Priest-Curate, dess. de Beileau, by Château-Thierry 

[1] The snark here and absurd requests do reinforce the idea that Cazin is a fiction created by Etienne… Marigny and Chateau-Thierry are on completely different sides of the country. I don’t know if this is absurd humor or a lack of knowledge on my part.

[2] the address of the Church of Saint-Severin, Paris.