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Merv: Created page with "==25 July 1844 - Father Joseph-André Chevron to his nephews and nieces, Tonga== '' Based on the original, APM, Chevron file. ''A sheet measuring 18 × 11 cm and forming two written pages. This sheet is attached to doc. 306, to which it is sewn with white thread.'' ''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026. '' ''[p. 1]'' :J(esus) M(ary) J(oseph) <div style="text-align:right;">Tonga, 25 July 1844</div> :My dear nephews<ref group="ms">“Nephews..."

==25 July 1844 - Father Joseph-André Chevron to his nephews and nieces, Tonga==
'' Based on the original, [[APM]], Chevron file.

''A sheet measuring 18 × 11 cm and forming two written pages. This sheet is attached to doc. 306, to which it is sewn with white thread.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026. ''

''[p. 1]''

:J(esus) M(ary) J(oseph)

<div style="text-align:right;">Tonga, 25 July 1844</div>

:My dear nephews<ref group="ms">“Nephews” replaces the beginning of the word “little...” in the manuscript.</ref> and nieces,

;[1]: I have received all your letters, which gave me very real pleasure. Above all, I like to hear you promise to pray for our poor islanders, and even more to be very good so that you may deserve one day to be reunited in heaven. This reunion may take place sooner than you think. How unhappy anyone who found himself absent would be! Ah, therefore work ardently to become good and fervent Christians. The Holy Spirit compares piety to a path that at first appears narrow and difficult, but along which, once one has entered it, one runs easily and without difficulty. Take care not to be discouraged by its entrance; enter courageously. Pray to Mary, our good and powerful Mother, that she herself may serve as your guide and support. Be devoted to the Blessed Virgin, and the path of virtue will be a gentle and easy way for you. Do not turn your eyes away from the good examples that you receive each day from the parents whom the good God, in His mercy, has given you; follow their ''[p. 2]'' advice.

;[2]: If you could see here so many children who are very unhappy in this world, and who perhaps will be even more unhappy in the next for want of good parents, you would appreciate their value<ref group="ms">The word translated as “their” was added above the line in the manuscript.</ref> and would thank the good God each day for having given you virtuous parents. Pray for them as well. The prayer of children for their parents is very pleasing to God. It receives a new impetus toward Him, imparted to it by gratitude. Pray also for me, who does not forget you for a single day.

;[3]: I wish I could still be near you, to join my advice and prayers to those of your parents, but that is not God's will, and God's will is the most sacred thing on earth for us. Love one another as brothers and sisters should. Each of you, write me your own little letter; tell me everything that you are doing. I was pleased to receive your pictures and the other little gifts sent to the children here who bear your names. Everything has been distributed except the pictures, which are of no use to them at present. Some give thanks; others, still fearful and ignorant, run away joyfully. Pray for them.

;[4]: I embrace you all: Éléonore, Joannes, Marius, Marie, Joséphine, Amand, Urbain, Herminie, Joséphine, Louise, and little Rose and Fanny, whom I do not know, but whom I hope to see one day in heaven.

<div style="text-align:right;">Your uncle, J(oseph) Chevron</div>

===Notes===
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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0338|'''0338''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0339|'''0339''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0340|'''0340''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his nephews and nieces, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0348|'''0348''', 27 Aug 1844 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0354|'''0354''', 10 Dec 1844 & 6 Jul 1845 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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Merv:

==27 August 1844. - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis==
''Based on the original, [[APM]] OC 418.1. ''

''A four-page sheet, three pages of which are written on; the fourth page contains only the address and Poupinel's annotation.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026. ''

''[p. 4]''

'''[Address:]''' For him alone · Monsieur · Monsieur Colin, priest, Superior General · Montée Saint-Barthélemy, No. 4 · Lyon · France

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania · Wallis, 27 August 1844 · Bishop Bataillon

''[p. 1]''

<div style="text-align:right;">+ Wallis - Mission of Our Lady of Good Hope, 27 August 1844</div>

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: This letter is for you alone, and it is all the more painful for me to write it because I fear that it may grieve your paternal heart by causing you apprehension concerning us and your dear mission of Central Oceania. I shall come directly to the matter at hand:

;[2]: Before we parted at Tonga, the Reverend Father Calinon, whom I otherwise esteem highly and concerning whom I have nothing but praise, believed that his conscience required him to draw my attention to certain articles of his regulations as provincial. He feared that I was unaware of them and wished to discuss them with me before we parted, so that he might know precisely where he stood regarding his rights and obligations. He told me that, according to his regulations, which he nevertheless did not find very clear, he believed: 1st, that he had chief responsibility for the temporal affairs of the mission and for the use of the allocations from the Propagation of the Faith. The proof was that he had chief responsibility for establishing the procurator's house in the apostolic vicariate, appointing its procurator, directing all its operations, and countersigning all its accounts. Consequently, it fell primarily to him to provide for all the missionaries' temporal needs, except those of the two bishops, who could manage their own modest personal effects. 2nd, since he had no money with which to fulfil his office,<ref group="ms">The manuscript adds after “office”: “and that he had none.”</ref> he concluded that the Propagation of the Faith would necessarily henceforth allocate and send directly to him all the funds intended for the Vicariate of Central Oceania, except for the modest sum required by the two bishops for their upkeep and journeys.

''[p. 2]''

;[3]: I replied to Father Calinon: 1st, that I was as deeply humiliated as I could be merely by the thought that, among us, members of the same family, there had already been a discussion about our respective rights; 2nd, that of all the hardships and trials I must endure in the missions, the most painful for me would be to be excluded from the Society of Mary and regarded as an outsider; 3rd, that if matters were to be so, I would regret for the rest of my life having accepted, so blindly and under such onerous conditions, so formidable a burden, which I had initially regarded as a pledge of confidence on the part of my superiors; 4th, that since I found myself beneath the weight of this burden, however untenable my position might be, I would always make every sacrifice for the good of peace and union, and would always conform to the intentions of my venerable superior, which I did not know how to distinguish from those of the Church; 5th, that I would consult you<ref group="ms">“You” was added above the line in the manuscript.</ref> and abide by your decision; 6th, that in the meantime we must continue as before, that is, to<ref group="ms">“To” was added above the line in the manuscript.</ref> live together as brothers, consulting one another and helping one another with our advice, and always working courageously for the advancement of the mission. This was agreed upon by both parties.

;[4]: Now, my Reverend Father, please inform us clearly of your intentions, fully assured that you will always find us ready to follow them, since I am firmly convinced that I could not better conform to the intentions of Our Lord and His Church than by conforming to yours.<ref>Colin replied to Bataillon in the letters published in ''CS'': the letter of 26 October 1845 (cf. § 13, where Colin assured the vicar apostolic: “The confidential letter that you sent me, and the sentiments it expresses, filled me with joy,” after explaining in § 12: “The idea of a provincial and of his regulations had, as it were, been imposed upon us by what was happening in New Zealand”; see also §§ 13-14); and the letter of 31 October 1845 (cf. § 2, where Colin expressed his fear that Bataillon might follow “what is called Bishop Pompallier's system”; for other references to Pompallier, see §§ 6 and 7; see also §§ 1, 4, and 5). See also the “Rules of the Provincial in the Foreign Missions,” which Colin communicated to Bataillon on 2 November 1845, a text prefaced by a note addressed to him (''AR'', doc. 12, p. 77). Finally, see Colin's letter to Calinon of 2 November 1845 (''CS'', under that date, §§ 2, 7-8, 11-12, and 15-17).</ref>

;[5]: What grieves me at this moment is the pain you will experience upon reading this letter; perhaps your tears ''[p. 3]'' have already flowed. But stop ... set your mind at rest - everything is going well, just as before. The same union, courage, and zeal continue to prevail among us, and I have nothing but praise for the conduct of all the members of the Society and for the signs of affection and confidence with which they surround me.

;[6]: In closing, my greatly revered Father, I ask your pardon a thousand times for all the pain I may cause you here.<ref group="ms">“Here” was added above the line in the manuscript.</ref> I ask for the assistance of your prayers and your guidance, and beg you to believe that I shall always remain, in union with your holy sacrifices,

<div style="text-align:center;">
your wholly devoted and respectful<br />
servant and child<br />
+ P(ierre), Bishop of Enos<br />
Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania
</div>

;[7]: P(ost) S(criptum). I believe I should tell you here that I have already chosen the pro-vicars apostolic: they are Fathers Mathieu and Chevron, who have earned our confidence. Father Mathieu is also the provisional procurator, until we receive from France a person capable of fulfilling that office. Father Roudaire, who remained at Wallis because of the printing press, is now beginning to print a reading primer for children. The printing house has been built at Our Lady of Good Hope, at the site of our principal residence. We shall operate it as much as we can. We have not yet received any news from the Bishop of Amata.<ref>Guillaume Douarre, Bataillon's coadjutor and subsequently Vicar Apostolic of New Caledonia.</ref> I do not yet know what we shall do with Monsieur Grézel. I hope that he will not become a burden to us. All the Brothers are well, work a great deal, and render us great services.

===Notes===
<references />
===Textual details===
<references group="ms" />

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Please update this page when you upload a new translation.

For [[Clisby Contents |'''''Letters from Oceania'' collected and translated by Br Edward Clisby FMS''' click here.]]

For [[Keel Contents |'''''a book of texts: for the study of marist spirituality'' compiled by edwin keel sm''' click here.]]

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0338|'''0338''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0339|'''0339''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0348|'''0348''', 27 Aug 1844 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0354|'''0354''', 10 Dec 1844 & 6 Jul 1845 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

Girard0354

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Merv: Created page with "==10 December 1844 and 6 July 1845. - Father Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna== ''From the copy, APM, Servant file. '' ''Sheet measuring 207 × 131 mm, written on both sides.'' ''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026. '' ''[p. 1]'' <div style="text-align:right;">Futuna Islands, Queen of Martyrs, 10 December 1844</div> :My dear parents, ;[1]: You may perhaps think that I am lost in Oceania, but think again: I am still full of health and..."

==10 December 1844 and 6 July 1845. - Father Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna==
''From the copy, [[APM]], Servant file. ''

''Sheet measuring 207 × 131 mm, written on both sides.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026. ''

''[p. 1]''

<div style="text-align:right;">Futuna Islands, Queen of Martyrs, 10 December 1844</div>

:My dear parents,

;[1]: You may perhaps think that I am lost in Oceania, but think again: I am still full of health and vigour, in perhaps one of the happiest situations a missionary could find.

;[2]: The inhabitants of this island, almost all of whom are baptized, give us much consolation. I do not often have an opportunity to write to you, but that is not my fault; opportunities to write to France are very rare. I am here with an excellent fellow priest and the good Brother who was the companion of the Reverend Father Chanel.<ref>Jean-Victor Favier and Brother Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) (cf.[[Girard0353| doc. 353]], § 1).</ref> Among our neophytes we have fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters who take particular care to provide for our needs. Therefore, do not worry about me.

;[3]: But what of you? Are you striving to become saints? Ah, how greatly I desire it! If only you knew how much I think of you in the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Always pray earnestly to the good God for me, that He may show me mercy and forgive me my sins. Farewell, my dear father, my dear mother, my dear Françoise, my dear Jeanne, my dear Monsieur Séon. I shall never forget you. Another time, I shall write to you at greater length. I am yours in Jesus and Mary,

<div style="text-align:right;">Servant</div>

''[p. 2]''

;[4]: As the ship that was to carry my letter to you departed too soon, I come again, on 6 July 1845, to say a few words to you. At first, the natives made us fast a great deal through their negligence in providing us with food. Now everything has changed; they take care of us. In each of Futuna's parishes, we have nine servants at our disposal. My house stands in a very beautiful garden in which all the island's fine trees grow. The fervour of our neophytes increases with their instruction.

;[5]: Farewell in Jesus and Mary. Pray for me. I think of you when I celebrate the Holy Mysteries in the place where the Reverend Father Chanel, my former fellow priest, died a martyr.

<div style="text-align:right;">A(loysius) C(atherin) Servant</div>

<references />

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Merv: /* 1844 */

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Please update this page when you upload a new translation.

For [[Clisby Contents |'''''Letters from Oceania'' collected and translated by Br Edward Clisby FMS''' click here.]]

For [[Keel Contents |'''''a book of texts: for the study of marist spirituality'' compiled by edwin keel sm''' click here.]]

For [[A Piety Able to Cope|'''''A Piety Able to Cope'' by Fr Jan Snijders SM''' click here.]]

[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0338|'''0338''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0339|'''0339''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0354|'''0354''', 10 Dec 1844 & 6 Jul 1845 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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==May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Brother Joseph-Xavier (Jean- Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis==
''Translated by Fr Brian Quin SM, May 2010''

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:Uvea Island, or Wallis, May 1838

:My very dear father, my very dear mother and all of you, brothers and sisters
;[1]: Here is the letter you have been waiting for so long, which the good God has arranged to get to you so as to clear away the anxieties about me that you perhaps have experienced, so teaching you that Divine Providence guides, preserves and protects, even at the ends of the earth, those who belong to him.
;[2]: It is from the island of Uvea or Wallis, where I have been for 18 months, that I am addressing this letter to you. Before telling you about this island, I will give you some details about the rest of our voyage, that is, from Valparaiso to here. It was on the 10th August 1837 that we left this last-mentioned town on an American ship named the ''Europe'' (250 tons), which was going to go to Gambier [Islands] and from there, take us to Tahiti. With us there were two missionaries and a catechist from Bishop Rouchouze’s mission who were on their way to his Lordship. We got to his island after a 33-day journey. I cannot describe to you the delight I felt on seeing the new Christians of those Gambier Islands who a short time ago were savages, still fighting and eating each other, and now that the zeal of the holy Bishop whom the Court of Rome has sent among them, has made known to them the one true God, creator of heaven and earth, they are totally changed people. They are gentle, hardworking, loving, fulfilling with fervour and exemplary exactitude all their Christian duties. They cannot express enough their gratitude to the apostolic men who brought them the flame of faith. When they saw another Bishop and other missionaries come from the same place as theirs, they couldn’t contain their joy, and strove in every way they could to get us to understand that they had become our brothers, that they were also Christians, children of Rome, children of Mary. Their gestures, their voices, their looks – everything about them expressed joy, happiness and gratitude. Bishop Pompallier had great pleasure in blessing these new brothers.
;[3]: On the 15th October,<ref> Read as 15th September (cf [[Girard0021|Doc 21]] [1])</ref> after a stay of only two days among them, we were forced to set sail again, and six days afterward we arrived in the islands of Tahiti. The people of these islands, who have been described as the finest in Oceania, are very far from resembling those in the Gambier Islands, although the Protestant ministers have been established there about forty years. Those who inhabit the interior of the island are still savages, and among those who have embraced heresy, it can be easily seen that they are only held to it by the fear of blows with ropes or other punishments they are treated with.
;[4]: During a fortnight’s stay we had in Tahiti, the Bishop hired a little ship so as to visit the islands in his jurisdiction more easily, and on the 4th October he had the ship leave, and head in the direction of the Friendly Islands. On the 14th, we sailed past some little inhabited islands, called Palmerston,<ref> Cf [[Girard0026|Doc 26]] [2]</ref> and on the 21st we saw the Vava’u islands. They were the first islands in the Bishop’s jurisdiction. The devil, who had in one way or another pursued us throughout the journey, seemed to make a last effort to bring about our failure on the very threshold of the mission. The wind having suddenly failed us, the currents pulled our vessel towards the coasts of those islands and twice, amongst rain and thickest darkness, it was about to smash against steep rocks. The holy Virgin saved us from them, and the next day we happily entered the harbour. The Vava’u islands are in the grip of heresy: the people have all been baptised by the Protestants, but if they fulfil some of their duties, it is only by reason of blows with ropes. How far they are from resembling the people of the Gambier Islands, whose only rule for good conduct is the lovable law of the gospel of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
;[5]: On the 28th of that same month the Bishop had us set sail in the direction of Wallis, and on the 1st November we get to this island, which is still pagan, although the Protestant ministers from the neighbouring islands have tried several times to win it over to heresy. The Bishop, having spoken to the King,<ref>Vaimua Lavelua had been King of Wallis since 1829 (cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [14])</ref> decided to leave there a missionary and a catechist; he chose Father Bataillon and me. I will not deny that I experienced some difficulty in seeing myself separated like this from his Lordship and from Father Chanel, but the graces attached to obedience made this new sacrifice easy for me, and with happiness and contentment I abandoned myself into the arms of the Blessed Virgin.
;[6]: As we were aware of the reputation of this island for theft and plundering, the Bishop left us with only what was strictly necessary for seven to eight months, promising to return at that time to bring us new supplies. We didn’t take long to see the Bishop’s precaution justified; in fact the King having sent some young men to fetch my trunk with a local canoe, these people could not resist the temptation to find out what it contained, and on their way, having forcefully got rid of Father Servant and a sailor-interpreter who were accompanying them, broke open the trunk and took almost all my few items of underwear and some other things that tempted them and took it like this to the King who seemed all the more annoyed about it because he was a long way from having plotted and agreed with this theft. He led us to understand that he would have our things returned; in spite of that, I did not fail to replace them with others, rightly I believe, because they returned only very few things to me. Everything having been completed, the Bishop had the anchor raised to the neighbouring islands, and I remained alone with Father Bataillon amongst the unfortunate people of Wallis.
;[7]: The King had undertaken to have built for us immediately a little hut alongside his own; at the very time of our arrival, one of the leading men in the country became mad, but a most furious madness: he injured people, ran after them, struck everyone, burned houses, and day and night never stopped creating a frightful din. Because people thought that a divinity had come down into his body,<ref> A phenomenon attested by Henguel (p40) and Burrows (pp 84-87-88): the second-level spirits, the spirits of the ancestors, atua tanatanu, would take possession of a man or a woman who were called taula-atua (divine anchor). It was these spirits’ special pleasure to bring about various plagues in the country. This man affected by madness, a cousin of the King Viamua Lavelua, was named Lavelua Palekuanola (cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [17])</ref> they were very reluctant to resist his destructive activity; they simply fled into the forest, or got away from him in some other way. We were forced to do the same as everyone else so as not to annoy the inhabitants. During the early days we hid ourselves in the forest, carrying from one place to another the only trunk we still had. After a month, seeing that no end to this madness was in sight, Father Bataillon thought it best to leave the company of the King and go to a little nearby island, to the house of one of the King’s relatives,<ref> Tuungahala, cousin and son-in-law of the King Vaimelua Lavelua; his ‘little island’ in the Wallis lagoon, was Nukuatea (cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [17] and [19]).</ref> where the rest of our possessions were. This decision was very wise. We had already been close to being killed by this maniac; he had surprised us in the King’s enclosure and had begun to chase us. At first he was hot on our heels; Father Bataillon, who happened to be last, had the misfortune to fall while running; immediately the maniac raised above him a huge staff, he held it raised, or rather the Blessed Virgin checked his arm, he didn’t dare strike. Seeing him, Father Bataillon got up, resumed his flight, but the madman struck then, and broke over his shoulders the great staff he held in his hands; Father Bataillon kept on running, and having once more been caught up in the scrub, he fell to the ground exhausted, and decided to await whatever Providence intended for him. Then the wretched madman stopped, went back on his steps, uttering some words that we could not understand. That was a new reason for our being grateful to the fatherly providence of our God who sometimes places us within an inch or two of disaster so as to better give us an experience of his kindness and protection when pulling us out of danger. We lived for six weeks on that little island. Father Bataillon was able to say Mass every day in a hut that had been got ready for us in an out-of-the-way place. The King, impatient to see us again, sent someone to find us. We straight away came as he desired. We found him after a good while in the forest, in a little makeshift house that he had had made so as to conceal himself, like the others, from the pursuit of the madman. In order to keep us close to him, he himself built for us a temporary dwelling until we were able to go back to the royal palace, which only happened three months later; I was during this time busy preparing timber for the construction of our house. The King and his chiefs, tired at last of the destructive acts of the madman, had him tied up and they each then went back to their respective villages. It was only then that we erected in the King’s enclosure the little house with the wood we had prepared and which should have been built, according to the agreement with the Bishop, during the first days after we arrived.
;[8]: That was the 12th April 1838. Since then we have remained in peace and at rest, happy as princes, although in a quite new situation for me. Time has not lingered for me because I have always been busy doing something; apart from working on our little house, the maintenance of our little furniture, I have tried to spend my time in making rosaries with seeds which are called Job’s tears, which are abundant. I also found cotton plants in fair quantity and was able to occupy myself in spinning cotton from them and knitting it in order to interest the natives and to more and more attach them to us. Beyond that, I have combed the little children’s hair, I trimmed the men’s beards, I mended some poor linen items they owned, or rendered them some little services of that sort: nothing more needed to be done to arouse their curiosity or excite their admiration.
;[9]: Because this island is situated in the torrid zone, the heat is oppressive and continuous; and that is no doubt what has given me frequent backaches and some other little illnesses; I have also had some foot problems caused by scratches and inflamed by flies and mosquitos which are a calamity for those who live in the torrid zone.
;[10]: But let us get to some details about the island itself. It is small and oval in shape, hardly more than three leagues [c 15 km] in its greatest length; it is surrounded by several small islands which are all inhabited. The houses are all on the edge of the sea and very close to each other. The whole interior of the island is only a huge forest of which only a few areas are cleared, some distance apart, in order to plant yams and banana palms there. The population is perhaps not greater than 3000 souls; the inhabitants are big and strong men; as for their appearance, they would fairly much resemble Europeans but for their coppery skins. They are good and, in particular, generous. They eat nothing, not even a piece of fruit, without sharing it, particularly with the whites. Providence has wonderfully supplied food for these people. In addition to pigs, hens, and fish which are abundant, there is as well the yam which is a large and fine potato; the breadfruit, the size of an ordinary melon, which at the right season really has the taste of a brioche; the banana which is in great quantity and which compares well with the best European fruits; the taro and several other root crops which grow without care and even without cultivation. Dogs, cats, pigeons and wild ducks are numerous, but it is generally forbidden to kill and eat them.
;[11]: The usual drinks in the country are kava and coconut juice. Kava is a spirituous liquor that is made from a root of that name, so as to be reduced to a sort of paste and then mixed in enough water to make it not too strong; it is then distributed in pretty cups made from coconuts; first of all to the presiding chief and then to those next to him, as indicated by one of them who is called ''tufa'';<ref> A Wallisian word, tufa = distributor (when speaking especially about food presented during feasts).</ref> this drink, which at first is repugnant, then becomes pleasant, all the more because it is really beneficial, especially when you are exhausted by tiredness or overcome by the heat. It is suitable for every day and every moment, but it is especially in the morning and the evening that people come together from every direction in each village to make and drink this liquor. There is not the least religious ceremony, the least gathering of any sort, the most insignificant visit, when this root is not offered as a sign of shared friendship. After that the people quench their thirst with coconut juice and especially drink it while working. This fruit is truly wonderful because of the multiple uses it can be put to. The husk surrounding it can be used for making very strong ropes, the shell which comes next makes jugs for water and drinking cups, the nut found inside is good to eat and if you compress it you can get out of it a liquid which has the colour and the taste of milk, and which can then be made into oil; finally the interior is filled with a liquid which has almost the colour and the taste of whey; there are some which contain up to a litre of this liquid; everywhere it is true to say that God is wonderful in his works.
;[12]: These people are hardworking; they like those who work. There are, here, a dozen British and American white men. They mainly become attached to those they work with. We have found only one Frenchman who has come to live with us and was quite useful to us especially at the start.<ref> Paul David, who acted as interpreter for the missionaries (cf Poncet p21; Rozier, Ecrits Chanel, p203, n5).</ref> The women busy themselves with what concerns clothing. They are the ones that make the different sorts of mats, the ''sisi''<ref> ''Sisi'' – a Wallisian word for a belt made from leaves of the ''si'' (shrub Cordyline Terminalis) or other shrubs.</ref> or belts made with foliage, and tapa which is a sort of fabric made with the bark of a shrub. The men are responsible for what concerns food and shelter, consequently fishing, the cultivation of fruit trees and then the cooking, which they do in underground ovens in a way that is very clean and very ingenious. Building their houses involves setting up four posts on which they make a roof with branches and foliage in the shape of an umbrella, they cover the rest with mats made of coconut leaves.
;[13]: As for the customs of these people, among errors there are certainly to be found things that are astonishing because some chiefs have several wives, the ordinary people have only one and they preserve great reciprocal fidelity; it is absolutely forbidden for relatives to marry, however far removed they might be. What is more they cannot appear together without a long ''tapa'' (local item of clothing) nor exchange between them words of even the slightest indecency.
;[14]: The gods of these people are the souls of the dead which return from the realm of darkness into the bodies of mortals to let their will be known.<ref>Cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [6 and nn 8-11 and 14]</ref> The men or women into whose bodies these spirits descend are called priests or priestesses of the gods.<ref>Cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [6 and nn 8-9]</ref> There are more than sixty of them on this island, but people pay attention only to those who receive the souls of kings or to those who are recognised as powerful in the kingdom of darkness; some cause one sickness, others another etc; no one dies except as a result of the anger of some of them; so that when people are ill, they are taken into the house of the priest of the god who is thought to be the one responsible for the sickness; it is usually the one in the village, the god is invited every day to come down into the house, and they offer him a lot of kava to appease his anger. Apart from cases of sickness, kava is often brought to the priests of the gods, mainly to get them to come down from the darkness and talk with the men while drinking kava together. That is almost all the worship they offer to their divinities, with the exception that it is in their honour that they observe the tabus that exist among them. These tabus, though decided on by the King or by some chief, are supposed to be observed out of fear and reverence owed to the gods.
;[15]: These people couldn’t be greater lovers of music and dancing; it is not unusual to see them gathering in each village to sing and dance for some of the night; apart from special dances, they have solemn and formal dances as well in every feast they celebrate, whether for a firstborn, or for someone who has died, etc etc. These feasts and dances are mainly very decent, people hasten to them from every direction. They begin by chewing a huge kava root, then two or three hundred baskets of food are distributed and then they sing and dance until the following morning. The beautiful mats with which they are dressed, the oil with which they all have been greased, the varied shells, the garlands of flowers and foliage with which they are adorned, their songs, their cries, the regular and quick movements of their hands, their feet and their whole bodies are a strange and diverting sight for us. The only thing that is extremely repugnant is the strange custom they have in their celebrations for the dead, of shaving their heads, tearing their cheeks and entire heads with sharp shells, and even with clubs, axes, and spears to show their love for the person who has died. They cut children’s little fingers and the adults also sometimes have the courage to tear at their arms or chests with their teeth, to touch burning coals to their bodies, and to pierce their thighs with spears. It is really a hideous sight to see them like this, all streaming with blood and uttering frightful cries which incite them to tear at themselves more and more. All that mainly occurs on the day of burial; the three other feasts which are celebrated at ten day intervals are not so horrible; it is only the close relatives who renew their wounds a bit, they renew them often again on their own person, sometimes for six months or more. In all those celebrations, apart from the kava and the food, large pieces of tapa and magnificent mats are given to the King and the presiding chief. The presiding chief disposes of everything.
;[16]: These people are not short of work. It is seen in the building of their canoes, their nets, their clubs, their spears, their kava bowls, which are huge, their cups, their mats etc, etc. The double canoes which they use as war vessels are little masterpieces in view of the little help given in building them; the people are not afraid to set out on the sea in them and to go to other islands more than 100 leagues [500 km] away.
;[17]: There, my dear relatives, are some very small items of information about this island and its people. I think you will have a chance to receive more lengthy descriptions in other ways. In what concerns the purpose for which we came here, I cannot tell you anything really interesting yet. The Protestant ministers have several times sent from neighbouring islands groups of natives newly converted to error to convert this island to heresy, but their conduct and way of acting so displeased the people that they have constantly rejected their teaching; they, alas, ended up massacring the last comers who numbered between forty and fifty.<ref> Cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [15]</ref> This massacre occurred only two years before the Bishop arrived; he was forced to conceal our identity as missionaries because of the prejudices that the natives had against this name so unworthily usurped by the Protestants. We therefore spent the first seven months without making our identity known; during that time Father Bataillon worked hard at studying the language, he visited [around] the island at various times and had the consolation of performing five baptisms, firstly two adults in danger of death whom he had secretly instructed, and then three children, one of whom belonged to an Englishman living on this island.<ref> Cf [[Girard0028|Doc 28]] [18]</ref> All except the last have died, and are now protectors of the island. Seeing the goodwill of the King and the whole island towards us, Father Bataillon, after having sought the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit by way of a novena, finally, at the end of seven months, made known the plan which had brought him amongst these people; he used for this purpose a young chief of royal blood who had a lot of influence over the King,<ref> Tuungahala (cf above [7])</ref> he had been won over and instructed beforehand. The King, who every day was expecting a move like this, did not seem to be surprised at it; he replied that the memory of having massacred those who had come before us and who were his relatives prevented him from embracing the religion, but that we should still stay close to him, and that when he died, we would proclaim our God on the island. He is afraid as well that on a change of religion kava, coconut palms and breadfruit trees might not come any more to the island. Father Bataillon takes advantage of every opportunity to speak to them about God in particular, but he hesitates and says nothing either for or against in reply. The whole island is well disposed and is only waiting for him to embrace religion. The people are disgusted with their gods, and if they were not afraid of the King, most of them would already have rejected them. So let us pray to the Lord who holds the hearts of kings in his hands, let us pray to him with fervour and perseverance that he soothe his anger and moderate his justice towards these pagans still dwelling in the shadow of death and he will enlighten them. Our efforts count for nothing, it is the almighty power of God, the virtue of the blood of Jesus Christ which convert hearts, and it will be through the prayers of good people in France who belong to the [Association for the] Propagation of the Faith that the adorable blood will be applied to our beloved pagans in Oceania.
;[18]: That is enough, dear relatives; at a later date I will give you other, perhaps more interesting, details. Please pray, and get other people to pray for me and for Bishop Pompallier’s whole mission; don’t be in any way worried about me, about what I eat, about my clothing. God, whose fatherly providence includes the smallest insect, will not abandon the missionaries, and when we really have to suffer something, that will all be nothing provided we are in good standing with God and that we can turn people to him.
;[19]: If you have some donations for our mission, you would send them to Father Colin in Lyons and he will look after them for us. I have received those which charitable people have given you and I thank them most sincerely, I promise them the help of my prayers, and every day in the mission they are remembered at the time of Mass. Farewell, my very dear relatives, farewell.
:::::Your most humble son and brother
::::::::Luzy Joseph Xavier
;[20]: My brother the priest, or you, dear mother, recall me to the remembrance of the pious and charitable people of Marboz<ref> The author’s natal village </ref> who have been so kind as to help us with their good works. They cannot do better than helping missionaries and through that buying souls for God. We do pray and will always pray for them.
;[21]: '''May 1838''' Several things have happened since this letter was written. Here is a little detail about some of them. Father Bataillon had had the consolation of doing several baptisms, 67 in all: some solemn and most in secret. Several of these new Christians have died. He has taught the gospel several times. All the inhabitants, except the King, wholeheartedly want our holy religion. The King does not allow it and forbids them to embrace it, nevertheless there is more than one who would rather lose their lives than obey the King. Now that a ship has arrived<ref>The missionaries of the second dispatch, coming on the schooner ''Regina Pacis'' (Queen of Peace) stopped at Wallis from 2-6 May 1839 (cf Docs [[Girard0028|28]] [26], [[Girard0032|32]] [1], [[Girard0038|38]] [3])</ref> and the grace of God and the protection of our common Mother, the Blessed Virgin, are helping us, we have to hope that the flame of the faith will shine out for them.
;[22]: Just as everything was going well for us and for the natives, one of the strongest winds I have ever seen came and swept over this island, and devastated everything. Most of the trees fell, less than a quarter of the breadfruit trees remained, the coconut palms saw their tops damaged by the hurricane, not a single banana palm remains, which is bringing about a small famine on the island. However we are still on good terms with the King – he likes us very much, and we reciprocate that. I heard news of you with real pleasure; do not concern yourselves about me. All I ask of you is that you pray for me. With the help of your prayers and the grace of God, I am the happiest of men. Goodbye once more, while waiting for the departure of my letter.
;[23]: '''May 1840''' I have just received news of you for the second time. I couldn’t send you this letter when the ship came to visit us for the first time; against our expectation, it left the island of Futuna after Father Chanel’s visit; almost a year has gone since, and many things have happened which I cannot describe to you at length. To find out about them you will have recourse to Father Bataillon’s letters in the Annals of the Propagation of the Faith.
;[24]: We have built a church. After the persecution in the months of March and April, the good God came to our help and the Blessed Virgin watched over us. We fear nothing. We have endured a lot of hardships. Our dear catechumens have been hunted out, struck, no one has been killed; their houses were burnt and what they owned was stolen etc etc. We ourselves were going to be killed, but the King did not allow it, or, to be more exact, the Blessed Virgin was watching over her children. So we are still alive and well. The devil was doing everything he could to maintain his empire, but the natives’ and the island’s good guardian angels floored him, today there are more than six to seven hundred catechumens who will receive baptism on the arrival of the Bishop who should not be long in coming to see us. Farewell, farewell. Pray for me, and for all our mission.

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==25 July 1844 – Father Jérôme Grange to Father Victor Poupinel, Tonga==

''Based on the original sent, [[APM]] OC 208 (Tonga), Grange.''

''A leaf of “Bath” paper, measuring 216 mm × 165 mm and comprising two pages. The recto bears the text; the verso bears only Poupinel’s annotation. Although there is neither an address nor a salutation, the recipient can be identified as Poupinel from the contents of the letter, which concerns items requested for the mission.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026''

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''[In Poupinel’s hand:]'' Central Oceania - Tonga, 25 July 1844 - Father Grange

''[p. 1]''

;[1]: The fathers who are directly responsible for the mission’s expenses will ask you for what it needs, but here is what I believe I may ask you for:

;[2]: 1º A waffle iron, very useful. - A few pairs of strong-prescription spectacles, very useful for the natives. - A large quantity of Paris wire nails and nails of different sizes, very useful. - Tobacco and a snuffbox, necessary. - Flannel waistcoats, necessary. - Agricultural implements, very useful. - A pair of bronzed or velvet shoes for ascending to the altar, very useful. A pair of good razors, necessary. - Two pairs of small wheels with their iron axles, for a handcart,<ref>Source note b: “for a handcart” is written above the line.</ref> very useful. - A little good chocolate, if you consider it appropriate; I believe it necessary. - Two wheels with an axle for a wheelbarrow.<ref>Source note 1: The manuscript reads ''broatte''; read ''brouette'' (“wheelbarrow”).</ref> - Some deerskin.<ref>Source note 2: The manuscript reads ''peau d’ain''; read ''peau de daim'' (“deerskin”).</ref> - Filler’s dictionary in French - ''Amicable Discussion''; Cobbett’s ''Reformation Letters''<ref>Source note 3: William Cobbett, author of ''Letters on the History of the Reformation in England and Ireland'', new translation (2 vols.). Paris: Gaume frères, 1827.</ref> - ''Vindication''<ref>Source note a: “Vindication” replaces “defense of the.”</ref> ''of the Religious and Civil Principles of the Irish Catholics''; ''Letters on the State of Education in Ireland and on the Bible Societies''. In English, of course; very useful. - English Bibles, one Catholic and one Protestant, very useful. (All bound.) The continuation of the ecclesiastical history from 1815 to the present day.

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Grange, Apostolic Missionary<br />
Priest of the Society of Mary
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:Tonga, 25 July 1844

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== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0338|'''0338''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0339|'''0339''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

Girard0338

2026-09-04T02:57:26Z

Merv:

==25 July 1844 — Father Philippe Calinon to Father Victor Poupinel, Tonga==

''Based on the fair copy, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Calinon. ''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026''

''One sheet forming four written pages; the fourth page also bears the address and Poupinel’s annotation. ''

=== Address and annotation ===

''[Page 4; address written crosswise over the text:]''

To Father Poupinel<br />
Procurator General for the Foreign Missions

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]''

:Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844<br />
:The Reverend Father Calinon

=== Letter ===

:''Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844''

:My dear sir and confrère,

;[1]: Bishop Bataillon is leaving tomorrow<ref>According to Monfat, ''Tonga'', p. 287, Bataillon embarked for the Fiji Islands on 31 July 1844.</ref> for Fiji aboard the merchant ship ''Adolphe'', which he has chartered. I have only enough time left to offer you a few words of friendship and a few others concerning the welfare of our confrères here in the missions.

;[2]: When you send another consignment, think above all of those who were here before us. Most of them need a complete outfit just as much as those who are only now setting out. All their belongings are wearing out or are already worn out. I particularly commend to you Fathers Servan, Roulleaux, and Grange, and Brother Augustin. We had to draw upon our own supplies to meet their most pressing needs.

;[3]: Never allow, my dear Father, the articles belonging to one member to be mixed with those belonging to another in the consignments. This subsequently results in deplorable confusion when people separate.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''sépare'', corrected from ''séparent''.</ref> You should see what it is like to divide everything up aboard ship when there is not enough time, not enough crates, insufficient presence of mind, or all three at once. Some receive a great deal; others, too little. Brother Renault, for example, has just informed me that his clothes are in New Caledonia. Just try to find out whether they are coming!

;[4]: Spare no expense in obtaining sturdy trunks for us that close securely. It would be desirable for them to be lined with metal, either inside or outside. Never have padlocks fitted to them, since these are torn off by impacts and friction. Most of ours had already lost their padlocks by the time they reached Avignon. The hides covering them were gnawed by rats. The iron locks have oxidized and no longer work. You can judge how this exposes our belongings among<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''de'', corrected from ''d’une''.</ref> covetous populations who do not respect property rights. I am speaking only of the non-Christians. The locks and other metal fittings should be well-made and of copper.

;[5]: Always have as many crates made as there are chapel sets being sent, and do not place in them anything unrelated to worship. This crate is the missionary’s only sacristy cupboard. You can imagine the difficulty in which we found ourselves when each of us had to gather the pieces of his chapel set from a shared package and store them as best he could in his already overcrowded trunks. The disadvantages are easy to foresee. Give us slate altar stones. The ones you supplied are too heavy. Moreover, nearly all of them were broken.

;[6]: When preparing packages, take care that they rarely exceed 150 kilograms in weight. For this reason, some of ours had to be divided at Nuku Hiva.<ref>The ''Phaéton'', carrying Calinon and his companions, called at the Marquesas Islands, at Nuku Hiva, on 2 January 1844, but had to continue immediately to Tahiti. Their belongings did not arrive at Nuku Hiva until later, aboard another ship, and they had to wait for them in Tahiti until mid-April. See APM 031, eighth departure, Calinon’s unpublished letter to Colin of 19 March 1844, § 2; [[Girard0328|Document 328]], § 1, note 1.</ref> None of us was present, and this caused difficulties that I do not have time to relate to you. We suffered damage that made us realize the necessity of wrapping articles in oiled cloth, especially iron objects, and of scattering plenty of aromatic substances among fabrics to protect them from insects: camphor, pepper, tobacco, and so forth. Cutting instruments should also be varnished along their edges or coated with a light layer of melted wax.

;[7]: The breviaries given to the members should be sturdily bound. Each person should be given two copies.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''exemplaires'', corrected from ''emplaires''.</ref> I know one of our men who left with us whose breviary will soon be nothing more than a collection of loose pages. He expected to find more in the packages. A vain hope.

;[8]: Father Bréhéret was obliged to give his cloak to the bishop, just as Father Favier had to give him his umbrella. Please send replacements to them at the next opportunity. Father Favier has also been deprived of his cloak as a result of an event beyond his control.

;[9]: I expect the bishop will tell you that too few of certain things were sent to him: for example, only one pair of gloves, one pair of ceremonial stockings, one hat, and so forth. I will also tell you privately, beloved confrère, that in your accounts you listed several articles as having been purchased with the money allocated to His Lordship by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, although someone stated that they were donated free of charge—for example, Father Roudaire’s statue of the Virgin and one or two other things. Forgive me for making this observation, with the assurance that I would not make it if I loved you less.

;[10]: Your notes mention paper<ref group="editorial">The words ''de papier'' were inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> in two packages. The first was taken away by the Bishop of Amata. The second contained so little that, when it was divided into four lots, the individual shares were extremely small. Do not forget to send us a crate containing paper of various qualities. Send us ink in bottles as well, together with inkwells and other accessories.

;[11]: We had no bedding.<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''de lits'' replaces ''delit''.</ref> Do not forget to give some to those who leave after us. Although we are in the tropics, it is cold here during certain months of the year. Also give each person a writing desk in which to keep the things needed for writing.

;[12]: We have nothing with which<ref group="editorial">The word ''pour'' was inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> to decorate the altars. Have some small rods made, although they would need to be covered with fabric to make them more seemly. Do not hesitate to send them to us in every colour and size. They can be put to excellent use in these very poor regions. We cannot give worship its imposing majesty because we lack the necessary things. No banners, no processional crosses, no choirboys’ vestments,<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''d’habits'' replaces ''d’abits''.</ref> no copes, no monstrances, no incense, and so forth. Yet it is only through outward splendour that we can surpass our Protestant adversaries. Our converts are not yet sufficiently advanced in religious knowledge to be able to dispense with such proofs.

;[13]: Almost all our confrères here ask me whether people in France think they go about without trousers. It is truly strange that no one thought of procuring any for them. Until now they have made trousers themselves from their bedsheets, but that cannot continue. It would be so easy to satisfy them on this point....

;[14]: Lightweight cassocks are needed here. Woolen cloth is unbearable except during June and July, which correspond to December and January in France. Whatever you can find that is least warm will be best.

;[15]: One very necessary thing that you would not suspect, Reverend Father, is mosquito netting for the night. These regions abound in insects, but the most harmful of all is that little nocturnal fly which harasses us constantly. It is almost as though one were sleeping among wasps. A few metres for each person of the gauze used to line the inside of hats would provide us with a barrier against this troublesome visitor.

;[16]: Those of us who have just arrived from France will soon be barefoot, because footwear is worn out aboard ship and because we shared what remained with those who had less than we did. We need lightweight shoes in these scorching climates, even if they are merely cheap goods of the kind sold at fairs and on market stalls. Give each person five or six pairs, made of fabric or anything else—it matters little—and we will leave you in peace for two years.

;[17]: The dresses sent here for the local people are valuable, but they are exhausted so quickly and are generally too small for this gigantic race. If, instead, you could send us pieces of cloth—calico, printed cotton, or any other kind—the good souls of France would save the labour of making them and would satisfy their protégés all the better.

;[18]: You would also render a great service to all our Fathers and Brothers if you sent each of them a good pair of razors. Theirs are blunt and nearly unusable. Send them sharpening stones as well. Several have asked me not to forget this observation and appear to attach the greatest importance to it.

;[19]: But the most essential thing of all, without which the work of the missions would make little progress, is to have medicines for the sick. Therefore, dear confrère, I beg you to take this matter to heart and to send us, among other substances, those I shall now name: calomel, eau de Cologne, laudanum,<ref>The printed French transcription reads ''eau d’anum''; the editor instructs the reader to understand this as ''laudanum''.</ref> opium, camphor, bluestone, alum, black and white pitch, sulfur, barley sugar, licorice root, black licorice, blistering plaster, cinchona bark, rhubarb, Epsom salt, essence of turpentine, sulfuric acid, and so forth, together with various ointments such as cerate, Tenerand cerate, and others.

;[20]: Several Fathers have asked me to point out that holy-oil cases made of copper should not be sent, because the atmosphere here is so corrosive that they oxidize easily. They should therefore be made of tin, or else of silver. If you could add a lantern for each mission station to the next consignment, you would render us a great service.

;[21]: I shall now give you a list of the articles most sought after in our missions as objects of exchange or as gifts.

;[22]: Razors; long, non-folding knives with Turkish-style blades; clothing made of any fabric, but especially in bright colours; axes of every size; adzes likewise; pipes; cooking utensils; paper and everything necessary for writing; fishhooks, especially large ones such as those used for sharks; chests and trunks that can be locked with a key or padlock; spades for digging the earth; plane irons, which are extremely sought after; empty bottles; English hand saws; flints; tinder; large scissors; large needles; thread of every colour; European-style lamps; and so forth.

;[23]: In general, the local people are beginning to disdain decorative trinkets. They no longer value toys and toilet articles. They are even becoming particular about useful or necessary objects if these are of inferior quality.

;[24]: I would have still other things to tell you, my dear Father, but one must not ask for so much at once.<ref group="editorial">The French editorial apparatus reads: ''fois pr + J’espère''.</ref> I beg you to take all these notes into consideration and to believe that, for life, I am the most sincere and devoted

:of your servants
:and friends,

::Calinon
::Missionary priest

:To the Reverend Father Poupinel,<br />
:Procurator for the Foreign Missions.

=== Notes ===
<references />

=== Editorial Notes ===
<references group="editorial" />

Girard0338

2026-09-04T02:56:22Z

Merv:

==25 July 1844 — Father Philippe Calinon to Father Victor Poupinel, Tonga==

''Based on the fair copy, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Calinon. ''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026''

''One sheet forming four written pages; the fourth page also bears the address and Poupinel’s annotation. ''

=== Address and annotation ===

''[Page 4; address written crosswise over the text:]''

To Father Poupinel<br />
Procurator General for the Foreign Missions

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]''

:Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844<br />
:The Reverend Father Calinon

=== Letter ===

:''Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844''

''My dear sir and confrère,''

;[1]: Bishop Bataillon is leaving tomorrow<ref>According to Monfat, ''Tonga'', p. 287, Bataillon embarked for the Fiji Islands on 31 July 1844.</ref> for Fiji aboard the merchant ship ''Adolphe'', which he has chartered. I have only enough time left to offer you a few words of friendship and a few others concerning the welfare of our confrères here in the missions.

;[2]: When you send another consignment, think above all of those who were here before us. Most of them need a complete outfit just as much as those who are only now setting out. All their belongings are wearing out or are already worn out. I particularly commend to you Fathers Servan, Roulleaux, and Grange, and Brother Augustin. We had to draw upon our own supplies to meet their most pressing needs.

;[3]: Never allow, my dear Father, the articles belonging to one member to be mixed with those belonging to another in the consignments. This subsequently results in deplorable confusion when people separate.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''sépare'', corrected from ''séparent''.</ref> You should see what it is like to divide everything up aboard ship when there is not enough time, not enough crates, insufficient presence of mind, or all three at once. Some receive a great deal; others, too little. Brother Renault, for example, has just informed me that his clothes are in New Caledonia. Just try to find out whether they are coming!

;[4]: Spare no expense in obtaining sturdy trunks for us that close securely. It would be desirable for them to be lined with metal, either inside or outside. Never have padlocks fitted to them, since these are torn off by impacts and friction. Most of ours had already lost their padlocks by the time they reached Avignon. The hides covering them were gnawed by rats. The iron locks have oxidized and no longer work. You can judge how this exposes our belongings among<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''de'', corrected from ''d’une''.</ref> covetous populations who do not respect property rights. I am speaking only of the non-Christians. The locks and other metal fittings should be well-made and of copper.

;[5]: Always have as many crates made as there are chapel sets being sent, and do not place in them anything unrelated to worship. This crate is the missionary’s only sacristy cupboard. You can imagine the difficulty in which we found ourselves when each of us had to gather the pieces of his chapel set from a shared package and store them as best he could in his already overcrowded trunks. The disadvantages are easy to foresee. Give us slate altar stones. The ones you supplied are too heavy. Moreover, nearly all of them were broken.

;[6]: When preparing packages, take care that they rarely exceed 150 kilograms in weight. For this reason, some of ours had to be divided at Nuku Hiva.<ref>The ''Phaéton'', carrying Calinon and his companions, called at the Marquesas Islands, at Nuku Hiva, on 2 January 1844, but had to continue immediately to Tahiti. Their belongings did not arrive at Nuku Hiva until later, aboard another ship, and they had to wait for them in Tahiti until mid-April. See APM 031, eighth departure, Calinon’s unpublished letter to Colin of 19 March 1844, § 2; [[Girard0328|Document 328]], § 1, note 1.</ref> None of us was present, and this caused difficulties that I do not have time to relate to you. We suffered damage that made us realize the necessity of wrapping articles in oiled cloth, especially iron objects, and of scattering plenty of aromatic substances among fabrics to protect them from insects: camphor, pepper, tobacco, and so forth. Cutting instruments should also be varnished along their edges or coated with a light layer of melted wax.

;[7]: The breviaries given to the members should be sturdily bound. Each person should be given two copies.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''exemplaires'', corrected from ''emplaires''.</ref> I know one of our men who left with us whose breviary will soon be nothing more than a collection of loose pages. He expected to find more in the packages. A vain hope.

;[8]: Father Bréhéret was obliged to give his cloak to the bishop, just as Father Favier had to give him his umbrella. Please send replacements to them at the next opportunity. Father Favier has also been deprived of his cloak as a result of an event beyond his control.

;[9]: I expect the bishop will tell you that too few of certain things were sent to him: for example, only one pair of gloves, one pair of ceremonial stockings, one hat, and so forth. I will also tell you privately, beloved confrère, that in your accounts you listed several articles as having been purchased with the money allocated to His Lordship by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, although someone stated that they were donated free of charge—for example, Father Roudaire’s statue of the Virgin and one or two other things. Forgive me for making this observation, with the assurance that I would not make it if I loved you less.

;[10]: Your notes mention paper<ref group="editorial">The words ''de papier'' were inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> in two packages. The first was taken away by the Bishop of Amata. The second contained so little that, when it was divided into four lots, the individual shares were extremely small. Do not forget to send us a crate containing paper of various qualities. Send us ink in bottles as well, together with inkwells and other accessories.

;[11]: We had no bedding.<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''de lits'' replaces ''delit''.</ref> Do not forget to give some to those who leave after us. Although we are in the tropics, it is cold here during certain months of the year. Also give each person a writing desk in which to keep the things needed for writing.

;[12]: We have nothing with which<ref group="editorial">The word ''pour'' was inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> to decorate the altars. Have some small rods made, although they would need to be covered with fabric to make them more seemly. Do not hesitate to send them to us in every colour and size. They can be put to excellent use in these very poor regions. We cannot give worship its imposing majesty because we lack the necessary things. No banners, no processional crosses, no choirboys’ vestments,<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''d’habits'' replaces ''d’abits''.</ref> no copes, no monstrances, no incense, and so forth. Yet it is only through outward splendour that we can surpass our Protestant adversaries. Our converts are not yet sufficiently advanced in religious knowledge to be able to dispense with such proofs.

;[13]: Almost all our confrères here ask me whether people in France think they go about without trousers. It is truly strange that no one thought of procuring any for them. Until now they have made trousers themselves from their bedsheets, but that cannot continue. It would be so easy to satisfy them on this point....

;[14]: Lightweight cassocks are needed here. Woolen cloth is unbearable except during June and July, which correspond to December and January in France. Whatever you can find that is least warm will be best.

;[15]: One very necessary thing that you would not suspect, Reverend Father, is mosquito netting for the night. These regions abound in insects, but the most harmful of all is that little nocturnal fly which harasses us constantly. It is almost as though one were sleeping among wasps. A few metres for each person of the gauze used to line the inside of hats would provide us with a barrier against this troublesome visitor.

;[16]: Those of us who have just arrived from France will soon be barefoot, because footwear is worn out aboard ship and because we shared what remained with those who had less than we did. We need lightweight shoes in these scorching climates, even if they are merely cheap goods of the kind sold at fairs and on market stalls. Give each person five or six pairs, made of fabric or anything else—it matters little—and we will leave you in peace for two years.

;[17]: The dresses sent here for the local people are valuable, but they are exhausted so quickly and are generally too small for this gigantic race. If, instead, you could send us pieces of cloth—calico, printed cotton, or any other kind—the good souls of France would save the labour of making them and would satisfy their protégés all the better.

;[18]: You would also render a great service to all our Fathers and Brothers if you sent each of them a good pair of razors. Theirs are blunt and nearly unusable. Send them sharpening stones as well. Several have asked me not to forget this observation and appear to attach the greatest importance to it.

;[19]: But the most essential thing of all, without which the work of the missions would make little progress, is to have medicines for the sick. Therefore, dear confrère, I beg you to take this matter to heart and to send us, among other substances, those I shall now name: calomel, eau de Cologne, laudanum,<ref>The printed French transcription reads ''eau d’anum''; the editor instructs the reader to understand this as ''laudanum''.</ref> opium, camphor, bluestone, alum, black and white pitch, sulfur, barley sugar, licorice root, black licorice, blistering plaster, cinchona bark, rhubarb, Epsom salt, essence of turpentine, sulfuric acid, and so forth, together with various ointments such as cerate, Tenerand cerate, and others.

;[20]: Several Fathers have asked me to point out that holy-oil cases made of copper should not be sent, because the atmosphere here is so corrosive that they oxidize easily. They should therefore be made of tin, or else of silver. If you could add a lantern for each mission station to the next consignment, you would render us a great service.

;[21]: I shall now give you a list of the articles most sought after in our missions as objects of exchange or as gifts.

;[22]: Razors; long, non-folding knives with Turkish-style blades; clothing made of any fabric, but especially in bright colours; axes of every size; adzes likewise; pipes; cooking utensils; paper and everything necessary for writing; fishhooks, especially large ones such as those used for sharks; chests and trunks that can be locked with a key or padlock; spades for digging the earth; plane irons, which are extremely sought after; empty bottles; English hand saws; flints; tinder; large scissors; large needles; thread of every colour; European-style lamps; and so forth.

;[23]: In general, the local people are beginning to disdain decorative trinkets. They no longer value toys and toilet articles. They are even becoming particular about useful or necessary objects if these are of inferior quality.

;[24]: I would have still other things to tell you, my dear Father, but one must not ask for so much at once.<ref group="editorial">The French editorial apparatus reads: ''fois pr + J’espère''.</ref> I beg you to take all these notes into consideration and to believe that, for life, I am the most sincere and devoted

:of your servants
:and friends,

::Calinon
::Missionary priest

:To the Reverend Father Poupinel,<br />
:Procurator for the Foreign Missions.

=== Notes ===
<references />

=== Editorial Notes ===
<references group="editorial" />

Girard0338

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Merv: Created page with "==25 July 1844 — Father Philippe Calinon to Father Victor Poupinel, Tonga== ''Based on the fair copy, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Calinon. '' ''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026'' ''One sheet forming four written pages; the fourth page also bears the address and Poupinel’s annotation. '' === Address and annotation === ''[Page 4; address written crosswise over the text:]'' To Father Poupinel<br /> Procurator General for the Foreign Missions ''[In P..."

==25 July 1844 — Father Philippe Calinon to Father Victor Poupinel, Tonga==

''Based on the fair copy, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Calinon. ''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, September 2026''

''One sheet forming four written pages; the fourth page also bears the address and Poupinel’s annotation. ''

=== Address and annotation ===

''[Page 4; address written crosswise over the text:]''

To Father Poupinel<br />
Procurator General for the Foreign Missions

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]''

:Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844<br />
:The Reverend Father Calinon

=== Letter ===

:''Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844''

''My dear sir and confrère,''

;[1]: Bishop Bataillon is leaving tomorrow<ref>According to Monfat, ''Tonga'', p. 287, Bataillon embarked for the Fiji Islands on 31 July 1844.</ref> for Fiji aboard the merchant ship ''Adolphe'', which he has chartered. I have only enough time left to offer you a few words of friendship and a few others concerning the welfare of our confrères here in the missions.

;[2]: When you send another consignment, think above all of those who were here before us. Most of them need a complete outfit just as much as those who are only now setting out. All their belongings are wearing out or are already worn out. I particularly commend to you Fathers Servan, Roulleaux, and Grange, and Brother Augustin. We had to draw upon our own supplies to meet their most pressing needs.

;[3]: Never allow, my dear Father, the articles belonging to one member to be mixed with those belonging to another in the consignments. This subsequently results in deplorable confusion when people separate.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''sépare'', corrected from ''séparent''.</ref> You should see what it is like to divide everything up aboard ship when there is not enough time, not enough crates, insufficient presence of mind, or all three at once. Some receive a great deal; others, too little. Brother Renault, for example, has just informed me that his clothes are in New Caledonia. Just try to find out whether they are coming!

;[4]: Spare no expense in obtaining sturdy trunks for us that close securely. It would be desirable for them to be lined with metal, either inside or outside. Never have padlocks fitted to them, since these are torn off by impacts and friction. Most of ours had already lost their padlocks by the time they reached Avignon. The hides covering them were gnawed by rats. The iron locks have oxidized and no longer work. You can judge how this exposes our belongings among<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''de'', corrected from ''d’une''.</ref> covetous populations who do not respect property rights. I am speaking only of the non-Christians. The locks and other metal fittings should be well-made and of copper.

;[5]: Always have as many crates made as there are chapel sets being sent, and do not place in them anything unrelated to worship. This crate is the missionary’s only sacristy cupboard. You can imagine the difficulty in which we found ourselves when each of us had to gather the pieces of his chapel set from a shared package and store them as best he could in his already overcrowded trunks. The disadvantages are easy to foresee. Give us slate altar stones. The ones you supplied are too heavy. Moreover, nearly all of them were broken.

;[6]: When preparing packages, take care that they rarely exceed 150 kilograms in weight. For this reason, some of ours had to be divided at Nuku Hiva.<ref>The ''Phaéton'', carrying Calinon and his companions, called at the Marquesas Islands, at Nuku Hiva, on 2 January 1844, but had to continue immediately to Tahiti. Their belongings did not arrive at Nuku Hiva until later, aboard another ship, and they had to wait for them in Tahiti until mid-April. See APM 031, eighth departure, Calinon’s unpublished letter to Colin of 19 March 1844, § 2; [[Girard0328|Document 328]], § 1, note 1.</ref> None of us was present, and this caused difficulties that I do not have time to relate to you. We suffered damage that made us realize the necessity of wrapping articles in oiled cloth, especially iron objects, and of scattering plenty of aromatic substances among fabrics to protect them from insects: camphor, pepper, tobacco, and so forth. Cutting instruments should also be varnished along their edges or coated with a light layer of melted wax.

;[7]: The breviaries given to the members should be sturdily bound. Each person should be given two copies.<ref group="editorial">The French text has ''exemplaires'', corrected from ''emplaires''.</ref> I know one of our men who left with us whose breviary will soon be nothing more than a collection of loose pages. He expected to find more in the packages. A vain hope.

;[8]: Father Bréhéret was obliged to give his cloak to the bishop, just as Father Favier had to give him his umbrella. Please send replacements to them at the next opportunity. Father Favier has also been deprived of his cloak as a result of an event beyond his control.

;[9]: I expect the bishop will tell you that too few of certain things were sent to him: for example, only one pair of gloves, one pair of ceremonial stockings, one hat, and so forth. I will also tell you privately, beloved confrère, that in your accounts you listed several articles as having been purchased with the money allocated to His Lordship by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, although someone stated that they were donated free of charge—for example, Father Roudaire’s statue of the Virgin and one or two other things. Forgive me for making this observation, with the assurance that I would not make it if I loved you less.

;[10]: Your notes mention paper<ref group="editorial">The words ''de papier'' were inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> in two packages. The first was taken away by the Bishop of Amata. The second contained so little that, when it was divided into four lots, the individual shares were extremely small. Do not forget to send us a crate containing paper of various qualities. Send us ink in bottles as well, together with inkwells and other accessories.

;[11]: We had no bedding.<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''de lits'' replaces ''delit''.</ref> Do not forget to give some to those who leave after us. Although we are in the tropics, it is cold here during certain months of the year. Also give each person a writing desk in which to keep the things needed for writing.

;[12]: We have nothing with which<ref group="editorial">The word ''pour'' was inserted above the line in the French manuscript.</ref> to decorate the altars. Have some small rods made, although they would need to be covered with fabric to make them more seemly. Do not hesitate to send them to us in every colour and size. They can be put to excellent use in these very poor regions. We cannot give worship its imposing majesty because we lack the necessary things. No banners, no processional crosses, no choirboys’ vestments,<ref group="editorial">In the French manuscript, ''d’habits'' replaces ''d’abits''.</ref> no copes, no monstrances, no incense, and so forth. Yet it is only through outward splendour that we can surpass our Protestant adversaries. Our converts are not yet sufficiently advanced in religious knowledge to be able to dispense with such proofs.

;[13]: Almost all our confrères here ask me whether people in France think they go about without trousers. It is truly strange that no one thought of procuring any for them. Until now they have made trousers themselves from their bedsheets, but that cannot continue. It would be so easy to satisfy them on this point....

;[14]: Lightweight cassocks are needed here. Woolen cloth is unbearable except during June and July, which correspond to December and January in France. Whatever you can find that is least warm will be best.

;[15]: One very necessary thing that you would not suspect, Reverend Father, is mosquito netting for the night. These regions abound in insects, but the most harmful of all is that little nocturnal fly which harasses us constantly. It is almost as though one were sleeping among wasps. A few metres for each person of the gauze used to line the inside of hats would provide us with a barrier against this troublesome visitor.

;[16]: Those of us who have just arrived from France will soon be barefoot, because footwear is worn out aboard ship and because we shared what remained with those who had less than we did. We need lightweight shoes in these scorching climates, even if they are merely cheap goods of the kind sold at fairs and on market stalls. Give each person five or six pairs, made of fabric or anything else—it matters little—and we will leave you in peace for two years.

;[17]: The dresses sent here for the local people are valuable, but they are exhausted so quickly and are generally too small for this gigantic race. If, instead, you could send us pieces of cloth—calico, printed cotton, or any other kind—the good souls of France would save the labour of making them and would satisfy their protégés all the better.

;[18]: You would also render a great service to all our Fathers and Brothers if you sent each of them a good pair of razors. Theirs are blunt and nearly unusable. Send them sharpening stones as well. Several have asked me not to forget this observation and appear to attach the greatest importance to it.

;[19]: But the most essential thing of all, without which the work of the missions would make little progress, is to have medicines for the sick. Therefore, dear confrère, I beg you to take this matter to heart and to send us, among other substances, those I shall now name: calomel, eau de Cologne, laudanum,<ref>The printed French transcription reads ''eau d’anum''; the editor instructs the reader to understand this as ''laudanum''.</ref> opium, camphor, bluestone, alum, black and white pitch, sulfur, barley sugar, licorice root, black licorice, blistering plaster, cinchona bark, rhubarb, Epsom salt, essence of turpentine, sulfuric acid, and so forth, together with various ointments such as cerate, Tenerand cerate, and others.

;[20]: Several Fathers have asked me to point out that holy-oil cases made of copper should not be sent, because the atmosphere here is so corrosive that they oxidize easily. They should therefore be made of tin, or else of silver. If you could add a lantern for each mission station to the next consignment, you would render us a great service.

;[21]: I shall now give you a list of the articles most sought after in our missions as objects of exchange or as gifts.

;[22]: Razors; long, non-folding knives with Turkish-style blades; clothing made of any fabric, but especially in bright colours; axes of every size; adzes likewise; pipes; cooking utensils; paper and everything necessary for writing; fishhooks, especially large ones such as those used for sharks; chests and trunks that can be locked with a key or padlock; spades for digging the earth; plane irons, which are extremely sought after; empty bottles; English hand saws; flints; tinder; large scissors; large needles; thread of every colour; European-style lamps; and so forth.

;[23]: In general, the local people are beginning to disdain decorative trinkets. They no longer value toys and toilet articles. They are even becoming particular about useful or necessary objects if these are of inferior quality.

;[24]: I would have still other things to tell you, my dear Father, but one must not ask for so much at once.<ref group="editorial">The French editorial apparatus reads: ''fois pr + J’espère''.</ref> I beg you to take all these notes into consideration and to believe that, for life, I am the most sincere and devoted

:of your servants
:and friends,

::Calinon
::Missionary priest

:To the Reverend Father Poupinel,<br />
:Procurator for the Foreign Missions.

<references />
<references group="editorial" />

2026-09-04T02:47:47Z

Merv: /* 1844 */

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For [[Clisby Contents |'''''Letters from Oceania'' collected and translated by Br Edward Clisby FMS''' click here.]]

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0338|'''0338''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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Merv: Created page with "==25 July 1844 - Father Philippe Calinon to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga== '' Based on the dispatched original, APM OC 208 (Tonga) Calinon.'' ''One sheet forming four pages, three of which are written on; the fourth bears only the address, an annotation above the address, and Poupinel’s annotation. '' ''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. '' ''[p. 4]'' '''[Address:]''' Mr ¤ Mr Colin (priest) ¤ Montée Saint-Barthélemy, No. 4 ¤ Lyon, France..."

==25 July 1844 - Father Philippe Calinon to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga==
'' Based on the dispatched original, [[APM]] OC 208 (Tonga) Calinon.''

''One sheet forming four pages, three of which are written on; the fourth bears only the address, an annotation above the address, and Poupinel’s annotation. ''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 4]''

'''[Address:]''' Mr ¤ Mr Colin (priest) ¤ Montée Saint-Barthélemy, No. 4 ¤ Lyon, France

'''[Above the address, in an unknown hand:]''' Carried from Wallis to Oahu, “Sandwich,” by the ''Adolphe'', Captain Morvan, and handed over by that captain in the town of Heururu<ref>Undoubtedly to be read as Honolulu.</ref> - 24 November 1844, for France.

'''[Postal marks:]''' [O]UTRE-MER 20 JUIN 45 [LE HAV]RE - 8 PARIS 8 24 JUIN 45 (60) - LYON 2[-] JUIN [45] (68)

'''[In Poupinel’s hand:]''' Central Oceania ¤ Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844 ¤ Father Calinon

''[p. 1]''

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: We called at Wallis on 16 June;<ref>Undoubtedly to be read as 16 May, or perhaps 17 May. The author must have mistaken the month, because Bataillon states that Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Jean-Victor Favier, and Brothers Jean Raynaud and Annet Pérol reached Wallis on 17 May 1844 (cf. [[Girard0345|doc. 345]], § 2). Mathieu wrote on 20 May 1844 that the ''Adolphe'' had just arrived at Wallis with the new missionaries (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 1), and again, on 8 June of the same year, that Bataillon had just departed on the voyage that was taking him to Futuna, Tonga, and Fiji (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 12). Roulleaux, writing from Futuna on 16 June 1844 after Bataillon’s arrival, mentions his bishop’s intention to assign him to Fiji (cf. [[Girard0332|doc. 332]], § 1).</ref> from there we went to Futuna, where Bishop Bataillon replaced Father Roulleaux with Father Favier, Roulleaux being assigned to Fiji with Father Bréhéret and Brother Anet. We are now at Tonga, where I am to remain with Brother Renault.<ref>Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol were assigned to Fiji; Brother Jean Raynaud was assigned to Tonga with Calinon.</ref>

;[2]: In these three missions I found the members of our Society to be excellently disposed. In the latter two missions alone, however, they are quite exhausted by privation. Several of them, among others, no longer had shoes and had almost no clothing. We supplied these needs from our personal belongings while awaiting articles from France. Above all, Fathers Roulleaux, Servant, and Grange and Brother Augustin must not be forgotten.

;[3]: The shortage of personnel and the excessively promising hopes entertained regarding Tonga obliged the Bishop to station me here until he can come and establish his own residence. He believed that he would be able to found a new establishment at Moa,<ref>To be read as Mu‘a. At that time it was the residence of the Tu‘i Tonga, Laufilitoga, a high chief (cf. Laracy, “Catholic Mission,” ''Tonga'', p. 142), and was therefore the “principal town of the island.” The site is now occupied by Lapaha and the neighbouring villages of Takamotonga and Talasiu (information supplied by Felise Tavo, a Tongan Marist priest).</ref> the island’s principal town, which is still entirely non-Christian. The chiefs’ hostile disposition and the intrigues of the Protestants caused his efforts to fail. I am remaining with our Fathers at Pea while awaiting more favourable circumstances.

;[4]: I appointed Father Mathieu as sub-provincial at Wallis for the members of that mission and of<ref group="text">The word “de” was inserted above the line in the source.</ref> the Futuna mission. The Bishop has also conferred upon him the titles ''[p. 2]'' of pro-vicar, secretary, parish priest of Saint Joseph, and provisional procurator. This accumulation of dignities, or rather of responsibilities, will make you understand how greatly we need more personnel.

;[5]: Priests are needed to found new establishments, and Brothers are needed even for the establishments already founded. Brothers Joseph, Marie-Nizier, and Attale are considerably exhausted.

;[6]: A Brother should be assigned specifically to the Bishop’s personal service. It is distressing to see him served now by one person and then by another. The service is slow and clumsy, and places at risk articles that are difficult to repair or replace.

;[7]: At least one Brother is needed who understands timber construction for churches and houses. At least one is also needed who understands pharmacy and the preparation of medicines. Everywhere, the sick turn to the missionaries, and the practice that has prudently become established prevents anyone ever being sent away without medicine or advice.

;[8]: Do not fear, my Reverend Father, that you will overburden<ref group="text">In the source, “d’emcombrer” is a correction of an incomplete earlier form beginning “emb...”</ref> the Bishop by sending him personnel. The fervent Christian community of Wallis would consider itself fortunate to have to feed twenty missionaries until they could be distributed throughout the Navigator Archipelago, at Vava‘u, Rotuma, and elsewhere.

;[9]: Do not conclude from this, however, that men with improvised vocations can be sent. At Wallis we have Mr Grézel, whom I believe we shall be obliged to send back to France. He was a burden to the Bishop of Amata during the voyage. He will remain a burden to both Bishop Bataillon and me for as long as he remains in the mission. When I say “burden,” I do not yet mean “scandal.”

;[10]: As for the establishment of a procurator’s house mentioned in the Provincial’s regulations, after discussing it with His Lordship and the Fathers of our Society, the unanimous opinion is that Tahiti would be a suitable location once the French colony has attained sufficient stability. I believe it my duty, my Reverend Father, to submit to you a difficulty on this point that arises in several articles of my regulations: namely, how the ''[p. 3]'' Provincial<ref>The author, Calinon, is himself the Provincial (cf. [[Girard0344|doc. 344]], § 1, n. 1; [[Girard0414|414]], § 11).</ref> will be able to meet all the expenses required by his journeys, his foundations, the assistance to be distributed among the members, and so forth, without receiving any allocation from the Council of the Propagation of the Faith. I spoke about this to the Bishop, who admitted that he could not understand it either, since, according to the terms of the allocations, he is the holder of all the funds and consequently it is his responsibility to found the various<ref group="text">In the source, “les divers” replaces “des.”</ref> establishments, appoint their directors, supervise their administration, and examine their accounts. According to this arrangement, the Society would be excluded from the administration of temporal affairs, and I would have to concern myself only with maintaining religious discipline among our members. The Bishop, who is motivated by the purest intentions, assured me that he would be deeply distressed to displease you and that he would always act for the greatest good of your members. Nevertheless, like me, he would also be very glad to have your opinion on this matter. We both trust that you will take this into consideration and will kindly inform us without delay of your view.

;[11]: To return to this procurator’s house, the Bishop and I believe that it is urgent to make provision for it as soon as funds have been received from France. In that event, I would ask you whether having a single priest in charge of the house, together with two Brothers, would comply with the terms of the decree of September 1842, given the proximity of Catholic missionaries and the ease with which he would be able to communicate with them.

;[12]: I also believe it would be appropriate for the Provincial and the sub-provincials to have a special seal for their correspondence with members of the Society. The Bishop shares this opinion. It is, moreover, the practice of other congregations. You will judge, my Reverend Father, whether this is necessary.

;[13]: I shall say nothing to you about the Bishop of Amata. We have received no news of him since his departure for New Caledonia with Father Rougeiron and Brothers Jean and Blaise. We are concerned because the people there have a very bad reputation in these regions. Bishop Bataillon will not be able to visit him during this voyage, because he must return directly from Fiji to Wallis. I believe that His Lordship will give you details about the missions that the limits of this letter prevent me from providing.

;[14]: Permit me, my Reverend Father, to commend myself to your holy sacrifices, and please accept the assurance of the profound veneration with which I remain the most humble and devoted of your servants and children,

:Calinon,
::Marist priest

:Tonga Tabou, 25 July 1844

=== Editorial notes ===

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=== Textual notes ===

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0337|'''0337''', 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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==10 July 1844 - Father Charles Mathieu to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis==
''Based on the dispatched original, [[APM]] OW 208 Mathieu.''

''One sheet of “Bath” paper, forming four pages, three of which are written on; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel’s annotation. ''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 4]''

'''[Address:]''' To the Reverend Father ¤ Collin, Superior of the Marists ¤ Lyon

'''[In Poupinel’s hand:]''' Central Oceania ¤ Wallis, 10 July 1844 ¤ Father Mathieu.

''[p. 1]''

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: In the enclosed letters you will find some details concerning the Wallis mission. Please acquaint yourself with them and send them to their destinations if you consider it appropriate. I am addressing one of them to my brother.<ref>[[Girard0328|Doc. 328]].</ref> For me, this is a duty of gratitude. I know how deeply he will appreciate it. If he is no longer in this world, please send it to the Bishop of Amiens,<ref>Jean-Marie Mioland (cf. doc. [[Girard0328|328]], § 31, n. 20).</ref> who will be kind enough to communicate it to my family. The other is for the procurator of the missions; it contains a few notes on the various consignments that should be sent to us and on the manner in which they should be sent.<ref>[[Girard0347|Doc. 347]].</ref> Before his departure, Bishop Bataillon had also instructed me to write a letter for the mission’s benefactors. I believe it will be impossible for me to do so. Until now, I have lacked the time. I am now expecting his ship from one day to the next.<ref>Bataillon, who departed during the first days of June 1844 intending to return within a month, returned on 19 August (cf. doc. [[Girard0328|328]], § 12, 26, 28, n. 19).</ref> I cannot express to you, my Reverend Father, how happy we are to work under the direction of so good and worthy a bishop. During the six months that I lived with him, I was able to appreciate his zeal, his prudence, and his charity toward his priests. I believe that the good Lord will bless his ministry and that the mission will make rapid progress under him.

;[2]: Until now, we have all been united, each working according to his ability, and at present I know of nothing among your children that might disturb our unity and charity. During Father Calinon’s stay here, we held several meetings in order to exhort one another to practise our duties, and each person departed joyfully for his post. I was the only one who raised any difficulty about remaining at mine, and in doing so I caused the Bishop pain. Nevertheless, he was later kind enough to forgive me. The Brothers are also well. Augustin works at Wallis with astonishing courage. What he has already accomplished in the construction of buildings and churches, the making of furniture, and so forth is incredible. The indigenous people are surprised by it. ''[p. 2]'' Joseph has swollen legs.<ref>[Added in the margin:] It is to be feared that, after some time, he may become completely incapacitated.</ref> At times he suffers greatly from them. Everywhere he applies himself very actively to the linen, the sacristy, and the kitchen, and he also does some small carpentry jobs. The two Brothers, Renaud and Anet, who came with Father Calinon, appear to be very good and most edifying in their charity, obedience, and goodwill. Although we are not yet able to perform our spiritual exercises with great regularity, each person arranges matters as best he can and remains well.

;[3]: Father Calinon will undoubtedly have written to you about Mr Grézel. He is the only person whom we consider poorly suited to the mission. This is not because there is anything serious with which to reproach him, but we all believe that he is unsuited to his vocation. Perhaps he will develop a liking for it later and render us greater service by working at the printing press. Otherwise, it would be advisable, it seems to me, to have him return to France with the Bishop or with one of us when the time comes. He lives at Saint Joseph with me. We have lived together in peace<ref group="text">The word “en” was inserted above the line in the source.</ref> until now.

;[4]: As for letters, one reason why some of the Fathers and Brothers are reluctant to write is that they imagine their letters will not reach their destinations. If the letters are good and interesting, they say, they will be kept in Lyon and someone will then forget to send them on. If they are not good and interesting, they will still be kept there. I thought I should tell you this so that you might correct their misconception, if you consider it appropriate. I recommended that the Brothers who are here write to you; I believe they have already done so.

;[5]: Strictly speaking, my Reverend Father, there are no great dangers for the men whom you send to the islands. Nevertheless, they must be endowed with a good measure of patience. This is one of the principal qualities required. They must also possess a certain firmness of character so that they do not allow themselves to be overcome by the climate or discouraged by difficulties. Those of weak character would waste away here from boredom and sorrow. They must also possess proven moral character. A man who caused even the slightest scandal would do immense harm to the mission.

;[6]: From the letter I am writing to my brother, you will be able to judge the obstacles we encounter at Wallis. They all come from the chiefs. The good Lord alone can ''[p. 3]'' put an end to them. The Protestants are merely the rabble of the island. For the most part, they are people who were losing their souls within the Catholic religion. By excommunicating themselves, they have inflicted upon themselves the punishment they deserved.

;[7]: Despite this, there is much that is good on the island. All the Catholics are very fervent, with the exception of a small number of individuals. One would certainly not find a parish in France containing, in proportion, so great a number of good souls. The people are very devoted to us. We do not lack food; it is sufficiently good and nourishing. I hope that the same will later be true at all the other stations.

;[8]: Our young men ask only to depart with the new missionaries for non-Christian lands. They are an immense resource for establishing new missions. These young men feed the missionary while also serving him as catechists. I believe, my Reverend Father, that it is time to consider establishing a college and a seminary. Once the islands have been converted, I fear that the zeal of the French clergy will not suffice to preserve the good accomplished there without the assistance of indigenous priests. This work rests entirely in your hands.

;[9]: You must also give thought to Hamoa<ref>Samoa, in the Wallisian pronunciation.</ref> and Rotuma, which still have no one.

;[10]: These are the few observations that I thought I should write to you today. I am still a novice and inexperienced. The Bishop, who has just travelled throughout his vicariate, will give you details that are much more accurate and reliable. We commend ourselves to you, my Reverend Father, so that you will not forget us at the feet of the Blessed Virgin and will obtain for us the grace to become her worthy children and to advance her glory in every place.

;[11]: I remain, with the deepest respect,

:my Reverend Father,
::your devoted child
::and obedient servant in Our Lord,
:::Mathieu, missionary

:Saint Joseph, Wallis, 10 July 1844

=== Editorial notes ===

<references />

=== Textual note ===

<references group="text" />

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For [[Clisby Contents |'''''Letters from Oceania'' collected and translated by Br Edward Clisby FMS''' click here.]]

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 07 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0335|'''0335''', 10 Jul 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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Merv:

==7 July 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis==
[[APM]] OW 208, Grézel.''

''One sheet of gray paper and one leaf of yellow paper, comprising six written pages. Poupinel's annotation appears at the top of the first page.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

'''[At the top of p. 1]'''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Wallis, 7 July 1844 / Mr. Grézel

'''[p. 1]'''

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Wallis Islands, 7 July 1844.

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: Since my departure from France, I have hesitated several times to write to you. I kept postponing this sweet consolation because I had a presentiment that you would not receive my letters favourably, on account of the unfavourable reports that the Bishop of Amata gave you about me and which it would be very difficult for him to prove. At last, I overcame all reluctance out of love for the virtue of obedience, which requires us to send you news of ourselves at least once each year. I leave your paternal goodness free to think whatever it wishes about the reports that have reached you. Nevertheless, I would have no difficulty in justifying myself. If it were necessary to discuss everything that happened, it would be enough for me to quote the Bishop of Amata's own words during our final conversation, on the eve of his departure from Wallis for New Caledonia. They sufficiently prove that I was not entirely at fault.

;[2]: Be assured, my Reverend Father, that if I had to struggle throughout the voyage, it was because I was forced to do so. I was regarded as a useless castoff placed aboard a ship to end a miserable life in a distant land, as though I could not have settled elsewhere. Furthermore, I was told in plain terms that I would be treated more harshly after I had taken my vows.<ref group="text">The words from “Furthermore” to “my vows” were written above the line.</ref> This is not how missionaries should act, especially Marists, who ought to love and help one another as brothers. Several times at the commander's table, officers aboard the ''Uranie'' defended me when the Bishop of Amata criticized me a little too severely. Without disparaging his good qualities, it is right to tell you that he spoke somewhat indiscreetly about certain matters that he should have kept silent, and that if he had not been so partial, there would not have been so many troubles and disputes between us and the Picpus Fathers.

;[3]: Moreover, in taking Brother Taragnat as his servant, the Bishop of Amata did not act with all the necessary discretion. Throughout the voyage, he showed him<ref group="text">The word “him” was written above the line.</ref> too much affection and granted him too many privileges. He seemed to be some great genius to whom we all owed special consideration. Consequently, it was this Brother who directed everything. He even tried to give advice to the priests, which often earned him some unfavourable remarks. Eventually, he became so aloof that he no longer frequented the common quarters. When he needed something, he came to fetch it while we were having breakfast or dinner, because, as His Lordship's servant, he ate with the commander's servants an hour after us. He ordinarily remained in His Lordship's cabin, and we saw only Blaise, to whom Taragnat did not even deign to speak and whom he frequently had no hesitation in hurting. Taragnat always behaved very rudely toward the Picpus Fathers, both in words and actions, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed instead of correcting him. All this did not give a favourable impression of the Society.

;[4]: Ah, my Reverend Father, how sad is the existence of missionaries among whom disunity and discord prevail. If my thoughts sometimes turned back toward France, it was because I had left behind brothers whom I loved and who returned my affection, whereas during our voyage I had no one but Father Mathieu from whom to obtain help and advice.

;[5]: I was ill several times before we reached Valparaíso, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed about it. Furthermore, Father Roudaire and Brother Blaise fell ill at the same time as I did, and with the same illness. My bed was almost between theirs. Yet His Lordship came to see them without even deigning to look at me. During the severe illness I suffered in the storm at the Río de la Plata, I remained for an entire day lying on a gun battery, and none of our companions deigned to '''[p. 2]''' offer me the slightest assistance. It was a stranger who, moved by compassion, came and offered me his services. All this was noticed and did not make a good impression. People spoke to me about it at length, and I did not know what to say to excuse them.

;[6]: I am not sending you these details in order to complain. The trouble is past, and I no longer think about it. I am accustomed to the sea now; the missionaries of Central Oceania are almost its inhabitants. I thought, however, that you would like to know these details so that you might be informed about what is happening. I am not the only person who has experienced difficulties, for in every previous group that was sent out, there was always someone who was regarded unfavourably by the others. If several Brothers in New Zealand are leaving the mission or becoming discouraged, this arises partly from ill-treatment by subordinate superiors. I know this from definite information given to me by members of the mission who witnessed it themselves. I no longer pay attention to the hardships I have suffered; they are not worth the trouble. But I assure you that if I reached the battlefield assigned to me, it was through a special act of Providence. I was on the point of leaving at Valparaíso because of the troubles being caused for me.

;[7]: The men from Auvergne would have been largely responsible for it. Somewhat infatuated with the new mission specially entrusted to them, these gentlemen displayed a degree of self-importance. They did not possess the restraint appropriate to a Marist. They believed they would succeed in their mission better than anyone else; may God grant it! Furthermore, the Bishop of Amata placed too much reliance upon the French government, which no doubt made him many promises that came to nothing. This became apparent at Wallis. His Lordship is now in a position to see whether such words can be relied upon. He had been promised that a warship would visit him while transporting the Fathers who were aboard the ''Phaéton'', but the French are having so much difficulty establishing themselves in the new colony that nothing can be expected from them. Our gentlemen were obliged to hire a small French ship, the ''Adolphe'', to come and join us. They paid six thousand francs, and the additional five thousand that the Bishop of Enos paid to have them taken to their destination while visiting his small district will mean that the mission has spent eleven thousand francs while waiting for Mr. French Government. We do not know when the Bishop of Amata will be visited. We have no opportunity to send him the remainder of his belongings, which have just arrived. He will have to wait patiently for a favorable opportunity. In the meantime, however, I could quite properly repeat to him what he often said to me: ''Let whoever can fend for himself.''

;[8]: He thought I would be unable to manage, but he need only come and see, and he will recognize that, for as long as God grants me strength, I shall be capable of hard work. Wisdom and health are what I ask of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and whatever the work may be, with help from above I shall accomplish it. The Bishop of Enos is good; one is happy with him, and I congratulate the missionaries who will come to serve under his banners. Nevertheless, they will suffer greatly from the climate, especially if they have a robust constitution. The tropics are terrible and cause many illnesses. One experiences severe pains in the stomach and chest and is exposed to the diseases of the country: greatly swollen legs, a swollen abdomen, and ulcers on the body. The food provides little nourishment, and one has difficulty becoming accustomed to it. Father Roudaire paid a heavy price at the beginning of his stay at Wallis. I thought we would lose him, but he has recovered and is now in very good health. I have suffered greatly from pains in my chest, stomach, and eyes, to the point of throwing myself upon a pallet to ease the pain. I am not yet free of them. I am obliged to eat very frequently during the day, although less often than at the beginning of my stay here. I am not yet acclimatized. '''[p. 3]''' The heat still makes me suffer. My clothing is almost always wet against my back, winter as well as summer. No fire is needed in these regions except for cooking food.

;[9]: I work as much as I can to make myself useful to the mission. I have not yet received Holy Orders. This does not surprise me when I consider everything reported to the Bishop of Enos by Bishop Douarre, with whom I was not on good terms during the voyage. I assure you that I do not refuse to undergo trials. I shall try to acquire the good qualities needed by a missionary, but I shall never consent to become a Brother unless Providence makes this known to me in a special way. This aversion came upon me here, where I examined that position somewhat carefully. I shall struggle as much as a good missionary can. Struggle is the daily fare of this country. I submit to enduring every hardship; that is indispensable, and it must be done without relief.

;[10]: Here, anyone who becomes ill manages as best he can. The Brothers still provide some assistance, at least as much as their work permits, but the Fathers leave you<ref group="text">The word “you” was written above the line.</ref> entirely alone. They experience the same thing when they themselves are unwell. I do not know whether this is an established rule throughout Oceania, but the custom existed when we arrived here. In the missions, each person thinks of himself and manages as best he can.

;[11]: On our way to Wallis, we passed through Tonga, where Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale were stationed. They were in the greatest destitution. Father Grange's health is almost ruined. He is as thin as a skeleton. His decline began in New Zealand. Their small Christian community was fairly numerous, and two great chiefs belonged to it. The Bishop of Enos is to bring Father Grange back to Wallis so that he may recover. We expect him from day to day. Two days after His Lordship's departure, we received a letter from Father Chevron requesting His Lordship's presence in Tonga. It reported 114 Catholics and 300 catechumens. The schooner belonging to the Protestant ministers in Tonga delivered it. It was addressed to a white man of English origin, so they were none the wiser.

;[12]: We also learned that the catechist sent to Fiji reported poor results because of the Methodist ministers, who are as furious as werewolves against Catholicism. They employ the most shameful means to discredit us, but their work makes little progress despite this. Their misconduct clearly shows that they are carrying out a diabolical work. They are wicked men. To dislodge them, they must be attacked in their stronghold with the mine of religion and driven from Oceania. They are demons; everywhere they spread discord. Any means is acceptable to them, provided that they succeed.

;[13]: Upon arriving at Wallis, we saw great wonders. They would have been greater still had the Bishop of Enos not been hindered by Father Viard, whom Bishop Pompallier had left at Wallis as superior of the mission in the hope that he could later have him appointed Bishop of Central Oceania. Providence, however, which makes sport of human plans, decided otherwise, to everyone's satisfaction. Father Viard was wounded by Bishop Bataillon's appointment and, despite all the advantages His Lordship offered him, wished to return to New Zealand. He felt humiliated on seeing his subordinate preferred to him.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “on seeing,” replacing a deleted form.</ref> I know all this from trustworthy people. I even heard him tell Bishop Bataillon that the Bishop was not doing what he wanted for his beloved mission. Furthermore, I once found a letter that this Father had written to the Bishop of Enos. Its tone, manner, and style astonished me greatly, and I clearly recognized the truth of everything I had been told. Recently we received a letter from Bishop Pompallier, who, having learned of Bishop Bataillon's appointment, urgently demanded Father Viard's return. He had already departed, however, and the Brothers at Wallis did not regret him. Ah, my Reverend Father, incredible things happen in these missions. I would not have believed it before coming here. I am certain that you are not told about all these troubles in every respect. It is only here, on the spot, that the truth comes to light.

;[14]: New Zealand is sinking, but not because it has given too much to the Wallis mission. It was time for us to arrive and assist the poor unfortunate men stationed here. ''Always promises and never fulfillment'' was New Zealand's motto. '''[p. 4]''' One can go far with that! Things will operate on a different basis from now on, and whoever can will manage. It was time to establish a diocese in Central Oceania. The difficulty of communicating with New Zealand placed the missionaries in the central region in an awkward position.

;[15]: The Tonga mission will become important. Father Calinon and Brother Regnault<ref>Brother Jean Raynaud (cf. [[Girard0337|doc. 337]], § 1).</ref> will establish a new station a short distance from Father Chevron. Father Favier will replace Mr. Roulleaux at Futuna; Roulleaux will go to Fiji with Mr. Bréhéret and Brother Annet. Several natives of Wallis accompanied these good missionaries as catechists. These were His Lordship's arrangements before his departure. Whether he has changed them, we do not yet know. Since my arrival in Oceania, I have not yet found any truth in what Father Épalle said about these peoples. We must suppose that the people he saw were different. I also believe that enthusiasm greatly embellishes the accounts sent to France. It would be better to make known the hardships of the missions, so that remedies might be provided and the poor missionary assisted, for he would often succumb were he not sustained by divine strength. The missionaries' strength is exhausted through lack of care, and it is impossible to obtain in Oceania the comforts needed for such a way of life. We must have recourse to America. This supports the belief that a ship is indispensable for our mission.

;[16]: It is true that one forgets oneself somewhat when witnessing the fervor of our neophytes and the good that religion produces among this cannibal people. When one is present at their religious gatherings, one is moved to the depths of the soul. I wish you could be there, my Reverend Father. You would weep with joy at seeing these new converts bless the Eternal One with their singing. We are obliged to give them French melodies; Roman chant provides nothing suitable for them. They have a fine ear and can distinguish perfectly well when a false note is sung. Accordingly, they all have accurate and beautiful voices. Send us notated Books of Hours from Lyon, Paris,<ref group="text">The words “from Paris” were written above the line.</ref> and Besançon. We shall find beautiful chants in them, and our natives will pray to God for you. They are always asking you for beautiful chants: ''hiva'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''hiva'' = chant, song, or hymn.</ref> ''lelei''.<ref>Wallisian word: ''lelei'' = adjective: beautiful, good; noun: beauty, peace.</ref>

;[17]: Several young men remain with us as a mark of respect. They work in the plantations and are very well behaved. Among them is a chief whom the others obey. When one of us travels around the island, two or three of our young men accompany us. I often travel by boat to the other station and am always accompanied by some of our young men. I remain at a station situated at the harbour; the other is two hours from here. In our whaleboat, I make the journey quickly. I am becoming more of a sailor every day. This is necessary in Oceania, for the sea is almost our natural element.

;[18]: It is at the Matautu station that the printing house will be built. We shall suffer greatly from mosquitoes, insects whose bite feels as though a needle were being driven into the flesh. Night and day, these creatures devour us. They are the greatest plague of the tropics and my greatest torment. Never have so many been seen as this year. Without them, Oceania would be an earthly paradise to the eye: always green and always warm, although sometimes a little too warm.

;[18]: There is much suffering to endure. Do not conceal this from the missionaries who will come. It is essential that they be told, but there is also much good to be done for these poor native people. Send missionaries in great numbers to Central Oceania. It is the most important of the missions. It must overthrow Satan's empire in these regions.

;[19]: Another thing that struck me greatly is the harshness shown toward the Brothers. For the most part, these poor unfortunate men work like convicts. They are largely responsible for keeping the mission running, yet they are treated harshly and subjected to great demands. If there are any comforts, they are deprived of them. I noticed this several times but said nothing because it did not concern me. I even heard them voice complaints, although only in secret. I shall always give them good advice, but for my own part, given their position, I would rather be a servant than a Brother. I cannot remedy these abuses; I merely inform you of them. I have observed something of this harshness in the Bishop of Enos. Whether he has reasons for it, I do not know. It is not for me to make observations to him. Although a priest is above them by virtue of his character, he could nevertheless show them greater charity and consideration.

'''[p. 5]'''

;[20]: Please excuse me, my Reverend Father, for continuing my letter on a separate sheet. Paper is so precious and rare in these regions that we are obliged to use it sparingly and place the lines as close together as possible. We cannot observe every desirable convention, but goodwill compensates for everything. I shall refrain from giving you details about the mission. I expect that His Lordship has kept you informed about everything; he is in a better position to do so than I am.

;[21]: Nevertheless, I shall not pass over in silence a secret conspiracy which, thanks be to God, did not succeed as its supporters intended. The principal actors in this party were a brother of the king,<ref>Chief Pooi was actually a cousin of Vaimua Lavelua, King of Wallis. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, while Vaimua Lavelua was the latter's great-grandson (cf. Henquel, p. 27, n. 4). Philippe Viard and Philippe Calinon, like Grézel, state that Pooi was the brother of the King of Wallis (cf. docs. [[Girard0221|221]], § 2; and [[Girard1263|1263]], § 2).</ref> several other minor chiefs as devilish as he was, and a Protestant catechist. All these individuals became Protestants,<ref group="text">The manuscript has “became Protestants” in place of “had become Protestants.”</ref> drawing with them everyone they could. Their intention was to kill the young chief<ref>Tuugahala, cousin and son-in-law of King Vaimua Lavelua. He was chief of the islet of Nukuatea in the Wallis lagoon (cf. [[Girard0023|doc. 23]], § 7, n. 5; and [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 19, n. 40).</ref> about whom you will have heard. He has supported and frequently still supports both sides for and against Bishop Bataillon, for this hot-headed man controls the entire island. The king would then have suffered the same fate. Sovereign power would have fallen into the hands of this young brother of the king, who would then have had everyone who remained Catholic massacred.

;[22]: A conspiracy of this kind had been brewing for a long time. They had attempted to involve several great chiefs but had been unable to succeed. Finally, it broke out, and several chiefs upon whom they had counted withdrew and remained Catholic, leaving the conspirators ashamed of being so few in number. Nevertheless, they increased their numbers by forcibly turning several inhabitants of the island. His Lordship and Father Mathieu checked this somewhat by going to meet them one day when they were assembled and demanding an explanation for the malicious statements they were making against both the Catholic religion and its ministers. All their arguments were written down on a sheet of paper, with a seriousness that disconcerted them. This manner of proceeding frightened them so much that by the end of the meeting they found themselves cornered<ref>Probably to be read as ''coincés'': “cornered.”</ref> like foxes whose tails had been cut off. Everyone had flocked to this meeting, and Bishop Bataillon's manner of proceeding was applauded.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “applauded,” replacing a deleted form followed by “at.”</ref>

;[23]: These Protestants have already attempted several times to take the life of this young chief, without succeeding in bringing him down. At present they are somewhat quiet, and we do not know what they are plotting. The Catholics have placed themselves on their guard. Weapons have been prepared for war, and guards are posted day and night on every approach. We do not yet know what the result of all this will be.<ref>In August 1844, Ma‘atu, a Protestant and chief of Niuatoputapu, an island in the far north of Tonga, arrived at Wallis with 130 warriors to fight alongside Pooi. The civil war then began. Although the Tongan warriors remained for only one month, the conflict continued until September 1851 (cf. [[Girard0328| doc. 328]], § 9, n. 9 and § 27, n. 17; [[Girard0373|doc. 373]], § 9, n. 7; [[Girard1263|doc. 1263]], § 5; and Henquel, p. 35).</ref> Whatever happens, if the Catholics were unfortunately defeated, our lives would be in great danger; and if the conspiracy had succeeded, we might no longer be alive.

;[24]: Their actions are political. This young brother of the king wishes to reign. Recently, he suffered several affronts and would like to avenge himself. The king cannot remedy any of this because he is an old fool. Never has such a wretched government been seen. It is complete anarchy, and there is no means of correcting it for as long as this generation remains. We cannot improve matters, for whenever we do the slightest good, these wicked Protestants spread the rumor that we act in this way because France is going to seize the country, together with a thousand similar slanders. These poor, overly credulous native people would readily believe such things if we did not immediately correct them. They are as childlike as it is possible to be.

;[25]: The laws of this country '''[p. 6]''' are the will of the chiefs. Whatever they want, they must have, whether others consent or not, and one must take great care not to resist. These demands apply only to the indigenous people. If a subordinate chief commits the slightest foolish act, the king remedies it with an even greater one in order to assert his authority. Only two men on the island are capable of this: the king and the young chief about whom His Lordship has told you so much. The latter has not yet been baptized and still has several wives. He lives like an animal. We must hope that the Blessed Virgin will humble his pride and make him bow his head beneath the yoke of religion. As for the king, he is baptized, attends Mass, and that is all. I believe he still has his wives. He is swollen with pride and is a devourer of ''pouaka'' (pigs). A fine bench was made in the church for him alone. Instead of standing in front of it, he climbs on top of it. What an odd fellow!

;[26]: As I told you above, the Protestant schooner came to Wallis. There were two Methodist ministers aboard. They greatly encouraged their faithful by promising that an English warship would soon come to support them. The Protestants here were not very pleased with them because they did not give them many presents. They are said to have left two men and two women as catechists. His Lordship's departure for Tonga greatly unsettled them, and they left immediately. They are the greatest hypocrites one could ever see. It appears that Mr. Chevron is causing them considerable trouble in Tonga, and he is right to do so. I would like to help him struggle against those monsters. I assure you that I cannot bear to see them. All my life, I have had a pronounced hatred for that vile lot. May God grant me the grace soon to march against them!

;[27]: I believe that it was for this purpose that Providence preserved my life in an accident that happened while our gentlemen were here. We did not have much to eat, even though eleven Marists were gathered together. I asked two natives to come with me, and we went hunting in the woods. The gun I had belonged to Mr. Calinon, who had obtained it in Tahiti. I used the weapon successfully for the first five shots and therefore had five pigeons. With the sixth shot, I killed another pigeon, but the percussion nipple flew off with the discharge. It passed so close to my left ear that it could scarcely have made it any hotter. Fortunately, I had tilted the gun slightly; otherwise, I would have been killed. I then realized that the nipple on this barrel was defective and that the gun could only have been sold for that reason. I informed Father Calinon, who told me that he had not noticed it. I regarded this event as a visible sign of Providence's protection over its missionaries. I was working for the small community and was rewarded for it. May God be blessed a thousand times! No doubt God has spared me for better work. May His will be done!

;[28]: When His Lordship makes his pastoral visits, I am always the one who accompanies him. As soon as they are completed, I return to the village of Saint Joseph, situated at the harbor. Father Mathieu and your servant live there. Brother Joseph remains at Matautu with Father Roudaire; Brother Augustin goes wherever there is work to be done. At present, he is preparing the timber and tables for the printing house. I do not yet know how it will operate, but I do not have a very favorable opinion of it, because we are not sufficiently trained for such work. Nevertheless, I hope it succeeds. We do not yet know whether we shall be able to assemble the iron press.

;[29]: Before his departure, His Lordship assembled us and appointed Mr. Chevron and Mr. Mathieu as his pro-vicars. Father Mathieu is also sub-provincial and procurator of the missions for the time being.

;[30]: I conclude, my Reverend Father, by asking you to accept the respectful sentiments of one of your children in Oceania,

::::Isidore Grézel

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 7 Jul 1844 – Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

Girard0334

2026-08-19T04:13:30Z

Merv:

==7 July 1844. – Isidore Grézel to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis==
[[APM]] OW 208, Grézel.''

''One sheet of gray paper and one leaf of yellow paper, comprising six written pages. Poupinel's annotation appears at the top of the first page.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

'''[At the top of p. 1]'''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Wallis, 7 July 1844 / Mr. Grézel

'''[p. 1]'''

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Wallis Islands, 7 July 1844.

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: Since my departure from France, I have hesitated several times to write to you. I kept postponing this sweet consolation because I had a presentiment that you would not receive my letters favourably, on account of the unfavourable reports that the Bishop of Amata gave you about me and which it would be very difficult for him to prove. At last, I overcame all reluctance out of love for the virtue of obedience, which requires us to send you news of ourselves at least once each year. I leave your paternal goodness free to think whatever it wishes about the reports that have reached you. Nevertheless, I would have no difficulty in justifying myself. If it were necessary to discuss everything that happened, it would be enough for me to quote the Bishop of Amata's own words during our final conversation, on the eve of his departure from Wallis for New Caledonia. They sufficiently prove that I was not entirely at fault.

;[2]: Be assured, my Reverend Father, that if I had to struggle throughout the voyage, it was because I was forced to do so. I was regarded as a useless castoff placed aboard a ship to end a miserable life in a distant land, as though I could not have settled elsewhere. Furthermore, I was told in plain terms that I would be treated more harshly after I had taken my vows.<ref group="text">The words from “Furthermore” to “my vows” were written above the line.</ref> This is not how missionaries should act, especially Marists, who ought to love and help one another as brothers. Several times at the commander's table, officers aboard the ''Uranie'' defended me when the Bishop of Amata criticized me a little too severely. Without disparaging his good qualities, it is right to tell you that he spoke somewhat indiscreetly about certain matters that he should have kept silent, and that if he had not been so partial, there would not have been so many troubles and disputes between us and the Picpus Fathers.

;[3]: Moreover, in taking Brother Taragnat as his servant, the Bishop of Amata did not act with all the necessary discretion. Throughout the voyage, he showed him<ref group="text">The word “him” was written above the line.</ref> too much affection and granted him too many privileges. He seemed to be some great genius to whom we all owed special consideration. Consequently, it was this Brother who directed everything. He even tried to give advice to the priests, which often earned him some unfavourable remarks. Eventually, he became so aloof that he no longer frequented the common quarters. When he needed something, he came to fetch it while we were having breakfast or dinner, because, as His Lordship's servant, he ate with the commander's servants an hour after us. He ordinarily remained in His Lordship's cabin, and we saw only Blaise, to whom Taragnat did not even deign to speak and whom he frequently had no hesitation in hurting. Taragnat always behaved very rudely toward the Picpus Fathers, both in words and actions, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed instead of correcting him. All this did not give a favourable impression of the Society.

;[4]: Ah, my Reverend Father, how sad is the existence of missionaries among whom disunity and discord prevail. If my thoughts sometimes turned back toward France, it was because I had left behind brothers whom I loved and who returned my affection, whereas during our voyage I had no one but Father Mathieu from whom to obtain help and advice.

;[5]: I was ill several times before we reached Valparaíso, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed about it. Furthermore, Father Roudaire and Brother Blaise fell ill at the same time as I did, and with the same illness. My bed was almost between theirs. Yet His Lordship came to see them without even deigning to look at me. During the severe illness I suffered in the storm at the Río de la Plata, I remained for an entire day lying on a gun battery, and none of our companions deigned to '''[p. 2]''' offer me the slightest assistance. It was a stranger who, moved by compassion, came and offered me his services. All this was noticed and did not make a good impression. People spoke to me about it at length, and I did not know what to say to excuse them.

;[6]: I am not sending you these details in order to complain. The trouble is past, and I no longer think about it. I am accustomed to the sea now; the missionaries of Central Oceania are almost its inhabitants. I thought, however, that you would like to know these details so that you might be informed about what is happening. I am not the only person who has experienced difficulties, for in every previous group that was sent out, there was always someone who was regarded unfavourably by the others. If several Brothers in New Zealand are leaving the mission or becoming discouraged, this arises partly from ill-treatment by subordinate superiors. I know this from definite information given to me by members of the mission who witnessed it themselves. I no longer pay attention to the hardships I have suffered; they are not worth the trouble. But I assure you that if I reached the battlefield assigned to me, it was through a special act of Providence. I was on the point of leaving at Valparaíso because of the troubles being caused for me.

;[7]: The men from Auvergne would have been largely responsible for it. Somewhat infatuated with the new mission specially entrusted to them, these gentlemen displayed a degree of self-importance. They did not possess the restraint appropriate to a Marist. They believed they would succeed in their mission better than anyone else; may God grant it! Furthermore, the Bishop of Amata placed too much reliance upon the French government, which no doubt made him many promises that came to nothing. This became apparent at Wallis. His Lordship is now in a position to see whether such words can be relied upon. He had been promised that a warship would visit him while transporting the Fathers who were aboard the ''Phaéton'', but the French are having so much difficulty establishing themselves in the new colony that nothing can be expected from them. Our gentlemen were obliged to hire a small French ship, the ''Adolphe'', to come and join us. They paid six thousand francs, and the additional five thousand that the Bishop of Enos paid to have them taken to their destination while visiting his small district will mean that the mission has spent eleven thousand francs while waiting for Mr. French Government. We do not know when the Bishop of Amata will be visited. We have no opportunity to send him the remainder of his belongings, which have just arrived. He will have to wait patiently for a favorable opportunity. In the meantime, however, I could quite properly repeat to him what he often said to me: ''Let whoever can fend for himself.''

;[8]: He thought I would be unable to manage, but he need only come and see, and he will recognize that, for as long as God grants me strength, I shall be capable of hard work. Wisdom and health are what I ask of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and whatever the work may be, with help from above I shall accomplish it. The Bishop of Enos is good; one is happy with him, and I congratulate the missionaries who will come to serve under his banners. Nevertheless, they will suffer greatly from the climate, especially if they have a robust constitution. The tropics are terrible and cause many illnesses. One experiences severe pains in the stomach and chest and is exposed to the diseases of the country: greatly swollen legs, a swollen abdomen, and ulcers on the body. The food provides little nourishment, and one has difficulty becoming accustomed to it. Father Roudaire paid a heavy price at the beginning of his stay at Wallis. I thought we would lose him, but he has recovered and is now in very good health. I have suffered greatly from pains in my chest, stomach, and eyes, to the point of throwing myself upon a pallet to ease the pain. I am not yet free of them. I am obliged to eat very frequently during the day, although less often than at the beginning of my stay here. I am not yet acclimatized. '''[p. 3]''' The heat still makes me suffer. My clothing is almost always wet against my back, winter as well as summer. No fire is needed in these regions except for cooking food.

;[9]: I work as much as I can to make myself useful to the mission. I have not yet received Holy Orders. This does not surprise me when I consider everything reported to the Bishop of Enos by Bishop Douarre, with whom I was not on good terms during the voyage. I assure you that I do not refuse to undergo trials. I shall try to acquire the good qualities needed by a missionary, but I shall never consent to become a Brother unless Providence makes this known to me in a special way. This aversion came upon me here, where I examined that position somewhat carefully. I shall struggle as much as a good missionary can. Struggle is the daily fare of this country. I submit to enduring every hardship; that is indispensable, and it must be done without relief.

;[10]: Here, anyone who becomes ill manages as best he can. The Brothers still provide some assistance, at least as much as their work permits, but the Fathers leave you<ref group="text">The word “you” was written above the line.</ref> entirely alone. They experience the same thing when they themselves are unwell. I do not know whether this is an established rule throughout Oceania, but the custom existed when we arrived here. In the missions, each person thinks of himself and manages as best he can.

;[11]: On our way to Wallis, we passed through Tonga, where Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale were stationed. They were in the greatest destitution. Father Grange's health is almost ruined. He is as thin as a skeleton. His decline began in New Zealand. Their small Christian community was fairly numerous, and two great chiefs belonged to it. The Bishop of Enos is to bring Father Grange back to Wallis so that he may recover. We expect him from day to day. Two days after His Lordship's departure, we received a letter from Father Chevron requesting His Lordship's presence in Tonga. It reported 114 Catholics and 300 catechumens. The schooner belonging to the Protestant ministers in Tonga delivered it. It was addressed to a white man of English origin, so they were none the wiser.

;[12]: We also learned that the catechist sent to Fiji reported poor results because of the Methodist ministers, who are as furious as werewolves against Catholicism. They employ the most shameful means to discredit us, but their work makes little progress despite this. Their misconduct clearly shows that they are carrying out a diabolical work. They are wicked men. To dislodge them, they must be attacked in their stronghold with the mine of religion and driven from Oceania. They are demons; everywhere they spread discord. Any means is acceptable to them, provided that they succeed.

;[13]: Upon arriving at Wallis, we saw great wonders. They would have been greater still had the Bishop of Enos not been hindered by Father Viard, whom Bishop Pompallier had left at Wallis as superior of the mission in the hope that he could later have him appointed Bishop of Central Oceania. Providence, however, which makes sport of human plans, decided otherwise, to everyone's satisfaction. Father Viard was wounded by Bishop Bataillon's appointment and, despite all the advantages His Lordship offered him, wished to return to New Zealand. He felt humiliated on seeing his subordinate preferred to him.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “on seeing,” replacing a deleted form.</ref> I know all this from trustworthy people. I even heard him tell Bishop Bataillon that the Bishop was not doing what he wanted for his beloved mission. Furthermore, I once found a letter that this Father had written to the Bishop of Enos. Its tone, manner, and style astonished me greatly, and I clearly recognized the truth of everything I had been told. Recently we received a letter from Bishop Pompallier, who, having learned of Bishop Bataillon's appointment, urgently demanded Father Viard's return. He had already departed, however, and the Brothers at Wallis did not regret him. Ah, my Reverend Father, incredible things happen in these missions. I would not have believed it before coming here. I am certain that you are not told about all these troubles in every respect. It is only here, on the spot, that the truth comes to light.

;[14]: New Zealand is sinking, but not because it has given too much to the Wallis mission. It was time for us to arrive and assist the poor unfortunate men stationed here. ''Always promises and never fulfillment'' was New Zealand's motto. '''[p. 4]''' One can go far with that! Things will operate on a different basis from now on, and whoever can will manage. It was time to establish a diocese in Central Oceania. The difficulty of communicating with New Zealand placed the missionaries in the central region in an awkward position.

;[15]: The Tonga mission will become important. Father Calinon and Brother Regnault<ref>Brother Jean Raynaud (cf. [[Girard0337|doc. 337]], § 1).</ref> will establish a new station a short distance from Father Chevron. Father Favier will replace Mr. Roulleaux at Futuna; Roulleaux will go to Fiji with Mr. Bréhéret and Brother Annet. Several natives of Wallis accompanied these good missionaries as catechists. These were His Lordship's arrangements before his departure. Whether he has changed them, we do not yet know. Since my arrival in Oceania, I have not yet found any truth in what Father Épalle said about these peoples. We must suppose that the people he saw were different. I also believe that enthusiasm greatly embellishes the accounts sent to France. It would be better to make known the hardships of the missions, so that remedies might be provided and the poor missionary assisted, for he would often succumb were he not sustained by divine strength. The missionaries' strength is exhausted through lack of care, and it is impossible to obtain in Oceania the comforts needed for such a way of life. We must have recourse to America. This supports the belief that a ship is indispensable for our mission.

;[16]: It is true that one forgets oneself somewhat when witnessing the fervor of our neophytes and the good that religion produces among this cannibal people. When one is present at their religious gatherings, one is moved to the depths of the soul. I wish you could be there, my Reverend Father. You would weep with joy at seeing these new converts bless the Eternal One with their singing. We are obliged to give them French melodies; Roman chant provides nothing suitable for them. They have a fine ear and can distinguish perfectly well when a false note is sung. Accordingly, they all have accurate and beautiful voices. Send us notated Books of Hours from Lyon, Paris,<ref group="text">The words “from Paris” were written above the line.</ref> and Besançon. We shall find beautiful chants in them, and our natives will pray to God for you. They are always asking you for beautiful chants: ''hiva'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''hiva'' = chant, song, or hymn.</ref> ''lelei''.<ref>Wallisian word: ''lelei'' = adjective: beautiful, good; noun: beauty, peace.</ref>

;[17]: Several young men remain with us as a mark of respect. They work in the plantations and are very well behaved. Among them is a chief whom the others obey. When one of us travels around the island, two or three of our young men accompany us. I often travel by boat to the other station and am always accompanied by some of our young men. I remain at a station situated at the harbour; the other is two hours from here. In our whaleboat, I make the journey quickly. I am becoming more of a sailor every day. This is necessary in Oceania, for the sea is almost our natural element.

;[18]: It is at the Matautu station that the printing house will be built. We shall suffer greatly from mosquitoes, insects whose bite feels as though a needle were being driven into the flesh. Night and day, these creatures devour us. They are the greatest plague of the tropics and my greatest torment. Never have so many been seen as this year. Without them, Oceania would be an earthly paradise to the eye: always green and always warm, although sometimes a little too warm.

;[18]: There is much suffering to endure. Do not conceal this from the missionaries who will come. It is essential that they be told, but there is also much good to be done for these poor native people. Send missionaries in great numbers to Central Oceania. It is the most important of the missions. It must overthrow Satan's empire in these regions.

;[19]: Another thing that struck me greatly is the harshness shown toward the Brothers. For the most part, these poor unfortunate men work like convicts. They are largely responsible for keeping the mission running, yet they are treated harshly and subjected to great demands. If there are any comforts, they are deprived of them. I noticed this several times but said nothing because it did not concern me. I even heard them voice complaints, although only in secret. I shall always give them good advice, but for my own part, given their position, I would rather be a servant than a Brother. I cannot remedy these abuses; I merely inform you of them. I have observed something of this harshness in the Bishop of Enos. Whether he has reasons for it, I do not know. It is not for me to make observations to him. Although a priest is above them by virtue of his character, he could nevertheless show them greater charity and consideration.

'''[p. 5]'''

;[20]: Please excuse me, my Reverend Father, for continuing my letter on a separate sheet. Paper is so precious and rare in these regions that we are obliged to use it sparingly and place the lines as close together as possible. We cannot observe every desirable convention, but goodwill compensates for everything. I shall refrain from giving you details about the mission. I expect that His Lordship has kept you informed about everything; he is in a better position to do so than I am.

;[21]: Nevertheless, I shall not pass over in silence a secret conspiracy which, thanks be to God, did not succeed as its supporters intended. The principal actors in this party were a brother of the king,<ref>Chief Pooi was actually a cousin of Vaimua Lavelua, King of Wallis. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, while Vaimua Lavelua was the latter's great-grandson (cf. Henquel, p. 27, n. 4). Philippe Viard and Philippe Calinon, like Grézel, state that Pooi was the brother of the King of Wallis (cf. docs. [[Girard0221|221]], § 2; and [[Girard1263|1263]], § 2).</ref> several other minor chiefs as devilish as he was, and a Protestant catechist. All these individuals became Protestants,<ref group="text">The manuscript has “became Protestants” in place of “had become Protestants.”</ref> drawing with them everyone they could. Their intention was to kill the young chief<ref>Tuugahala, cousin and son-in-law of King Vaimua Lavelua. He was chief of the islet of Nukuatea in the Wallis lagoon (cf. [[Girard0023|doc. 23]], § 7, n. 5; and [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 19, n. 40).</ref> about whom you will have heard. He has supported and frequently still supports both sides for and against Bishop Bataillon, for this hot-headed man controls the entire island. The king would then have suffered the same fate. Sovereign power would have fallen into the hands of this young brother of the king, who would then have had everyone who remained Catholic massacred.

;[22]: A conspiracy of this kind had been brewing for a long time. They had attempted to involve several great chiefs but had been unable to succeed. Finally, it broke out, and several chiefs upon whom they had counted withdrew and remained Catholic, leaving the conspirators ashamed of being so few in number. Nevertheless, they increased their numbers by forcibly turning several inhabitants of the island. His Lordship and Father Mathieu checked this somewhat by going to meet them one day when they were assembled and demanding an explanation for the malicious statements they were making against both the Catholic religion and its ministers. All their arguments were written down on a sheet of paper, with a seriousness that disconcerted them. This manner of proceeding frightened them so much that by the end of the meeting they found themselves cornered<ref>Probably to be read as ''coincés'': “cornered.”</ref> like foxes whose tails had been cut off. Everyone had flocked to this meeting, and Bishop Bataillon's manner of proceeding was applauded.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “applauded,” replacing a deleted form followed by “at.”</ref>

;[23]: These Protestants have already attempted several times to take the life of this young chief, without succeeding in bringing him down. At present they are somewhat quiet, and we do not know what they are plotting. The Catholics have placed themselves on their guard. Weapons have been prepared for war, and guards are posted day and night on every approach. We do not yet know what the result of all this will be.<ref>In August 1844, Ma‘atu, a Protestant and chief of Niuatoputapu, an island in the far north of Tonga, arrived at Wallis with 130 warriors to fight alongside Pooi. The civil war then began. Although the Tongan warriors remained for only one month, the conflict continued until September 1851 (cf. [[Girard0328| doc. 328]], § 9, n. 9 and § 27, n. 17; [[Girard0373|doc. 373]], § 9, n. 7; [[Girard1263|doc. 1263]], § 5; and Henquel, p. 35).</ref> Whatever happens, if the Catholics were unfortunately defeated, our lives would be in great danger; and if the conspiracy had succeeded, we might no longer be alive.

;[24]: Their actions are political. This young brother of the king wishes to reign. Recently, he suffered several affronts and would like to avenge himself. The king cannot remedy any of this because he is an old fool. Never has such a wretched government been seen. It is complete anarchy, and there is no means of correcting it for as long as this generation remains. We cannot improve matters, for whenever we do the slightest good, these wicked Protestants spread the rumor that we act in this way because France is going to seize the country, together with a thousand similar slanders. These poor, overly credulous native people would readily believe such things if we did not immediately correct them. They are as childlike as it is possible to be.

;[25]: The laws of this country '''[p. 6]''' are the will of the chiefs. Whatever they want, they must have, whether others consent or not, and one must take great care not to resist. These demands apply only to the indigenous people. If a subordinate chief commits the slightest foolish act, the king remedies it with an even greater one in order to assert his authority. Only two men on the island are capable of this: the king and the young chief about whom His Lordship has told you so much. The latter has not yet been baptized and still has several wives. He lives like an animal. We must hope that the Blessed Virgin will humble his pride and make him bow his head beneath the yoke of religion. As for the king, he is baptized, attends Mass, and that is all. I believe he still has his wives. He is swollen with pride and is a devourer of ''pouaka'' (pigs). A fine bench was made in the church for him alone. Instead of standing in front of it, he climbs on top of it. What an odd fellow!

;[26]: As I told you above, the Protestant schooner came to Wallis. There were two Methodist ministers aboard. They greatly encouraged their faithful by promising that an English warship would soon come to support them. The Protestants here were not very pleased with them because they did not give them many presents. They are said to have left two men and two women as catechists. His Lordship's departure for Tonga greatly unsettled them, and they left immediately. They are the greatest hypocrites one could ever see. It appears that Mr. Chevron is causing them considerable trouble in Tonga, and he is right to do so. I would like to help him struggle against those monsters. I assure you that I cannot bear to see them. All my life, I have had a pronounced hatred for that vile lot. May God grant me the grace soon to march against them!

;[27]: I believe that it was for this purpose that Providence preserved my life in an accident that happened while our gentlemen were here. We did not have much to eat, even though eleven Marists were gathered together. I asked two natives to come with me, and we went hunting in the woods. The gun I had belonged to Mr. Calinon, who had obtained it in Tahiti. I used the weapon successfully for the first five shots and therefore had five pigeons. With the sixth shot, I killed another pigeon, but the percussion nipple flew off with the discharge. It passed so close to my left ear that it could scarcely have made it any hotter. Fortunately, I had tilted the gun slightly; otherwise, I would have been killed. I then realized that the nipple on this barrel was defective and that the gun could only have been sold for that reason. I informed Father Calinon, who told me that he had not noticed it. I regarded this event as a visible sign of Providence's protection over its missionaries. I was working for the small community and was rewarded for it. May God be blessed a thousand times! No doubt God has spared me for better work. May His will be done!

;[28]: When His Lordship makes his pastoral visits, I am always the one who accompanies him. As soon as they are completed, I return to the village of Saint Joseph, situated at the harbor. Father Mathieu and your servant live there. Brother Joseph remains at Matautu with Father Roudaire; Brother Augustin goes wherever there is work to be done. At present, he is preparing the timber and tables for the printing house. I do not yet know how it will operate, but I do not have a very favorable opinion of it, because we are not sufficiently trained for such work. Nevertheless, I hope it succeeds. We do not yet know whether we shall be able to assemble the iron press.

;[29]: Before his departure, His Lordship assembled us and appointed Mr. Chevron and Mr. Mathieu as his pro-vicars. Father Mathieu is also sub-provincial and procurator of the missions for the time being.

;[30]: I conclude, my Reverend Father, by asking you to accept the respectful sentiments of one of your children in Oceania,

::::Isidore Grézel

== Notes ==
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==Textual Notes==
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==7 July 1844. – Father Isidore Grézel to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis==
[[APM]] OW 208, Grézel.''

''One sheet of gray paper and one leaf of yellow paper, comprising six written pages. Poupinel's annotation appears at the top of the first page.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

'''[At the top of p. 1]'''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Wallis, 7 July 1844 / Mr. Grézel

'''[p. 1]'''

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Wallis Islands, 7 July 1844.

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: Since my departure from France, I have hesitated several times to write to you. I kept postponing this sweet consolation because I had a presentiment that you would not receive my letters favourably, on account of the unfavourable reports that the Bishop of Amata gave you about me and which it would be very difficult for him to prove. At last, I overcame all reluctance out of love for the virtue of obedience, which requires us to send you news of ourselves at least once each year. I leave your paternal goodness free to think whatever it wishes about the reports that have reached you. Nevertheless, I would have no difficulty in justifying myself. If it were necessary to discuss everything that happened, it would be enough for me to quote the Bishop of Amata's own words during our final conversation, on the eve of his departure from Wallis for New Caledonia. They sufficiently prove that I was not entirely at fault.

;[2]: Be assured, my Reverend Father, that if I had to struggle throughout the voyage, it was because I was forced to do so. I was regarded as a useless castoff placed aboard a ship to end a miserable life in a distant land, as though I could not have settled elsewhere. Furthermore, I was told in plain terms that I would be treated more harshly after I had taken my vows.<ref group="text">The words from “Furthermore” to “my vows” were written above the line.</ref> This is not how missionaries should act, especially Marists, who ought to love and help one another as brothers. Several times at the commander's table, officers aboard the ''Uranie'' defended me when the Bishop of Amata criticized me a little too severely. Without disparaging his good qualities, it is right to tell you that he spoke somewhat indiscreetly about certain matters that he should have kept silent, and that if he had not been so partial, there would not have been so many troubles and disputes between us and the Picpus Fathers.

;[3]: Moreover, in taking Brother Taragnat as his servant, the Bishop of Amata did not act with all the necessary discretion. Throughout the voyage, he showed him<ref group="text">The word “him” was written above the line.</ref> too much affection and granted him too many privileges. He seemed to be some great genius to whom we all owed special consideration. Consequently, it was this Brother who directed everything. He even tried to give advice to the priests, which often earned him some unfavourable remarks. Eventually, he became so aloof that he no longer frequented the common quarters. When he needed something, he came to fetch it while we were having breakfast or dinner, because, as His Lordship's servant, he ate with the commander's servants an hour after us. He ordinarily remained in His Lordship's cabin, and we saw only Blaise, to whom Taragnat did not even deign to speak and whom he frequently had no hesitation in hurting. Taragnat always behaved very rudely toward the Picpus Fathers, both in words and actions, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed instead of correcting him. All this did not give a favourable impression of the Society.

;[4]: Ah, my Reverend Father, how sad is the existence of missionaries among whom disunity and discord prevail. If my thoughts sometimes turned back toward France, it was because I had left behind brothers whom I loved and who returned my affection, whereas during our voyage I had no one but Father Mathieu from whom to obtain help and advice.

;[5]: I was ill several times before we reached Valparaíso, and the Bishop of Amata merely laughed about it. Furthermore, Father Roudaire and Brother Blaise fell ill at the same time as I did, and with the same illness. My bed was almost between theirs. Yet His Lordship came to see them without even deigning to look at me. During the severe illness I suffered in the storm at the Río de la Plata, I remained for an entire day lying on a gun battery, and none of our companions deigned to '''[p. 2]''' offer me the slightest assistance. It was a stranger who, moved by compassion, came and offered me his services. All this was noticed and did not make a good impression. People spoke to me about it at length, and I did not know what to say to excuse them.

;[6]: I am not sending you these details in order to complain. The trouble is past, and I no longer think about it. I am accustomed to the sea now; the missionaries of Central Oceania are almost its inhabitants. I thought, however, that you would like to know these details so that you might be informed about what is happening. I am not the only person who has experienced difficulties, for in every previous group that was sent out, there was always someone who was regarded unfavourably by the others. If several Brothers in New Zealand are leaving the mission or becoming discouraged, this arises partly from ill-treatment by subordinate superiors. I know this from definite information given to me by members of the mission who witnessed it themselves. I no longer pay attention to the hardships I have suffered; they are not worth the trouble. But I assure you that if I reached the battlefield assigned to me, it was through a special act of Providence. I was on the point of leaving at Valparaíso because of the troubles being caused for me.

;[7]: The men from Auvergne would have been largely responsible for it. Somewhat infatuated with the new mission specially entrusted to them, these gentlemen displayed a degree of self-importance. They did not possess the restraint appropriate to a Marist. They believed they would succeed in their mission better than anyone else; may God grant it! Furthermore, the Bishop of Amata placed too much reliance upon the French government, which no doubt made him many promises that came to nothing. This became apparent at Wallis. His Lordship is now in a position to see whether such words can be relied upon. He had been promised that a warship would visit him while transporting the Fathers who were aboard the ''Phaéton'', but the French are having so much difficulty establishing themselves in the new colony that nothing can be expected from them. Our gentlemen were obliged to hire a small French ship, the ''Adolphe'', to come and join us. They paid six thousand francs, and the additional five thousand that the Bishop of Enos paid to have them taken to their destination while visiting his small district will mean that the mission has spent eleven thousand francs while waiting for Mr. French Government. We do not know when the Bishop of Amata will be visited. We have no opportunity to send him the remainder of his belongings, which have just arrived. He will have to wait patiently for a favorable opportunity. In the meantime, however, I could quite properly repeat to him what he often said to me: ''Let whoever can fend for himself.''

;[8]: He thought I would be unable to manage, but he need only come and see, and he will recognize that, for as long as God grants me strength, I shall be capable of hard work. Wisdom and health are what I ask of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and whatever the work may be, with help from above I shall accomplish it. The Bishop of Enos is good; one is happy with him, and I congratulate the missionaries who will come to serve under his banners. Nevertheless, they will suffer greatly from the climate, especially if they have a robust constitution. The tropics are terrible and cause many illnesses. One experiences severe pains in the stomach and chest and is exposed to the diseases of the country: greatly swollen legs, a swollen abdomen, and ulcers on the body. The food provides little nourishment, and one has difficulty becoming accustomed to it. Father Roudaire paid a heavy price at the beginning of his stay at Wallis. I thought we would lose him, but he has recovered and is now in very good health. I have suffered greatly from pains in my chest, stomach, and eyes, to the point of throwing myself upon a pallet to ease the pain. I am not yet free of them. I am obliged to eat very frequently during the day, although less often than at the beginning of my stay here. I am not yet acclimatized. '''[p. 3]''' The heat still makes me suffer. My clothing is almost always wet against my back, winter as well as summer. No fire is needed in these regions except for cooking food.

;[9]: I work as much as I can to make myself useful to the mission. I have not yet received Holy Orders. This does not surprise me when I consider everything reported to the Bishop of Enos by Bishop Douarre, with whom I was not on good terms during the voyage. I assure you that I do not refuse to undergo trials. I shall try to acquire the good qualities needed by a missionary, but I shall never consent to become a Brother unless Providence makes this known to me in a special way. This aversion came upon me here, where I examined that position somewhat carefully. I shall struggle as much as a good missionary can. Struggle is the daily fare of this country. I submit to enduring every hardship; that is indispensable, and it must be done without relief.

;[10]: Here, anyone who becomes ill manages as best he can. The Brothers still provide some assistance, at least as much as their work permits, but the Fathers leave you<ref group="text">The word “you” was written above the line.</ref> entirely alone. They experience the same thing when they themselves are unwell. I do not know whether this is an established rule throughout Oceania, but the custom existed when we arrived here. In the missions, each person thinks of himself and manages as best he can.

;[11]: On our way to Wallis, we passed through Tonga, where Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale were stationed. They were in the greatest destitution. Father Grange's health is almost ruined. He is as thin as a skeleton. His decline began in New Zealand. Their small Christian community was fairly numerous, and two great chiefs belonged to it. The Bishop of Enos is to bring Father Grange back to Wallis so that he may recover. We expect him from day to day. Two days after His Lordship's departure, we received a letter from Father Chevron requesting His Lordship's presence in Tonga. It reported 114 Catholics and 300 catechumens. The schooner belonging to the Protestant ministers in Tonga delivered it. It was addressed to a white man of English origin, so they were none the wiser.

;[12]: We also learned that the catechist sent to Fiji reported poor results because of the Methodist ministers, who are as furious as werewolves against Catholicism. They employ the most shameful means to discredit us, but their work makes little progress despite this. Their misconduct clearly shows that they are carrying out a diabolical work. They are wicked men. To dislodge them, they must be attacked in their stronghold with the mine of religion and driven from Oceania. They are demons; everywhere they spread discord. Any means is acceptable to them, provided that they succeed.

;[13]: Upon arriving at Wallis, we saw great wonders. They would have been greater still had the Bishop of Enos not been hindered by Father Viard, whom Bishop Pompallier had left at Wallis as superior of the mission in the hope that he could later have him appointed Bishop of Central Oceania. Providence, however, which makes sport of human plans, decided otherwise, to everyone's satisfaction. Father Viard was wounded by Bishop Bataillon's appointment and, despite all the advantages His Lordship offered him, wished to return to New Zealand. He felt humiliated on seeing his subordinate preferred to him.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “on seeing,” replacing a deleted form.</ref> I know all this from trustworthy people. I even heard him tell Bishop Bataillon that the Bishop was not doing what he wanted for his beloved mission. Furthermore, I once found a letter that this Father had written to the Bishop of Enos. Its tone, manner, and style astonished me greatly, and I clearly recognized the truth of everything I had been told. Recently we received a letter from Bishop Pompallier, who, having learned of Bishop Bataillon's appointment, urgently demanded Father Viard's return. He had already departed, however, and the Brothers at Wallis did not regret him. Ah, my Reverend Father, incredible things happen in these missions. I would not have believed it before coming here. I am certain that you are not told about all these troubles in every respect. It is only here, on the spot, that the truth comes to light.

;[14]: New Zealand is sinking, but not because it has given too much to the Wallis mission. It was time for us to arrive and assist the poor unfortunate men stationed here. ''Always promises and never fulfillment'' was New Zealand's motto. '''[p. 4]''' One can go far with that! Things will operate on a different basis from now on, and whoever can will manage. It was time to establish a diocese in Central Oceania. The difficulty of communicating with New Zealand placed the missionaries in the central region in an awkward position.

;[15]: The Tonga mission will become important. Father Calinon and Brother Regnault<ref>Brother Jean Raynaud (cf. [[Girard0337|doc. 337]], § 1).</ref> will establish a new station a short distance from Father Chevron. Father Favier will replace Mr. Roulleaux at Futuna; Roulleaux will go to Fiji with Mr. Bréhéret and Brother Annet. Several natives of Wallis accompanied these good missionaries as catechists. These were His Lordship's arrangements before his departure. Whether he has changed them, we do not yet know. Since my arrival in Oceania, I have not yet found any truth in what Father Épalle said about these peoples. We must suppose that the people he saw were different. I also believe that enthusiasm greatly embellishes the accounts sent to France. It would be better to make known the hardships of the missions, so that remedies might be provided and the poor missionary assisted, for he would often succumb were he not sustained by divine strength. The missionaries' strength is exhausted through lack of care, and it is impossible to obtain in Oceania the comforts needed for such a way of life. We must have recourse to America. This supports the belief that a ship is indispensable for our mission.

;[16]: It is true that one forgets oneself somewhat when witnessing the fervor of our neophytes and the good that religion produces among this cannibal people. When one is present at their religious gatherings, one is moved to the depths of the soul. I wish you could be there, my Reverend Father. You would weep with joy at seeing these new converts bless the Eternal One with their singing. We are obliged to give them French melodies; Roman chant provides nothing suitable for them. They have a fine ear and can distinguish perfectly well when a false note is sung. Accordingly, they all have accurate and beautiful voices. Send us notated Books of Hours from Lyon, Paris,<ref group="text">The words “from Paris” were written above the line.</ref> and Besançon. We shall find beautiful chants in them, and our natives will pray to God for you. They are always asking you for beautiful chants: ''hiva'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''hiva'' = chant, song, or hymn.</ref> ''lelei''.<ref>Wallisian word: ''lelei'' = adjective: beautiful, good; noun: beauty, peace.</ref>

;[17]: Several young men remain with us as a mark of respect. They work in the plantations and are very well behaved. Among them is a chief whom the others obey. When one of us travels around the island, two or three of our young men accompany us. I often travel by boat to the other station and am always accompanied by some of our young men. I remain at a station situated at the harbour; the other is two hours from here. In our whaleboat, I make the journey quickly. I am becoming more of a sailor every day. This is necessary in Oceania, for the sea is almost our natural element.

;[18]: It is at the Matautu station that the printing house will be built. We shall suffer greatly from mosquitoes, insects whose bite feels as though a needle were being driven into the flesh. Night and day, these creatures devour us. They are the greatest plague of the tropics and my greatest torment. Never have so many been seen as this year. Without them, Oceania would be an earthly paradise to the eye: always green and always warm, although sometimes a little too warm.

;[18]: There is much suffering to endure. Do not conceal this from the missionaries who will come. It is essential that they be told, but there is also much good to be done for these poor native people. Send missionaries in great numbers to Central Oceania. It is the most important of the missions. It must overthrow Satan's empire in these regions.

;[19]: Another thing that struck me greatly is the harshness shown toward the Brothers. For the most part, these poor unfortunate men work like convicts. They are largely responsible for keeping the mission running, yet they are treated harshly and subjected to great demands. If there are any comforts, they are deprived of them. I noticed this several times but said nothing because it did not concern me. I even heard them voice complaints, although only in secret. I shall always give them good advice, but for my own part, given their position, I would rather be a servant than a Brother. I cannot remedy these abuses; I merely inform you of them. I have observed something of this harshness in the Bishop of Enos. Whether he has reasons for it, I do not know. It is not for me to make observations to him. Although a priest is above them by virtue of his character, he could nevertheless show them greater charity and consideration.

'''[p. 5]'''

;[20]: Please excuse me, my Reverend Father, for continuing my letter on a separate sheet. Paper is so precious and rare in these regions that we are obliged to use it sparingly and place the lines as close together as possible. We cannot observe every desirable convention, but goodwill compensates for everything. I shall refrain from giving you details about the mission. I expect that His Lordship has kept you informed about everything; he is in a better position to do so than I am.

;[21]: Nevertheless, I shall not pass over in silence a secret conspiracy which, thanks be to God, did not succeed as its supporters intended. The principal actors in this party were a brother of the king,<ref>Chief Pooi was actually a cousin of Vaimua Lavelua, King of Wallis. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, while Vaimua Lavelua was the latter's great-grandson (cf. Henquel, p. 27, n. 4). Philippe Viard and Philippe Calinon, like Grézel, state that Pooi was the brother of the King of Wallis (cf. docs. [[Girard0221|221]], § 2; and [[Girard1263|1263]], § 2).</ref> several other minor chiefs as devilish as he was, and a Protestant catechist. All these individuals became Protestants,<ref group="text">The manuscript has “became Protestants” in place of “had become Protestants.”</ref> drawing with them everyone they could. Their intention was to kill the young chief<ref>Tuugahala, cousin and son-in-law of King Vaimua Lavelua. He was chief of the islet of Nukuatea in the Wallis lagoon (cf. [[Girard0023|doc. 23]], § 7, n. 5; and [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 19, n. 40).</ref> about whom you will have heard. He has supported and frequently still supports both sides for and against Bishop Bataillon, for this hot-headed man controls the entire island. The king would then have suffered the same fate. Sovereign power would have fallen into the hands of this young brother of the king, who would then have had everyone who remained Catholic massacred.

;[22]: A conspiracy of this kind had been brewing for a long time. They had attempted to involve several great chiefs but had been unable to succeed. Finally, it broke out, and several chiefs upon whom they had counted withdrew and remained Catholic, leaving the conspirators ashamed of being so few in number. Nevertheless, they increased their numbers by forcibly turning several inhabitants of the island. His Lordship and Father Mathieu checked this somewhat by going to meet them one day when they were assembled and demanding an explanation for the malicious statements they were making against both the Catholic religion and its ministers. All their arguments were written down on a sheet of paper, with a seriousness that disconcerted them. This manner of proceeding frightened them so much that by the end of the meeting they found themselves cornered<ref>Probably to be read as ''coincés'': “cornered.”</ref> like foxes whose tails had been cut off. Everyone had flocked to this meeting, and Bishop Bataillon's manner of proceeding was applauded.<ref group="text">The manuscript has “applauded,” replacing a deleted form followed by “at.”</ref>

;[23]: These Protestants have already attempted several times to take the life of this young chief, without succeeding in bringing him down. At present they are somewhat quiet, and we do not know what they are plotting. The Catholics have placed themselves on their guard. Weapons have been prepared for war, and guards are posted day and night on every approach. We do not yet know what the result of all this will be.<ref>In August 1844, Ma‘atu, a Protestant and chief of Niuatoputapu, an island in the far north of Tonga, arrived at Wallis with 130 warriors to fight alongside Pooi. The civil war then began. Although the Tongan warriors remained for only one month, the conflict continued until September 1851 (cf. [[Girard0328| doc. 328]], § 9, n. 9 and § 27, n. 17; [[Girard0373|doc. 373]], § 9, n. 7; [[Girard1263|doc. 1263]], § 5; and Henquel, p. 35).</ref> Whatever happens, if the Catholics were unfortunately defeated, our lives would be in great danger; and if the conspiracy had succeeded, we might no longer be alive.

;[24]: Their actions are political. This young brother of the king wishes to reign. Recently, he suffered several affronts and would like to avenge himself. The king cannot remedy any of this because he is an old fool. Never has such a wretched government been seen. It is complete anarchy, and there is no means of correcting it for as long as this generation remains. We cannot improve matters, for whenever we do the slightest good, these wicked Protestants spread the rumor that we act in this way because France is going to seize the country, together with a thousand similar slanders. These poor, overly credulous native people would readily believe such things if we did not immediately correct them. They are as childlike as it is possible to be.

;[25]: The laws of this country '''[p. 6]''' are the will of the chiefs. Whatever they want, they must have, whether others consent or not, and one must take great care not to resist. These demands apply only to the indigenous people. If a subordinate chief commits the slightest foolish act, the king remedies it with an even greater one in order to assert his authority. Only two men on the island are capable of this: the king and the young chief about whom His Lordship has told you so much. The latter has not yet been baptized and still has several wives. He lives like an animal. We must hope that the Blessed Virgin will humble his pride and make him bow his head beneath the yoke of religion. As for the king, he is baptized, attends Mass, and that is all. I believe he still has his wives. He is swollen with pride and is a devourer of ''pouaka'' (pigs). A fine bench was made in the church for him alone. Instead of standing in front of it, he climbs on top of it. What an odd fellow!

;[26]: As I told you above, the Protestant schooner came to Wallis. There were two Methodist ministers aboard. They greatly encouraged their faithful by promising that an English warship would soon come to support them. The Protestants here were not very pleased with them because they did not give them many presents. They are said to have left two men and two women as catechists. His Lordship's departure for Tonga greatly unsettled them, and they left immediately. They are the greatest hypocrites one could ever see. It appears that Mr. Chevron is causing them considerable trouble in Tonga, and he is right to do so. I would like to help him struggle against those monsters. I assure you that I cannot bear to see them. All my life, I have had a pronounced hatred for that vile lot. May God grant me the grace soon to march against them!

;[27]: I believe that it was for this purpose that Providence preserved my life in an accident that happened while our gentlemen were here. We did not have much to eat, even though eleven Marists were gathered together. I asked two natives to come with me, and we went hunting in the woods. The gun I had belonged to Mr. Calinon, who had obtained it in Tahiti. I used the weapon successfully for the first five shots and therefore had five pigeons. With the sixth shot, I killed another pigeon, but the percussion nipple flew off with the discharge. It passed so close to my left ear that it could scarcely have made it any hotter. Fortunately, I had tilted the gun slightly; otherwise, I would have been killed. I then realized that the nipple on this barrel was defective and that the gun could only have been sold for that reason. I informed Father Calinon, who told me that he had not noticed it. I regarded this event as a visible sign of Providence's protection over its missionaries. I was working for the small community and was rewarded for it. May God be blessed a thousand times! No doubt God has spared me for better work. May His will be done!

;[28]: When His Lordship makes his pastoral visits, I am always the one who accompanies him. As soon as they are completed, I return to the village of Saint Joseph, situated at the harbor. Father Mathieu and your servant live there. Brother Joseph remains at Matautu with Father Roudaire; Brother Augustin goes wherever there is work to be done. At present, he is preparing the timber and tables for the printing house. I do not yet know how it will operate, but I do not have a very favorable opinion of it, because we are not sufficiently trained for such work. Nevertheless, I hope it succeeds. We do not yet know whether we shall be able to assemble the iron press.

;[29]: Before his departure, His Lordship assembled us and appointed Mr. Chevron and Mr. Mathieu as his pro-vicars. Father Mathieu is also sub-provincial and procurator of the missions for the time being.

;[30]: I conclude, my Reverend Father, by asking you to accept the respectful sentiments of one of your children in Oceania,

::::Isidore Grézel

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. Jul 1844 - Observations of Fr Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0334|'''0334''', 7 Jul 1844 – Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

Girard0332

2026-08-19T03:21:59Z

Merv:

==16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
''Based on the dispatched copy, APM OF 208 (Fiji), Roulleaux.''

''One sheet of “Bath” paper, measuring 170 mm × 222 mm when folded and forming four pages, three of which are written upon; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel's annotation. Dated: “Third Sunday after Pentecost” = 16 June 1844.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026.''

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' To the Very Reverend / Very Reverend Father Colin / Superior General of the / Society of Mary / at Lyon

'''[Postmark:]''' OUTRE MER LE HAVRE 20 JUNE 45

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Futuna, Third Sunday after / Pentecost 1844 / Father Roulleaux

'''[p. 1]'''

:+ O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

:Futuna Island, Third Sunday after Pentecost, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It has already been a long time since I wrote to you; it is opportunities that I have lacked, and my heart has been greatly saddened by this. It would have been a great consolation to open my heart to you amid the trials to which Divine Providence subjected me during the two years I spent here with the Reverend Father Servant. We did not get along at all. Bishop Pompallier had entrusted me with the administration of temporal affairs, subject only to his supervision. This arrangement mortified the Reverend Father Servant. He imagined that I was merely a steward assigned to him as a mark of honour, and from this premise he drew conclusions that entirely deprived me of the authority entrusted to me. This led to disputes in which fraternal charity was sometimes wounded. They ceased only with the new arrangement established by the Bishop of Amata when he passed through, assigning each of us a part of the island to serve exclusively. Finally, the Bishop of Enos is taking me away from here to station me in Fiji with the Reverend Father Bréhéret.<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: “Bréhéret” in place of “Favier.”</ref> I confess, my Very Reverend Father, that I sometimes gave way a little too much to my temper, that I sometimes gave answers that were lacking in respect, and that I insisted a little too much upon the rights that His Lordship had given me. I sincerely ask God's forgiveness for this, and I hope He will have mercy on me, because my heart has been subjected to trials that were utterly crucifying for me. It is not very surprising that I committed faults when one considers all the hardships that preceded my vocation. Nevertheless, the Blessed Virgin did not abandon me. She protected me well in every circumstance, and I can truly say that it was she who sustained me and gave me the courage not to allow myself to be entirely overwhelmed amid so many difficulties. '''[p. 2]'''

;[2]: We are leaving for Fiji. I have only enough time left to close my letter, commend myself to your prayers and Holy Sacrifices, and express the profound respect with which I remain, my Very Reverend Father, your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::S.M., Apostolic Missionary

:10 August 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[3]: I am taking advantage of a few free moments to inform you that tomorrow His Lordship is leaving us at Namuka, a small island in the Fiji archipelago, until we have a favorable opportunity to travel aboard a native vessel to Somosomo,<ref>Somosomo is not an island but a village on the island of Taveuni (cf. [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-20). At that time, it was the center of the Fijian kingdom of the Tui Cakau, who had moved his seat from the island of Cakaudrove to establish himself at Somosomo. His domains included not only Taveuni but also the neighboring islands, several of the northern Lau Islands, and a number of villages on the eastern coast of Vanua Levu (cf. Derrick, p. 53, n. 2; also [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-22). This “Somosomo” is not the village of the same name on Naviti Island, northwest of the large island of Viti Levu. We know that Bataillon, discouraged by the opposition encountered on the island of Lakeba, provisionally stationed Fathers Roulleaux and Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol on the island of Namuka (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 26, n. 16). In the present paragraph, Roulleaux speaks of the missionaries' intention to transfer their evangelizing activity to the island of Taveuni, the center of the kingdom of Somosomo. They soon set out, stopping at Lakeba along the way with the intention of taking with them Moïse (Mosese) Matanavai, the catechist whom Pompallier had left there in 1842 (cf. the following sentence of the present paragraph; also docs. [[Girard0153|153]], § 20; [[Girard0218|218]], § 11; and [[Girard0432|432]], §§ 2, 6, 11). There, the Tui Nayau, King of Lakeba, invited them to remain and offered them land for their house. The Marists thus found themselves alongside Methodist missionaries, who spared no insults against the new competition, especially when Puamau, the king's son, joined the Catholics. The sectarian resentment subsided only in 1855, when the Catholic mission was abandoned (cf. Henderson, pp. 213-214).</ref> another island, much larger, where we were supposed to disembark had the captain not opposed it with all his strength. We shall have with us a catechist whom Bishop Pompallier left two years ago on La Gemba,<ref>Read: Lakeba.</ref> a neighboring island, with the promise that he would send priests to him within six months. Throughout this time, this poor neophyte has had to struggle against the entreaties of the heretics and the scandals of the pagans; he has persevered. We even have aboard a Fijian whom he baptized when the man was in danger of death and who is deeply attached to the faith. In a letter that this catechist wrote to the Reverend Fathers in Tonga, he said: ''If you delay in visiting me, I shall wait patiently for another year; if you do not come after that, I shall wait patiently for yet another year; and if, in the end, you leave me like this, I shall wait patiently all my life.'' We shall first stay at the home of one of this brave young man's relatives.

;[4]: His Lordship has given our mission the title “Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.” This title is already all too well justified. We face opposition from every side, and His Lordship is experiencing some very painful difficulties throughout this voyage. He receives all of this '''[p. 3]''' with a humility and submission that edify us.

;[5]: Dear Brother Anée<ref>Brother Annet Pérol, who departed from Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843 with Fathers Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brother Jean Raynaud. From Tahiti they continued aboard the ''Adolphe'', arriving at Wallis on 16 May 1844. The following month, they accompanied Bataillon to Futuna, where the bishop retained Favier to replace Roulleaux, whom he assigned to Fiji with Brother Annet Pérol (cf. docs. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1; and [[Girard0342|342]], §§ 1-2).</ref> is remaining with us.

;[6]: I shall write to you in greater detail later, my Very Reverend Father, but at present I do not have the peace of mind necessary to do so as I would wish. I am being appointed superior here, but I have few of the necessary qualities. I have not yet been sufficiently trained in obedience to lead others. My Very Reverend Father, please commend me in a special way to the Blessed Virgin, so that she may take care of me until the end. This is the prayer I make to you as I ask for your blessing.

::Your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::Prefect Apostolic

== Notes ==
<references />
== Textual Notes ==
<references group="text" />

Girard0332

2026-08-19T03:21:41Z

Merv:

==16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
''Based on the dispatched copy, APM OF 208 (Fiji), Roulleaux.''

''One sheet of “Bath” paper, measuring 170 mm × 222 mm when folded and forming four pages, three of which are written upon; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel's annotation. Dated: “Third Sunday after Pentecost” = 16 June 1844.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026.''

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' To the Very Reverend / Very Reverend Father Colin / Superior General of the / Society of Mary / at Lyon

'''[Postmark:]''' OUTRE MER LE HAVRE 20 JUNE 45

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Futuna, Third Sunday after / Pentecost 1844 / Father Roulleaux

'''[p. 1]'''

:+ O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

:Futuna Island, Third Sunday after Pentecost, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It has already been a long time since I wrote to you; it is opportunities that I have lacked, and my heart has been greatly saddened by this. It would have been a great consolation to open my heart to you amid the trials to which Divine Providence subjected me during the two years I spent here with the Reverend Father Servant. We did not get along at all. Bishop Pompallier had entrusted me with the administration of temporal affairs, subject only to his supervision. This arrangement mortified the Reverend Father Servant. He imagined that I was merely a steward assigned to him as a mark of honor, and from this premise he drew conclusions that entirely deprived me of the authority entrusted to me. This led to disputes in which fraternal charity was sometimes wounded. They ceased only with the new arrangement established by the Bishop of Amata when he passed through, assigning each of us a part of the island to serve exclusively. Finally, the Bishop of Enos is taking me away from here to station me in Fiji with the Reverend Father Bréhéret.<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: “Bréhéret” in place of “Favier.”</ref> I confess, my Very Reverend Father, that I sometimes gave way a little too much to my temper, that I sometimes gave answers that were lacking in respect, and that I insisted a little too much upon the rights that His Lordship had given me. I sincerely ask God's forgiveness for this, and I hope He will have mercy on me, because my heart has been subjected to trials that were utterly crucifying for me. It is not very surprising that I committed faults when one considers all the hardships that preceded my vocation. Nevertheless, the Blessed Virgin did not abandon me. She protected me well in every circumstance, and I can truly say that it was she who sustained me and gave me the courage not to allow myself to be entirely overwhelmed amid so many difficulties. '''[p. 2]'''

;[2]: We are leaving for Fiji. I have only enough time left to close my letter, commend myself to your prayers and Holy Sacrifices, and express the profound respect with which I remain, my Very Reverend Father, your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::S.M., Apostolic Missionary

:10 August 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[3]: I am taking advantage of a few free moments to inform you that tomorrow His Lordship is leaving us at Namuka, a small island in the Fiji archipelago, until we have a favorable opportunity to travel aboard a native vessel to Somosomo,<ref>Somosomo is not an island but a village on the island of Taveuni (cf. [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-20). At that time, it was the center of the Fijian kingdom of the Tui Cakau, who had moved his seat from the island of Cakaudrove to establish himself at Somosomo. His domains included not only Taveuni but also the neighboring islands, several of the northern Lau Islands, and a number of villages on the eastern coast of Vanua Levu (cf. Derrick, p. 53, n. 2; also [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-22). This “Somosomo” is not the village of the same name on Naviti Island, northwest of the large island of Viti Levu. We know that Bataillon, discouraged by the opposition encountered on the island of Lakeba, provisionally stationed Fathers Roulleaux and Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol on the island of Namuka (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 26, n. 16). In the present paragraph, Roulleaux speaks of the missionaries' intention to transfer their evangelizing activity to the island of Taveuni, the center of the kingdom of Somosomo. They soon set out, stopping at Lakeba along the way with the intention of taking with them Moïse (Mosese) Matanavai, the catechist whom Pompallier had left there in 1842 (cf. the following sentence of the present paragraph; also docs. [[Girard0153|153]], § 20; [[Girard0218|218]], § 11; and [[Girard0432|432]], §§ 2, 6, 11). There, the Tui Nayau, King of Lakeba, invited them to remain and offered them land for their house. The Marists thus found themselves alongside Methodist missionaries, who spared no insults against the new competition, especially when Puamau, the king's son, joined the Catholics. The sectarian resentment subsided only in 1855, when the Catholic mission was abandoned (cf. Henderson, pp. 213-214).</ref> another island, much larger, where we were supposed to disembark had the captain not opposed it with all his strength. We shall have with us a catechist whom Bishop Pompallier left two years ago on La Gemba,<ref>Read: Lakeba.</ref> a neighboring island, with the promise that he would send priests to him within six months. Throughout this time, this poor neophyte has had to struggle against the entreaties of the heretics and the scandals of the pagans; he has persevered. We even have aboard a Fijian whom he baptized when the man was in danger of death and who is deeply attached to the faith. In a letter that this catechist wrote to the Reverend Fathers in Tonga, he said: ''If you delay in visiting me, I shall wait patiently for another year; if you do not come after that, I shall wait patiently for yet another year; and if, in the end, you leave me like this, I shall wait patiently all my life.'' We shall first stay at the home of one of this brave young man's relatives.

;[4]: His Lordship has given our mission the title “Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.” This title is already all too well justified. We face opposition from every side, and His Lordship is experiencing some very painful difficulties throughout this voyage. He receives all of this '''[p. 3]''' with a humility and submission that edify us.

;[5]: Dear Brother Anée<ref>Brother Annet Pérol, who departed from Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843 with Fathers Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brother Jean Raynaud. From Tahiti they continued aboard the ''Adolphe'', arriving at Wallis on 16 May 1844. The following month, they accompanied Bataillon to Futuna, where the bishop retained Favier to replace Roulleaux, whom he assigned to Fiji with Brother Annet Pérol (cf. docs. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1; and [[Girard0342|342]], §§ 1-2).</ref> is remaining with us.

;[6]: I shall write to you in greater detail later, my Very Reverend Father, but at present I do not have the peace of mind necessary to do so as I would wish. I am being appointed superior here, but I have few of the necessary qualities. I have not yet been sufficiently trained in obedience to lead others. My Very Reverend Father, please commend me in a special way to the Blessed Virgin, so that she may take care of me until the end. This is the prayer I make to you as I ask for your blessing.

::Your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::Prefect Apostolic

== Notes ==
<references />
== Textual Notes ==
<references group="text" />

Girard0332

2026-08-19T03:20:59Z

Merv: /* 16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna */

==16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
''Based on the dispatched copy, APM OF 208 (Fiji), Roulleaux.''

''One sheet of “Bath” paper, measuring 170 mm × 222 mm when folded and forming four pages, three of which are written upon; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel's annotation. Dated: “Third Sunday after Pentecost” = 16 June 1844.''

Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026.

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' To the Very Reverend / Very Reverend Father Colin / Superior General of the / Society of Mary / at Lyon

'''[Postmark:]''' OUTRE MER LE HAVRE 20 JUNE 45

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Futuna, Third Sunday after / Pentecost 1844 / Father Roulleaux

'''[p. 1]'''

:+ O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

:Futuna Island, Third Sunday after Pentecost, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It has already been a long time since I wrote to you; it is opportunities that I have lacked, and my heart has been greatly saddened by this. It would have been a great consolation to open my heart to you amid the trials to which Divine Providence subjected me during the two years I spent here with the Reverend Father Servant. We did not get along at all. Bishop Pompallier had entrusted me with the administration of temporal affairs, subject only to his supervision. This arrangement mortified the Reverend Father Servant. He imagined that I was merely a steward assigned to him as a mark of honor, and from this premise he drew conclusions that entirely deprived me of the authority entrusted to me. This led to disputes in which fraternal charity was sometimes wounded. They ceased only with the new arrangement established by the Bishop of Amata when he passed through, assigning each of us a part of the island to serve exclusively. Finally, the Bishop of Enos is taking me away from here to station me in Fiji with the Reverend Father Bréhéret.<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: “Bréhéret” in place of “Favier.”</ref> I confess, my Very Reverend Father, that I sometimes gave way a little too much to my temper, that I sometimes gave answers that were lacking in respect, and that I insisted a little too much upon the rights that His Lordship had given me. I sincerely ask God's forgiveness for this, and I hope He will have mercy on me, because my heart has been subjected to trials that were utterly crucifying for me. It is not very surprising that I committed faults when one considers all the hardships that preceded my vocation. Nevertheless, the Blessed Virgin did not abandon me. She protected me well in every circumstance, and I can truly say that it was she who sustained me and gave me the courage not to allow myself to be entirely overwhelmed amid so many difficulties. '''[p. 2]'''

;[2]: We are leaving for Fiji. I have only enough time left to close my letter, commend myself to your prayers and Holy Sacrifices, and express the profound respect with which I remain, my Very Reverend Father, your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::S.M., Apostolic Missionary

:10 August 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[3]: I am taking advantage of a few free moments to inform you that tomorrow His Lordship is leaving us at Namuka, a small island in the Fiji archipelago, until we have a favorable opportunity to travel aboard a native vessel to Somosomo,<ref>Somosomo is not an island but a village on the island of Taveuni (cf. [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-20). At that time, it was the center of the Fijian kingdom of the Tui Cakau, who had moved his seat from the island of Cakaudrove to establish himself at Somosomo. His domains included not only Taveuni but also the neighboring islands, several of the northern Lau Islands, and a number of villages on the eastern coast of Vanua Levu (cf. Derrick, p. 53, n. 2; also [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-22). This “Somosomo” is not the village of the same name on Naviti Island, northwest of the large island of Viti Levu. We know that Bataillon, discouraged by the opposition encountered on the island of Lakeba, provisionally stationed Fathers Roulleaux and Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol on the island of Namuka (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 26, n. 16). In the present paragraph, Roulleaux speaks of the missionaries' intention to transfer their evangelizing activity to the island of Taveuni, the center of the kingdom of Somosomo. They soon set out, stopping at Lakeba along the way with the intention of taking with them Moïse (Mosese) Matanavai, the catechist whom Pompallier had left there in 1842 (cf. the following sentence of the present paragraph; also docs. [[Girard0153|153]], § 20; [[Girard0218|218]], § 11; and [[Girard0432|432]], §§ 2, 6, 11). There, the Tui Nayau, King of Lakeba, invited them to remain and offered them land for their house. The Marists thus found themselves alongside Methodist missionaries, who spared no insults against the new competition, especially when Puamau, the king's son, joined the Catholics. The sectarian resentment subsided only in 1855, when the Catholic mission was abandoned (cf. Henderson, pp. 213-214).</ref> another island, much larger, where we were supposed to disembark had the captain not opposed it with all his strength. We shall have with us a catechist whom Bishop Pompallier left two years ago on La Gemba,<ref>Read: Lakeba.</ref> a neighboring island, with the promise that he would send priests to him within six months. Throughout this time, this poor neophyte has had to struggle against the entreaties of the heretics and the scandals of the pagans; he has persevered. We even have aboard a Fijian whom he baptized when the man was in danger of death and who is deeply attached to the faith. In a letter that this catechist wrote to the Reverend Fathers in Tonga, he said: ''If you delay in visiting me, I shall wait patiently for another year; if you do not come after that, I shall wait patiently for yet another year; and if, in the end, you leave me like this, I shall wait patiently all my life.'' We shall first stay at the home of one of this brave young man's relatives.

;[4]: His Lordship has given our mission the title “Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.” This title is already all too well justified. We face opposition from every side, and His Lordship is experiencing some very painful difficulties throughout this voyage. He receives all of this '''[p. 3]''' with a humility and submission that edify us.

;[5]: Dear Brother Anée<ref>Brother Annet Pérol, who departed from Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843 with Fathers Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brother Jean Raynaud. From Tahiti they continued aboard the ''Adolphe'', arriving at Wallis on 16 May 1844. The following month, they accompanied Bataillon to Futuna, where the bishop retained Favier to replace Roulleaux, whom he assigned to Fiji with Brother Annet Pérol (cf. docs. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1; and [[Girard0342|342]], §§ 1-2).</ref> is remaining with us.

;[6]: I shall write to you in greater detail later, my Very Reverend Father, but at present I do not have the peace of mind necessary to do so as I would wish. I am being appointed superior here, but I have few of the necessary qualities. I have not yet been sufficiently trained in obedience to lead others. My Very Reverend Father, please commend me in a special way to the Blessed Virgin, so that she may take care of me until the end. This is the prayer I make to you as I ask for your blessing.

::Your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::Prefect Apostolic

== Notes ==
<references />
== Textual Notes ==
<references group="text" />

Girard0332

2026-08-19T03:17:26Z

Merv: Created page with "==16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna== ''Based on the dispatched copy, APM OF 208 (Fiji), Roulleaux.'' ''One sheet of “Bath” paper, measuring 170 mm × 222 mm when folded and forming four pages, three of which are written upon; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel's annotation. Dated: “Third Sunday after Pentecost” = 16 June 1844.'' Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. '''..."

==16 June and 10 August 1844. - Father Joseph-François Roulleaux to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
''Based on the dispatched copy, APM OF 208 (Fiji), Roulleaux.''

''One sheet of “Bath” paper, measuring 170 mm × 222 mm when folded and forming four pages, three of which are written upon; the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel's annotation. Dated: “Third Sunday after Pentecost” = 16 June 1844.''

Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026.

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' To the Very Reverend / Very Reverend Father Colin / Superior General of the / Society of Mary / at Lyon

'''[Postmark:]''' OUTRE MER LE HAVRE 20 JUNE 45

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Central Oceania / Futuna, Third Sunday after / Pentecost 1844 / Father Roulleaux

'''[p. 1]'''

:+ O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

:Futuna Island, Third Sunday after Pentecost, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It has already been a long time since I wrote to you; it is opportunities that I have lacked, and my heart has been greatly saddened by this. It would have been a great consolation to open my heart to you amid the trials to which Divine Providence subjected me during the two years I spent here with the Reverend Father Servant. We did not get along at all. Bishop Pompallier had entrusted me with the administration of temporal affairs, subject only to his supervision. This arrangement mortified the Reverend Father Servant. He imagined that I was merely a steward assigned to him as a mark of honor, and from this premise he drew conclusions that entirely deprived me of the authority entrusted to me. This led to disputes in which fraternal charity was sometimes wounded. They ceased only with the new arrangement established by the Bishop of Amata when he passed through, assigning each of us a part of the island to serve exclusively. Finally, the Bishop of Enos is taking me away from here to station me in Fiji with the Reverend Father Bréhéret.<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: “Bréhéret” in place of “Favier.”</ref> I confess, my Very Reverend Father, that I sometimes gave way a little too much to my temper, that I sometimes gave answers that were lacking in respect, and that I insisted a little too much upon the rights that His Lordship had given me. I sincerely ask God's forgiveness for this, and I hope He will have mercy on me, because my heart has been subjected to trials that were utterly crucifying for me. It is not very surprising that I committed faults when one considers all the hardships that preceded my vocation. Nevertheless, the Blessed Virgin did not abandon me. She protected me well in every circumstance, and I can truly say that it was she who sustained me and gave me the courage not to allow myself to be entirely overwhelmed amid so many difficulties. '''[p. 2]'''

;[2]: We are leaving for Fiji. I have only enough time left to close my letter, commend myself to your prayers and Holy Sacrifices, and express the profound respect with which I remain, my Very Reverend Father, your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::S.M., Apostolic Missionary

:10 August 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[3]: I am taking advantage of a few free moments to inform you that tomorrow His Lordship is leaving us at Namuka, a small island in the Fiji archipelago, until we have a favorable opportunity to travel aboard a native vessel to Somosomo,<ref>Somosomo is not an island but a village on the island of Taveuni (cf. doc. 433, §§ 18-20). At that time, it was the center of the Fijian kingdom of the Tui Cakau, who had moved his seat from the island of Cakaudrove to establish himself at Somosomo. His domains included not only Taveuni but also the neighboring islands, several of the northern Lau Islands, and a number of villages on the eastern coast of Vanua Levu (cf. Derrick, p. 53, n. 2; also [[Girard0433|doc. 433]], §§ 18-22). This “Somosomo” is not the village of the same name on Naviti Island, northwest of the large island of Viti Levu. We know that Bataillon, discouraged by the opposition encountered on the island of Lakeba, provisionally stationed Fathers Roulleaux and Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol on the island of Namuka (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 26, n. 16). In the present paragraph, Roulleaux speaks of the missionaries' intention to transfer their evangelizing activity to the island of Taveuni, the center of the kingdom of Somosomo. They soon set out, stopping at Lakeba along the way with the intention of taking with them Moïse (Mosese) Matanavai, the catechist whom Pompallier had left there in 1842 (cf. the following sentence of the present paragraph; also docs. [[Girard0153|153]], § 20; [[Girard0218|218]], § 11; and [[Girard0324|432]], §§ 2, 6, 11). There, the Tui Nayau, King of Lakeba, invited them to remain and offered them land for their house. The Marists thus found themselves alongside Methodist missionaries, who spared no insults against the new competition, especially when Puamau, the king's son, joined the Catholics. The sectarian resentment subsided only in 1855, when the Catholic mission was abandoned (cf. Henderson, pp. 213-214).</ref> another island, much larger, where we were supposed to disembark had the captain not opposed it with all his strength. We shall have with us a catechist whom Bishop Pompallier left two years ago on La Gemba,<ref>Read: Lakeba.</ref> a neighboring island, with the promise that he would send priests to him within six months. Throughout this time, this poor neophyte has had to struggle against the entreaties of the heretics and the scandals of the pagans; he has persevered. We even have aboard a Fijian whom he baptized when the man was in danger of death and who is deeply attached to the faith. In a letter that this catechist wrote to the Reverend Fathers in Tonga, he said: ''If you delay in visiting me, I shall wait patiently for another year; if you do not come after that, I shall wait patiently for yet another year; and if, in the end, you leave me like this, I shall wait patiently all my life.'' We shall first stay at the home of one of this brave young man's relatives.

;[4]: His Lordship has given our mission the title “Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows.” This title is already all too well justified. We face opposition from every side, and His Lordship is experiencing some very painful difficulties throughout this voyage. He receives all of this '''[p. 3]''' with a humility and submission that edify us.

;[5]: Dear Brother Anée<ref>Brother Annet Pérol, who departed from Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843 with Fathers Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brother Jean Raynaud. From Tahiti they continued aboard the ''Adolphe'', arriving at Wallis on 16 May 1844. The following month, they accompanied Bataillon to Futuna, where the bishop retained Favier to replace Roulleaux, whom he assigned to Fiji with Brother Annet Pérol (cf. docs. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1; and [[Girard0342|342]], §§ 1-2).</ref> is remaining with us.

;[6]: I shall write to you in greater detail later, my Very Reverend Father, but at present I do not have the peace of mind necessary to do so as I would wish. I am being appointed superior here, but I have few of the necessary qualities. I have not yet been sufficiently trained in obedience to lead others. My Very Reverend Father, please commend me in a special way to the Blessed Virgin, so that she may take care of me until the end. This is the prayer I make to you as I ask for your blessing.

::Your most obedient child,

:::Joseph-François Roulleaux
:::Prefect Apostolic

== Notes ==
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== Textual Notes ==
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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0332|'''0332''', 16 Jun & 10 Aug 1844 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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Merv: /* Notes */

==26 May 1844 - Brother Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
Based on the dispatched copy, APM, Chanel collection 311.8.''

''One sheet comprising four written pages, with the address and Poupinel's annotation appearing on the fourth page. The letter was published in the ''Annales des Missions d'Océanie'', vol. 1 [special issue] (1895), pp. 348-353; extracts were published in Rozier, ''Chanel ... connu'', doc. 71.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026''

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' Mr. / Mr. Collin, Superior General / of the Society of Mary / at Lyon / Montée Saint-Barthélemy, no. 4 / Rhône / France

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' (no. 10) Central Oceania / Futuna, 26 May 1844 / Brother Marie-Nizier

'''[p. 1]'''

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Futuna Island, 26 May 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It is a true satisfaction and a true joy for me to respond to the wish you expressed that I should write to you about the Reverend Father Chanel. Ever since I suffered the bitter sorrow of losing this Reverend Father - a sorrow that remains with me always and will leave me only with the final breath of my life - my greatest consolation has been to think about, speak about, or hear others speak about this holy martyr.

;[2]: I would not dare flatter myself, my Very Reverend Father, that I could fully satisfy your wishes, although my desire to do so is entirely sincere. I can only recall, without any particular order, a few somewhat noteworthy incidents that occurred here and there. These may perhaps suffice to give you an idea of all the edifying things accomplished at Futuna by the Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania, the first martyr of the Society of Mary.

;[3]: These words of Our Lord to His disciples, ''I send you out like lambs among wolves'',<ref>Cf. Luke 10:3.</ref> were certainly applicable to the Reverend Father Chanel, especially toward the end of our time at Futuna. The unfortunate inhabitants of this island possessed nothing but the ferocity of wolves: anything was acceptable to them - theft, mockery, insults, and so forth - while in return they received signs of kindness and gentleness, services, and so forth, from the Reverend Father Chanel. He always maintained his calmness and cheerfulness, which remained unaltered even amid the obstacles and difficulties of every kind that were unavoidable in our situation.

;[4]: A general festival was held successively in each of the island's principal valleys. I do not know in which month, but it was shortly before the death of the Reverend Father Chanel, and everyone was assembled. When they came to the valley in which we lived, on the eve of the festival in that same valley, a number of elderly men gathered in our house. They began discussing the king's plans. They spoke in veiled terms, but I understood them. Among other things, some said: ''Those two must be made to disappear.'' ''Why?'' replied another native, who was not from Futuna. '''[p. 2]''' ''It is the king's intention,'' they answered. ''Have they come from a foreign country to govern the island? They must be made to disappear; the king wishes it.'' They used the government of the island as a pretext because we were exposing the absurdity of their supposed deities. The king claimed to be the tabernacle of the great god, which was the basis of his kingship. Hearing these heated discussions, I went to find the Reverend Father Chanel, who was weeding in a banana plantation, and said to him: ''Why, Father, are you taking so much trouble with this work when we are going to die tomorrow? I have just heard such-and-such things being said.'' ''Well!'' he said to me, pausing in his work for a few seconds and with the most profound calm I had ever observed in him, ''It will not be the worst of our days. Do you not know how Saint Aloysius Gonzaga answered when he was asked what he would do if he were to die that very instant?'' He then continued as though nothing had happened.

;[5]: The following day, the king even had the audacity to ask the Reverend Father Chanel for bananas to cook. No doubt intending to win this barbarous heart over to religion and to remove every cause of dissatisfaction, even an apparent one, the Father gave him as many bunches as he wanted. For fear of breaking up their gathering, the massacre did not take place that day; or, more probably still, the moment appointed by Divine Providence had not yet arrived.

;[6]: I would almost be inclined to think that the Reverend Father Chanel knew he would become a martyr, although this is based only on a kind of joke he once made to me while we were planting banana trees together. While straining against a huge stake that I had driven into the ground to loosen the soil where a banana tree was to be planted, I accidentally hurt Father Chanel slightly. I asked him to forgive me and told him that I had not noticed he was so close to me. He could see how distressed I was, and he answered with a smile: ''If you had killed me, they would have said in my Office: killed, but not a martyr.''

;[7]: His charity was ingenious in finding excuses even for the natives' bad conduct toward us. When they treated us badly, he would often tell me: ''They are more to be pitied than scolded for what they do.''

;[8]: On the holy day of Easter 1841, we were in danger of becoming the victims of the fury of some wicked men. They noticed a number of catechumens gathered in our house and went to stir up part of the population of another valley. Some had already taken up arms and were urging one another '''[p. 3]''' to carry out their evil plan. They would have done so had one of the island's great warriors not opposed them, telling them that if they did this, the celebration of his son's marriage, which was being held that day, could not take place. He used this pretext to dissuade them. This was the same warrior who, on the day Father Chanel died, hurried to the place of martyrdom with a spear and a club, intending to avenge the Father's death by killing his murderer. The murderer escaped only by throwing Father Chanel's cassock to him, to appease him and beg him not to cause him any harm. On that same Easter day, the king came to visit us under an appearance of friendship and goodwill. He brought us a basket of cooked taro and a small, half-cooked leg of pork. His purpose was to see for himself how many catechumens there were, so that he might more effectively exercise his diabolical zeal against them. Only two remained,<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: ''restait'' in place of ''trouvait'' - “remained” in place of “were to be found.”</ref> the others having scattered when they heard what had just taken place. Although the Reverend Father Chanel treated this wicked king with all possible gentleness and kindness, something he said to me that day in the king's presence clearly showed me his opinion of him: ''Salutem ex inimicis nostris'' - ''we receive salvation from our enemies,'' he said to me. ''We had almost nothing to eat today, and now Providence has come to our aid.'' The king's visit was quite brief and, as far as I recall, was the last one he made to us.

;[9]: Something that always filled me with wonder and edification concerning this good Father was seeing him return from his labors, exhausted by fatigue, yet as cheerful and joyful as someone returning from a place of celebration.

;[10]: We had been obliged to adopt the natives' method of cooking, which is not easy. He did not consider it beneath him to help me with this task.

;[11]: How I love to recall the memory of this blessed Father every day. God alone is witness to all the sighs I utter at this delightful remembrance, and to the prayers I offer that I may soon go to join this blessed martyr in heaven.

;[12]: The most notable date in my recovery from an illness, about which I shall write to you in another letter, is the feast day of Saint Peter the Apostle. On that day, I completed a novena that I had been making to the Reverend Father and martyr.

;[13]: I dare confess to you something that I shall always regret: on the last day when I had the happiness of seeing the Reverend Father Chanel, I did not ask him for his blessing, something that I almost never [failed to do] before setting out on my journeys.

;[14]: Since my second stay at Futuna, I have learned that, on the day before or two days before his death, he was urging a young man to embrace the Catholic religion wholeheartedly and was instructing him accordingly. The young man answered him: ''Everyone on the island hates the religion, and because of our friendship for you, we do not dare embrace it, for we '''[p. 4]''' fear that they will kill you and that afterward we shall be put to shame.'' ''It does not matter,'' the Father replied, ''whether they kill me or not. The religion has been planted on the island, and my death will not cause it to disappear, because it is not something that comes from men; it comes from God.'' Everyone marvels at the fulfilment of this prediction.

;[15]: I deeply regret that I cannot recount to you all the actions of the holy martyr, for there is not one of them that is not a source of edification.

;[16]: Deign to accept, my Very Reverend Father, the expression of my sentiments of profound respect and obedience, with which

::I have the honour to remain,
:::my Very Reverend Father,
::::your very humble
::::::and very obedient son in Jesus and Mary,

:::Brother Marie-Nizier

== Notes ==
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== Textual Notes ==
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==26 May 1844 - Brother Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna==
Based on the dispatched copy, APM, Chanel collection 311.8.''

''One sheet comprising four written pages, with the address and Poupinel's annotation appearing on the fourth page. The letter was published in the ''Annales des Missions d'Océanie'', vol. 1 [special issue] (1895), pp. 348-353; extracts were published in Rozier, ''Chanel ... connu'', doc. 71.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026''

'''[p. 4]'''

'''[Address:]''' Mr. / Mr. Collin, Superior General / of the Society of Mary / at Lyon / Montée Saint-Barthélemy, no. 4 / Rhône / France

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' (no. 10) Central Oceania / Futuna, 26 May 1844 / Brother Marie-Nizier

'''[p. 1]'''

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Futuna Island, 26 May 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: It is a true satisfaction and a true joy for me to respond to the wish you expressed that I should write to you about the Reverend Father Chanel. Ever since I suffered the bitter sorrow of losing this Reverend Father - a sorrow that remains with me always and will leave me only with the final breath of my life - my greatest consolation has been to think about, speak about, or hear others speak about this holy martyr.

;[2]: I would not dare flatter myself, my Very Reverend Father, that I could fully satisfy your wishes, although my desire to do so is entirely sincere. I can only recall, without any particular order, a few somewhat noteworthy incidents that occurred here and there. These may perhaps suffice to give you an idea of all the edifying things accomplished at Futuna by the Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania, the first martyr of the Society of Mary.

;[3]: These words of Our Lord to His disciples, ''I send you out like lambs among wolves'',<ref>Cf. Luke 10:3.</ref> were certainly applicable to the Reverend Father Chanel, especially toward the end of our time at Futuna. The unfortunate inhabitants of this island possessed nothing but the ferocity of wolves: anything was acceptable to them - theft, mockery, insults, and so forth - while in return they received signs of kindness and gentleness, services, and so forth, from the Reverend Father Chanel. He always maintained his calmness and cheerfulness, which remained unaltered even amid the obstacles and difficulties of every kind that were unavoidable in our situation.

;[4]: A general festival was held successively in each of the island's principal valleys. I do not know in which month, but it was shortly before the death of the Reverend Father Chanel, and everyone was assembled. When they came to the valley in which we lived, on the eve of the festival in that same valley, a number of elderly men gathered in our house. They began discussing the king's plans. They spoke in veiled terms, but I understood them. Among other things, some said: ''Those two must be made to disappear.'' ''Why?'' replied another native, who was not from Futuna. '''[p. 2]''' ''It is the king's intention,'' they answered. ''Have they come from a foreign country to govern the island? They must be made to disappear; the king wishes it.'' They used the government of the island as a pretext because we were exposing the absurdity of their supposed deities. The king claimed to be the tabernacle of the great god, which was the basis of his kingship. Hearing these heated discussions, I went to find the Reverend Father Chanel, who was weeding in a banana plantation, and said to him: ''Why, Father, are you taking so much trouble with this work when we are going to die tomorrow? I have just heard such-and-such things being said.'' ''Well!'' he said to me, pausing in his work for a few seconds and with the most profound calm I had ever observed in him, ''It will not be the worst of our days. Do you not know how Saint Aloysius Gonzaga answered when he was asked what he would do if he were to die that very instant?'' He then continued as though nothing had happened.

;[5]: The following day, the king even had the audacity to ask the Reverend Father Chanel for bananas to cook. No doubt intending to win this barbarous heart over to religion and to remove every cause of dissatisfaction, even an apparent one, the Father gave him as many bunches as he wanted. For fear of breaking up their gathering, the massacre did not take place that day; or, more probably still, the moment appointed by Divine Providence had not yet arrived.

;[6]: I would almost be inclined to think that the Reverend Father Chanel knew he would become a martyr, although this is based only on a kind of joke he once made to me while we were planting banana trees together. While straining against a huge stake that I had driven into the ground to loosen the soil where a banana tree was to be planted, I accidentally hurt Father Chanel slightly. I asked him to forgive me and told him that I had not noticed he was so close to me. He could see how distressed I was, and he answered with a smile: ''If you had killed me, they would have said in my Office: killed, but not a martyr.''

;[7]: His charity was ingenious in finding excuses even for the natives' bad conduct toward us. When they treated us badly, he would often tell me: ''They are more to be pitied than scolded for what they do.''

;[8]: On the holy day of Easter 1841, we were in danger of becoming the victims of the fury of some wicked men. They noticed a number of catechumens gathered in our house and went to stir up part of the population of another valley. Some had already taken up arms and were urging one another '''[p. 3]''' to carry out their evil plan. They would have done so had one of the island's great warriors not opposed them, telling them that if they did this, the celebration of his son's marriage, which was being held that day, could not take place. He used this pretext to dissuade them. This was the same warrior who, on the day Father Chanel died, hurried to the place of martyrdom with a spear and a club, intending to avenge the Father's death by killing his murderer. The murderer escaped only by throwing Father Chanel's cassock to him, to appease him and beg him not to cause him any harm. On that same Easter day, the king came to visit us under an appearance of friendship and goodwill. He brought us a basket of cooked taro and a small, half-cooked leg of pork. His purpose was to see for himself how many catechumens there were, so that he might more effectively exercise his diabolical zeal against them. Only two remained,<ref group="text">The source's textual-variant note reads: ''restait'' in place of ''trouvait'' - “remained” in place of “were to be found.”</ref> the others having scattered when they heard what had just taken place. Although the Reverend Father Chanel treated this wicked king with all possible gentleness and kindness, something he said to me that day in the king's presence clearly showed me his opinion of him: ''Salutem ex inimicis nostris'' - ''we receive salvation from our enemies,'' he said to me. ''We had almost nothing to eat today, and now Providence has come to our aid.'' The king's visit was quite brief and, as far as I recall, was the last one he made to us.

;[9]: Something that always filled me with wonder and edification concerning this good Father was seeing him return from his labors, exhausted by fatigue, yet as cheerful and joyful as someone returning from a place of celebration.

;[10]: We had been obliged to adopt the natives' method of cooking, which is not easy. He did not consider it beneath him to help me with this task.

;[11]: How I love to recall the memory of this blessed Father every day. God alone is witness to all the sighs I utter at this delightful remembrance, and to the prayers I offer that I may soon go to join this blessed martyr in heaven.

;[12]: The most notable date in my recovery from an illness, about which I shall write to you in another letter, is the feast day of Saint Peter the Apostle. On that day, I completed a novena that I had been making to the Reverend Father and martyr.

;[13]: I dare confess to you something that I shall always regret: on the last day when I had the happiness of seeing the Reverend Father Chanel, I did not ask him for his blessing, something that I almost never [failed to do] before setting out on my journeys.

;[14]: Since my second stay at Futuna, I have learned that, on the day before or two days before his death, he was urging a young man to embrace the Catholic religion wholeheartedly and was instructing him accordingly. The young man answered him: ''Everyone on the island hates the religion, and because of our friendship for you, we do not dare embrace it, for we '''[p. 4]''' fear that they will kill you and that afterward we shall be put to shame.'' ''It does not matter,'' the Father replied, ''whether they kill me or not. The religion has been planted on the island, and my death will not cause it to disappear, because it is not something that comes from men; it comes from God.'' Everyone marvels at the fulfilment of this prediction.

;[15]: I deeply regret that I cannot recount to you all the actions of the holy martyr, for there is not one of them that is not a source of edification.

;[16]: Deign to accept, my Very Reverend Father, the expression of my sentiments of profound respect and obedience, with which

<poem>
I have the honour to remain,
my Very Reverend Father,
your very humble
and very obedient son in Jesus and Mary,

Brother Marie-Nizier
</poem>

== Notes ==
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<references group="text" />

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0329|'''0329''', 26 May 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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This is a list of links to partial* or '''full''' translations or merely a ''summary''. Asterisk after the number indicates partially translated. '''Bold number''' means fully translated. ''Italic number'' means only a summary.

Please update this page when you upload a new translation.

For [[Clisby Contents |'''''Letters from Oceania'' collected and translated by Br Edward Clisby FMS''' click here.]]

For [[Keel Contents |'''''a book of texts: for the study of marist spirituality'' compiled by edwin keel sm''' click here.]]

For [[A Piety Able to Cope|'''''A Piety Able to Cope'' by Fr Jan Snijders SM''' click here.]]

[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|'''0328''', 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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Merv:

== Welcome to the Marist Studies Wiki: Letters of French Catholic Missionaries in the Pacific 1836-1854 ==

*A place for sharing translations into English of the letters to Rome by the early French missionaries to the Pacific.

These are translations from the French by volunteers who have donated their time and expertise. '''If you wish to use this material for scholarly or legal purposes''' you would be advised to work from the French originals. The published volumes of '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie''''' edited by Charles Girard can be found at: Alexander Turnbull Library, Victoria University, Massey University, Canterbury University, the University of Waikato, Auckland University, Auckland Library and the Colin Library of the Catholic Theological College, Auckland.

:We have been so overwhelmed with the wealth of material being made available that the indexing system has been changed. In the navigation pane on the left you will now see several pages of contents:
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:*'''[[Contents|Girard Contents]]''' is the key focus of the site, the translation into English of '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie''''' the collection of letters from the Marist General Archive in Rome, the critical edition of which Fr Charles Girard SM has made available.
:** There was on sale a single volume "highlights" of the 9 volume set. This is entitled '''''Lettres des missionnaires maristes en Océanie (1836-1854)''''' by Charles GIRARD (dir.) with ISBN : 978-2-8111-0081-0 and [https://gsc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/295556093 this link] will take you to a library that has it.
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:*'''[[ColinSup Contents]]''' is a collection of documents for the study of the generalate of Jean-Claude Colin. Colin is a major recipient of the letters of the missionaries and this collection includes many of his replies to those letters. The name of this comes from the way Colin, as Superior General, used to sign his letters - Colin Sup.
:*'''[[Keel Contents]]''' is the compilation published in 1993 by Fr Edwin Keel SM called '''''a book of texts: for the study of marist spirituality'''''
:*'''[[Poupinel contents]]''' is a place for translations from the published volumes of the letters of the Mission Procurator, Victor Poupinel.
:*'''[[Other Contents]]''' is the index to other primary historical documents relevant to Marist Studies and to the history of the Catholic Church in Western Oceania.
:*'''[[Secondary Sources]]''' is a response to the request to use this site to enable the online publication of Marist Studies materials.
:*'''[[Biographical Notes]]''' Summary information about some of the early Marists, is in continuous development (as at 2023).

== Citing material from this website ==

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1. Author (if available), "Title of the Letter," translator. Website Name, URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

For example:

1. Séon, Antoine. "8 July 1841 - Father Antoine Séon to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka," translated by Mary Williamson. Marist Studies, https://mariststudies.org/docs/Girard0102 (accessed July 25, 2023).

You may also wish to acknowledge the French original source.

''Lettres reçues d'Océanie par L'Administration Générale des Pères Maristes pendant le généralat de Jean-Claude Colin'', edited by Charles Girard, Fontes Historici Societatis Mariae, 10 volumes. Paris: Éditions Karthala, 2009.

== [[A Piety Able to Cope]] by Jan Snijders ==

Here is the online version of the following work:

[[Image:A Piety Able to Cope.jpg|center|frame|[[A Piety Able to Cope|Click on this text to be taken to Jan Snijders work on Jean-Claude Colin and the Marist Missions in Oceania - 2008 edition]]]]

[[Image:MTF.jpg|left]]This work has now come out in Print under the title [http://atfpress.com/a-mission-too-far.html A Mission too Far ... Pacific Commitment] and can be purchased from ATF Press.
Alternatively you can purchase it as a pdf file from them at [http://atfpress.com/a-mission-too-far-304.html A Mission too Far (pdf)].

=== Bonus Chapters of ''A Mission Too Far ... Pacific Commitment'' ===
This text is published in follow-up of ''A Mission Too Far … Pacific Commitment'' written by Jan Snijders and published in 2012 with the ATF, Hindmarsh, SA. In ten chapters the book tells the story of the Marist Founder’s role in the opening of the Marist missions in the Pacific from 1835 to 1841. To continue the story Jan wrote a further chapter, [[Media:12_FN14_Snijders_MTF11.pdf‎|1842 Part 1: A Quiet Period in Between]], that was published in ''Forum Novum'', Volume 14, in December 2012, 78-101. On this link is a second one, [[Media:MTF-12.pdf|1842 Part 2: Reorganizing Things.]]

Now, in September 2014, we offer yet another [[Media:MTF-13.pdf| Chapter 13 - January-August 1842: Action in the Pacific.]]

The story continues! In May 2015 we offer [[Media:MTF-14.pdf| Chapter 14 - 1842-1843: The End of a Period]]

In September 2016 we offer [[Media:MTF-15.pdf| Chapter 15 - 1843: Douarre and Épalle]].

In July 2017 the fascinating story of Fr Forest [[Media:MTF-16.pdf| Chapter 16 - 1843: A Visitator in New Zealand]].

October 2017 the story of the next groups of missionaries arriving and of the dividing up of the region into different vicariates. [[Media:MTF-17.pdf| Chapter 17 - Expansion 1843-4]].

=== The Extra Chapters ===

:*[[Media:12_FN14_Snijders_MTF11.pdf‎|Chapter 11 - 1842 Part 1: A Quiet Period in Between]]
:*[[Media:MTF-12.pdf|Chapter 12 - 1842 Part 2: Reorganizing Things]]
:*[[Media:MTF-13.pdf| Chapter 13 - January-August 1842: Action in the Pacific.]]
:*[[Media:MTF-14.pdf| Chapter 14 - 1842-1843: The End of a Period]]
:*[[Media:MTF-15.pdf| Chapter 15 - 1843: Douarre and Épalle]]
:*[[Media:MTF-16.pdf| Chapter 16 - 1843: A Visitator in New Zealand]]
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==20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844 — Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother, Wallis==
''Based on the copy, [[APM]] OW 208 Mathieu.''

Four sheets of “Bath” paper, forming sixteen pages, fifteen of which are written on; the sixteenth bears only Poupinel’s annotation. The present letter was written in several stages, probably begun on 20 May 1844, then continued on 8 and 26 June and on 19 August, and finally completed on 25 August. An extract from paragraph 10 was published in ''Nos pionnières'', doc. 10.

''Translation by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 16]''

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]'' Wallis, 20 May and 25 August 1844 — Letter from the Reverend Father Mathieu to his brother.

''[Editorial note: “20” corrected from “25.”]''

''[p. 1]''

<div style="text-align:right;">Wallis, 20 May 1844.</div>

;[1]: At last, my dear brother, a welcome opportunity has arisen for me to send you news. The ''Adolphe'' has just arrived at Wallis with three of our confrères who left France fourteen months ago aboard the ''Phaéton'', and with all our belongings.<ref>The priests Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, together with Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud, left Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843. Bishop Douarre, who had travelled aboard the ''Uranie'' from Toulon to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, departed from there aboard the ''Bucéphale'' with his companions on 1 November 1843, leaving instructions that Calinon was to await the mission’s packages sent from France. These packages reached the Marquesas after Douarre’s departure but before 2 January 1844, when the ''Phaéton'' called there before proceeding directly to Tahiti with Calinon, who had been promised that the packages would be forwarded to Tahiti. Calinon and his companions were therefore detained while awaiting the packages and also by the state of siege imposed by the French authorities on Tahiti’s port and town (cf. APM 031, eighth departure, unpublished letter from Calinon to Colin dated 19 March 1844, §§ 2–4). The delay in Tahiti was considerable: Calinon and his companions reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0346|346]], § 2). If the voyage from Tahiti to Wallis lasted about a month, they must have left Tahiti around mid-April 1844.</ref> It still has several calls to make in Oceania; then it will return to France, or at least find some opportunity in Tahiti to forward our dispatches there. My dear brother, I have now been among the good people of Wallis for nearly six months. I have done nothing but work at learning the language. I am now beginning to hear confessions and converse with the islanders. I have not yet dared to give public instructions, but that will come soon, I hope, provided that I remain here. You may be pleased to receive some details about the customs of this very distant population and about the progress of this little mission, which the good God has blessed in such an extraordinary manner. I shall give them insofar as time permits.

;[2]: The island of Wallis is about ten leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by some ten islets of varying sizes and, beyond them, by a belt of reefs through which ships can enter only by a very narrow passage. The population is 2,600. About ten years ago, these people were considered very wicked. They did, in fact, massacre some thirty Europeans; they also burned an English ship and killed the entire crew except for a cabin boy.<ref>Events already recounted by Bataillon (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 14 and n. 21).</ref> Since then, the good God has greatly changed them. There are few places in all Oceania where ships receive a better welcome or are safer. The Wallisians have brown skin and long hair, either hanging over their shoulders or frizzed into the shape of a large turban. From the armpits to the feet, they wear a large tapa wrapped several times around their bodies, together with a fine mat fastened by a belt of cords. They are tattooed only from the waist to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of one hand cut off as a result of their former superstitions. In pagan times, they customarily cut off their children’s little fingers to appease the gods. Their features are generally noble and well defined and differ little from those of Europeans. Their houses consist of a large, round roof covered with leaves and supported by posts in the centre and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to stoop considerably to enter. This design is useful for protection from the rain, which sometimes falls in torrents and is driven with great violence by the wind. It also allows air to pass through on every side, providing relief from the intense heat, which is almost continuous. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, sleep, and eat. Although dwellings are scattered along almost the entire coast, there are nevertheless three principal settlements or villages in which churches have been built.

;[3]: The principal church, which is 125 feet long and 40 feet wide, is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Hope. The islanders call her ''Resina Sepei''.<ref>A Wallisian adaptation of the Latin title ''Regina Spei''.</ref> The second church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and the third to Saint Peter. These churches are wooden, with walls of planks. They are very solid, although they contain neither nails nor pegs. All the pieces are joined with small cords made from coconut fibre. Even the planks are sewn together in this manner. Nevertheless, neither high winds nor storms can shake them. They already have altars, candlesticks, stalls, chairs, and so forth, as in the churches of France. Our brothers made all these things with much labour. In each church, a lamp burns before the Blessed Sacrament. The women tend it with extraordinary care. Whenever there is a strong wind, I see them remain beside the lamp, by day as well as by night, holding a burning brand with which to relight it should it go out. Near each church stands a square house with small rooms for the missionaries, and another for the young men who accompany them or wish to live with them. These young men number thirty or forty. Of their own accord they have given themselves to the missionaries to serve and accompany them, provide their food, and work for them alongside the brothers. They do this out of devotion and consider themselves greatly honoured when we agree to receive them. They feed our pigs and chickens, work in the garden, and even cook, as the brothers have taught them.

;[4]: The inhabitants of Wallis are cheerful, fond of a good joke, respectful, and devoted to their missionaries. All the songs they compose now concern either religious subjects or their missionaries. Almost all of them have very beautiful voices and are mad about singing. It is not unusual to hear them sing from evening until sunrise. They sing while working, walking, and carrying loads. We have taught them several melodies from our French hymns, which they perform very well.

;[5]: Almost all of them can read and write, but paper is lacking in the country. It would be a great service to the mission if large quantities could be sent from France. Better still would be to send someone who knows how to make it, together with his equipment, because excellent raw materials for making paper are available here. The printing press could then operate without interruption, and Christian instruction could thereby spread throughout all the islands of the apostolic vicariate.

;[6]: My dear brother, I should never finish if I tried to recount every detail of this people’s customs. They have rules of politeness that are observed as strictly as those of France. We must know them and conform to them, at least to some extent. Kava and its ceremonial are present at every gathering. No visit can be made or received without the root being presented, chewed, and distributed according to all the required forms. Although this drink is rather unappetising to Europeans, it is nevertheless very wholesome and useful in this burning climate. After living here for a while, one soon ceases to think about how it is prepared and drinks it like anything else. If you could transport yourself to Wallis, you would often see me seated amid a circle of old men, for we bear the name of “old men” or “elders” and hold the rank of chiefs in the country. Opposite us are the young people, with a large wooden bowl two or three feet in diameter, several empty coconuts filled with water, a few shells, and a bundle of fibre called ''fao''. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the person who offered it. I present it to someone else, who does the same with his neighbour; then the root is thrown to the young people, who consider it their duty to divide it immediately, clean it, and chew it. Meanwhile, the day’s affairs are discussed. Soon all the chewed pieces<ref>The word ''mâchon'' appears in Vachet’s ''Glossaire'' with the meaning of a blow that has bruised the skin. In Puitspelu, the same word means a good meal or something difficult to say. Here it appears to mean a “chewed piece.”</ref> fall into the large bowl. The person who is to mix the drink then shows them to the presiding member of the assembly, who either approves them or has them divided if they are too large. The operator then kneads the kava with a thoroughly fashionable movement of his head and body. Water is ordered to be poured in, after which the mixture is strained and clarified through the fibre. Three people sit around the bowl. The mixer is in the middle. Two others sit beside him with small pieces of wood to remove any bits of straw or dirt that may be in the liquid. When the drink is ready, the person who mixed it claps his hands loudly three or four times to announce that everything is prepared. The ''tufa'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''tufa'' means distributor, especially of food presented at feasts.</ref> who always sits beside the presiding member of the assembly, then orders the distribution. The fibre is plunged into the bowl and squeezed so that the liquid falls into coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of those seated beside the bowl announces it aloud, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be carried to a particular member of the assembly, naming each in turn according to rank and status. Before receiving the delightful cup, one must show one’s satisfaction by clapping two or three times. The liquid is grey in colour and is neither pleasant nor particularly unpleasant. As for its flavour, some find it peppery. For my part, I know nothing with which to compare it: it is a little bitter, a little peppery, and a little of everything. It does not make one drunk, but it causes weakness when taken to excess.

;[7]: These ceremonies vary according to the circumstances. At large gatherings or feasts, kava is followed by a distribution of food. Recently, the inhabitants held a great feast for the First Communion of the children of the principal parish. There were forty-eight roasted pigs served on the ground, more than fifty or sixty baskets of yams, as many baskets of coconuts, and fish and other dishes besides. At this feast, we ourselves acted as the ''tufa'', distributing with our own hands to each child who had received Communion a piece of pork, a yam, and a coconut. This greatly touched and edified those present.

;[8]: The inhabitants of Wallis are now very eager for the word of God and the sacraments. In addition to the missionaries’ instructions, every village and small hamlet has catechism classes for men, women, and children, in which the better instructed teach the others. Everyone goes to confession and receives Communion approximately once a month, which gives the missionaries a great deal of work. There is not a Catholic home on the entire island in which the rosary is not recited together in the evening, with a hymn to the Blessed Virgin. Although all the houses are open, theft is never heard of. The officers of a French ship recently decided to test our islanders in this respect. They deliberately left fishhooks and other objects likely to tempt them lying about on deck, but the islanders brought the objects to the officers, believing they had been mislaid accidentally.

;[9]: My dear brother, I shall not speak to you about the government of this island, for it is the country’s great misfortune. There is no government, or at least it is absurd, and to this day it has proved impossible to create a reasonable one. The man who bears the title of king<ref>Vaimua Lavelua was then king of Wallis. He was the great-grandson of King Manuka and the son of King Tufele. After the death of his elder brother, King Uhila-mo-afa, and then that of his successor, Queen Toifale, the chiefs sought to appoint Vaimua to the royal dignity, but he refused on both occasions. He finally agreed to become king after the death of King Muliloto in 1829, when he was in his thirties. Apart from two months at the beginning of 1831, when Takala seized power, Vaimua reigned until his death in 1858. He was baptised in 1842, taking the Christian name Soane Patita, but some of his former pagan habits persisted. It was not until 1846 that he completely abandoned his former conduct. He married according to Christian rites on 17 September and thereafter lived as a good Christian, despite several lapses, as in 1849 when, during a bout of drunkenness, he caused the death of his lawful wife (cf. Henquel, pp. 26–32; Poncet, pp. 13–14, 37).</ref> is merely a great mass of flesh, without strength or energy, who concerns himself only with eating and drinking and leads a very unedifying life. There are two other influential chiefs, one still a pagan and the other a Protestant. The pagan, named Tuugahala,<ref>Mathieu describes Tuugahala here as a pagan. Had he truly been converted among the first converts, as Bataillon stated in January 1842 (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16), or had he converted without being baptised? He did receive Bataillon on his islet of Nukuatea in November 1837 and, for some time, explained the missionary’s letters to the catechumens there (cf. doc. [[Girard0028|28]], § 25; [[Girard0042|42]], § 4). His conversion, if it occurred, must have been poorly grounded, however, because “his passions” prevailed (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16). Although he supported the Catholic religion, it appears that he was chiefly seeking to increase his own standing and even to replace King Vaimua Lavelua, regarding his support for the mission as part of his opposition to the king. In January 1857, Tuugahala did indeed wage a rebellion against the king, as a result of which he was defeated, deposed, and exiled to Matautu for almost two years (cf. Poncet, p. 38).</ref> supports the Catholic religion while causing the missionaries difficulties of every kind. The Protestant, named Pooi,<ref>The text should read Pooi. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, and therefore a cousin of King Vaimua Lavelua, and the son of Maliakaaka. After murdering the young co-kings Lavekava and Hiva, Maliakaaka had seized power in their place, but he was soon put to death on the orders of the chiefs, who were outraged by his crime (Henquel, p. 27; Poncet, p. 12).</ref> seeks to destroy the religion out of hatred for the former. He has about a hundred heretics with him. It is remarkable that we are able to remain here and do good in the face of such obstacles. We are now on the verge of war. Pooi is seeking to assassinate Tuugahala, and Tuugahala is preparing for war against Pooi. His house is guarded every night by men armed with clubs, spears, or muskets. I do not know what Providence is preparing for us or how this affair will end. Religion has no real part in these disputes, which began long before its establishment, but the Protestants may soon begin a persecution.<ref>As the author predicted, civil war broke out between Protestants and Catholics. The Protestants included Wallisians converted to the Wesleyan Methodist Church during a stay in Vavaʻu in 1840–1842, together with two groups of Tongans, one arriving in 1843 and the other in August 1844 (cf. § 27 below). Gathered in the village of Falaleu under Pooi’s command, the Protestants numbered three or four hundred, compared with 2,300 Catholics. In August 1844, the Protestants began persecuting Catholics near Falaleu and provoked an actual civil war when they defiled a Catholic church with refuse; the Catholics retaliated by burning several of their opponents’ houses. Both sides began taking up arms and building forts. The conflict was essentially a civil war between the two chiefs, Pooi and Tuugahala, fought under the pretext of religion. Despite the Catholic missionaries’ efforts to restore peace, the war continued until all the Protestants, together with Pooi, finally departed for Tonga in September 1851 (cf. Poncet, pp. 34–36).</ref> They have already forced several people who are still weak in the faith to join their party.

;[10]: I am interrupted by a woman of the parish who has come to peer through my doorway to see what I am doing. This is their custom; women are curious everywhere. She asks me to whom I am writing. I tell her that it is to my relatives. I must then tell her all your names. I ask whether she has any message for you. Yes: she sends her regards to Aselika and Angélique. She would be very pleased to see Angélique come here to instruct the women of Saint Joseph’s parish. She asks me to thank you for having sent a priest who can give them the sacraments and Holy Communion. The island was very unhappy before a priest came to instruct them and teach them to know God. She expresses her gratitude in so many ways that I cannot translate them all. This woman is named Susanne and has four or five small children.<ref>This woman was probably Susana Pukega, who, on behalf of the “Christian people of Uvea,” wrote a letter dated 10 November 1842 specifically asking the faithful of Lyon to send “some pious women (sisters) to instruct the women of Uvea” ([[Girard0224|doc. 224]], § 2). Published in September 1843 in the ''Annales de la Propagation de la foi'' (vol. 5, pp. 415–416), the letter prompted Françoise Perroton to leave for Oceania in 1845 as the first pioneer of the Marist Missionary Sisters.</ref> She is the one who teaches catechism to the women of the country. It is amusing to see the astonishment of these good people whenever some new object that they have never seen before arrives from France. After looking at it carefully, they touch it, smell it, and turn it in every direction; then they express their admiration with an exclamation or a little click of the tongue. I greatly intrigued them with a penknife and pen-sharpening device that Angélique gave me shortly before my departure. A cry of admiration goes up each time the pen emerges already sharpened from the little machine. They must turn the knife over and over in every direction to see what is inside it.

;[11]: A few days ago, a horse sent as a gift to the king by the French governor of Tahiti was brought ashore. The poor animal had been so badly treated aboard ship by the rolling of the vessel and the lack of food that it was pitiful; one could have counted its ribs. As soon as it reached land, it was surrounded by a crowd of islanders who could not tire of contemplating such a large animal. They immediately called it a large dog, but they were not entirely reassured about it. Every time the horse moved towards them, they ran away. They asked whether it was fierce, whether it ate people when angry, whether it ate pork or meat, and whether it bit like a dog. I stroked it to reassure them. Leaves and grass were brought for it. They watched it eat for a long time, examining the shape of its teeth and whether it chewed the cud like sheep. Finally, they did not leave until they had seen it relieve itself, whereupon there was another exclamation. They said to me recently: “Now we know this great animal. We have seen it do everything; all that remains is for us to hear it sing.”

;[12]: 8 June. His Lordship has just embarked aboard the ''Adolphe'' with the three priests and two brothers who recently arrived.<ref>These were the priests Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Philippe Calinon, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud. They reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0345|345]], § 2).</ref> He is going to attempt to establish a new mission in the Fiji Islands and to strengthen the one in Tonga. He is leaving me here with one priest<ref>Gilbert Roudaire (cf. § 16 below).</ref> who knows the language even less well than I do. Since he announced his departure, the island has been in despair. Tears flow from every eye. The people cannot be reassured, despite all his promises that he will return in a month. I must employ all my rhetoric to dispel the fears of these good people.

;[13]: Although I have so far done very little for them, they already show great attachment to me. They come to see me, bring me kava roots, and seek consolation from me during their bishop’s absence. My regret is that I cannot yet speak freely with them, being unfamiliar with their language and especially with their style and manners, which are so different from ours.

;[14]: I am sending you a song they composed quite some time ago, when His Lordship told them that he would be absent while travelling through his apostolic vicariate. There are many others filled with the most touching sentiments. There are also a number about me, but I do not have them in writing. They likewise sing all the stories of the Old and New Testaments and all the truths of religion as they learn them; indeed, they sing of everything new that strikes their imagination or their eyes. They have sung about the three priests who arrived and the pictures placed in the church; they have also sung about the horse.

;[15]: On fine evenings when the moon is bright, the population gathers in some pleasant and convenient place, beneath a large tree or outside the church. The old men sit on the ground or on mats, with the kava root and the customary large bowl. At some distance away, the young people are likewise seated, but in groups of five or six, facing one another. These groups are choirs of male or female singers, all organised and practised. Not everyone is admitted to these choirs; only those whose voices are judged suitable may join. Each choir then sings in turn, some continually repeating the refrain while the others perform the song or narrative. This music continues throughout the night and is interrupted only by the listeners’ applause and by the loud voice of the ''tufa'', who names the members of the assembly to whom the delightful drink is to be distributed.

;[16]: There is something so original about these songs that I cannot express it. I believe that a European musician would find it rather difficult to write down their melodies, although they are extremely simple. One notices great harmony, unity, and rhythm in the voices and, above all, complete stillness and imperturbable calm among the singers. Although the songs are sometimes comic and provoke bursts of laughter throughout the assembly, there is never any change or movement in the singers’ expressions. When the songs are sad and moving, tears sometimes flow from the singers’ eyes, but without altering their voices in the slightest. The refrain, which is usually some new word introduced into their language by the missionaries, often bears no relation to the rest of the song. It is simply a kind of drone included for harmony and repeated continually. They repeat it two or three times at the end and then finish abruptly, leaving it incomplete. They also have songs for walking or marching. On Sundays, I often suddenly hear the men and young people begin their ''lau'' (song) in stentorian voices. They all walk in formation at a solemn pace, singing as they go through the village. When they are invited into a house to take kava, they enter and afterwards begin again, continuing until the rosary or evening prayers: “Affection for Father M. and Father Roudaire;<ref>Father M. is the author, Father Mathieu; the other is Father Gilbert Roudaire. Both reached Wallis on 30 November 1843 (cf. [[Girard0292|doc. 292]], § 1; and § 12 above).</ref> they are our priests; they guide our canoe to heaven.” Or: “Love and respect for the Sovereign Pontiff who reigns in Rome.” Or: “Let us pray to Saint Peter, who holds the keys of paradise, to open its gate for us.” There are innumerable songs about our Holy Father Pope Gregory XVI and Saint Peter, to whom they have great devotion as head of the Church.

;[17]: 26 June. I resume my letter, which was interrupted by an event that caused me some anxiety for a time. On the day after His Lordship’s departure, I was informed that a ship was in sight. Some time later, I learned that it was the Protestant missionaries’ schooner, that they were trying to enter through the passage behind the island, and that their boat had already put several people ashore. I immediately hurried to the parish nearest their landing place, so that I could better learn of their activities, fully determined to resist them with all my power if they attempted to infect the flock. Two English ministers went to Pooi’s home with several islanders from Tonga and Niua.<ref>The text reads ''Niuka'', but should read Niua. This is Niuatoputapu, situated at the extreme north of the Tongan archipelago, approximately 360 kilometres from Wallis (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 15, n. 26, and § 19, n. 42). The identification is confirmed in § 27 below, where Maʻatu, king of Niuatoputapu, is called “king of Niuka.”</ref> They remained with him for only one day, exhorted him to persevere in his heresy, and left with him two men and one woman from Niua. They departed immediately, greatly troubled, it is said, by His Lordship’s voyage to Tonga and Fiji.

;[18]: Several days after their departure, I received a letter addressed to His Lordship that had been left ashore by the schooner’s second officer, who was a Catholic. The letter was from Father Chevron, missionary in Tonga. He told His Lordship about all the efforts the ministers were making to obstruct his ministry and how, in their sermons, they slandered France and the religion alike. They organised public prayers and fasts to preserve the island from the arrival of a French warship. They said that the French were their greatest enemies and were seeking to seize their island and reduce it to slavery. These slanders make a great impression on this people, who are naturally fearful and suspicious of foreigners and perhaps more attached to their independence than any people in the world. For my part, I believe that France could not seize the islands of Oceania without exterminating most of their inhabitants and suffering great losses and enormous expense herself. You can judge how much such rumours harm Catholic priests, whom they seek by these means to represent as political agents preparing the way for a usurpation. We could accomplish nothing unless we used every resource and made every possible declaration to dispel such prejudices.

;[19]: Some time ago, the Protestants spread the same rumours in Wallis. Even Tuugahala was shaken by them. A little more and our lives might perhaps have been in danger. One evening, His Lordship went to the home of Pooi, the source of all these slanders. I accompanied him with several good Catholics. I held paper and pencil in my hand, and we had provided ourselves with a lamp. We found Pooi in his house surrounded by his entire band. After seating ourselves solemnly in his presence, His Lordship questioned him about the rumours he was spreading concerning him. There were four or five, each more absurd than the last. He asked where Pooi had obtained this information: whether it came from a whaler, from some letter he had received, and so forth. I then took out my paper and pencil to record the reply. Pooi appeared extremely embarrassed by this procedure. He evaded the question for some time and then took refuge in saying that he had never spread such rumours and did not even believe them. Thus, he contradicted himself and lied publicly. As he denied each allegation, I wrote down every denial. This ceremony impressed them sufficiently to silence them. Since then, they have no longer dared to speak against us openly, but I fear that they do so secretly, without my knowing. We must remain constantly on our guard.

;[20]: An American whaler recently arrived at Wallis. It carried about twenty Protestant islanders from Niua who had asked to be brought here. From them, and from an Englishman who had spent several years on that island, we learned of the treatment the Protestants inflict upon these poor islanders. It is incredible! For certain offences, they are flogged with ropes until they are covered in blood. Some even die under the blows. For other offences, their hair and eyebrows are torn out. The chiefs have these cruelties carried out at the ministers’ instigation. We were given such a description of them that we could not have believed it had we not ourselves seen the marks on the bodies of those who came ashore. How sad is the condition of these poor peoples, who are forced to restrain themselves for such reasons and are driven by fear like animals, without having been taught to love goodness and virtue.

;[21]: In Wallis, we have no legislation, no penal code, no courts, and chiefs who torment us and who, if they could, would be the foremost instigators of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the entire population conducts itself well through the grace of God alone and the help of the sacraments. Since I have been here, I have heard of no offence except an occasional momentary outburst of anger in which someone was struck, or someone’s pig was accidentally killed by his neighbour. At the same time as one learns of the incident, however, one also learns of the reconciliation. The guilty party comes of his own accord to receive his punishment, which is no more than a simple reprimand from the missionary. If the little nation of Wallis had a good government, it would be paradise on earth.

;[22]: Among the young men there is astonishing zeal for working to spread the faith among unbelievers and heretics. They ask in great numbers to leave with the missionaries. His Lordship took several with him, about twelve, to Tonga and Fiji. Among them was a boy of about fifteen named Selevatio (Gervais). He was a little angel of piety. For this reason, His Lordship had allowed him to accompany the missionaries to Fiji. One day I saw him in tears and inconsolable; he had been unable to obtain his parents’ permission. I tried to console him by saying that we would leave together later, but several days afterwards I was astonished that he was nowhere to be seen. They searched everywhere without knowing what had become of him. Finally, after several days, they found him. He had slipped into a boat going out to the ''Adolphe'' and had hidden in the hold. He remained crouched there, hoping that the ship would depart quickly and that it would be too late to put him ashore. The ship was delayed for several days, however, and he was discovered. He then found one of his relatives on deck and asked him to intercede with his father and mother. They were finally moved and allowed him to leave. When asked why he had acted in this way, he said: “I should like to know whether the bishop and the missionaries asked their parents’ permission before leaving France. Had they done so, we would still be in our ''fakadevolo'', our paganism.” I do not doubt that this child, through his zeal and prayers, will render great service to the mission to which he goes.

;[23]: His Lordship also took with him a married man named Philippe. He is a prodigy of memory and intelligence. He knows all the languages of the neighbouring islands, English, and a little French. I do not know how he learned them, except that he did so in order to be useful to the mission. His only regret is that he is married and cannot go everywhere to establish the new missionaries. On this occasion, he decided to take his wife with him to Tonga. Through their zeal and example, these good islanders often do more good than the missionaries. They also help to obtain the food the priest needs. If priests were sent here in large numbers, I believe there would soon be no young people left in Wallis.

;[24]: The old men of Wallis are also very edifying. Most have still preserved their baptismal innocence. It is wonderful to see truly Christian gentleness beneath such features and such an outwardly savage appearance. One man was nicknamed “the old tiger” by the commander of the ''Ambuscade'', and he does indeed have the features of one. He has the wildest appearance imaginable. His true name is Honorio, and he is the king’s prime minister. He was one of His Lordship’s most ardent persecutors when the latter arrived on the island. Now he is a lamb. When he stays at Saint Joseph, I am certain to see him arrive every morning with his little kava root. In the evening, he cannot return home without touching and kissing our hands as a sign of affection. When he speaks in assemblies, it is only to recommend respect and submission towards the missionaries. “As for me,” he says, “I am the brother, or likeness, of an old tree leaning over the edge of an abyss. I am a ''tua noa'', a base and useless man. I once set you a very bad example. Here now are those whom you must heed and who will guide your canoe to heaven.” This good old man shed many tears at His Lordship’s departure. He could not go two days without seeing him and asking for his blessing. Today, he consoles himself before the Blessed Sacrament, to which he is devoted, and patiently awaits the bishop’s return.

;[25]: At Saint Joseph there is also a poor leper who is extremely useful to me. His entire face has been eaten away. Only his eyes and tongue remain, but his soul is filled with zeal. Despite his thoroughly hideous appearance, he is loved, respected, and heeded by the entire parish, which he constantly instructs and exhorts. Despite his continual suffering, he is always cheerful and content; he is always the one who sustains the conversation during the kava gatherings. He makes fun of his body as it rots away and consoles himself by saying that those who are handsome and well formed today will resemble him a few days after their death. He is the man I can always rely upon; it is he who fosters piety among the young people.

;[26]: 19 August. His Lordship has just returned. He left one priest in Tonga<ref>Bataillon remained in Tonga from 12 to 31 July 1844, where he stationed Philippe Calinon and Brother Jean Raynaud with those already there: Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale (Grimaud) (cf. doc. 337, § 1; Monfat, ''Tonga'', pp. 284–287). According to Calinon (doc. 338, § 1), Bataillon was to leave on 26 July, but there may have been some delay.</ref> and two at Namuka in Fiji.<ref>Coming from Tonga, Bataillon and his companions landed at Lakeba, in the Lau Islands of the Fiji archipelago, on 9 August 1844. Because of the opposition they encountered, they went to the island of Namuka, where the bishop left Fathers Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Joseph-François Roulleaux and Brother Annet Pérol. These missionaries soon returned to Lakeba, where they carried out an unsuccessful ministry until Bataillon’s return in 1851 (cf. Derrick, p. 100).</ref> I was beginning to be very anxious about his absence. The winds were almost always against him, and his voyage lasted much longer than expected. The enemy of salvation raised all kinds of difficulties during his journey, but the Blessed Virgin prevailed. My dear brother, every day confirms the promise of persecution that Our Lord made to his apostles.

;[27]: It was time for this good bishop to arrive and relieve my anxiety. For the past fortnight, the Protestant party in Wallis had been strengthened by approximately 130 people who arrived from Niua in a canoe.<ref>These people, who came from Niuatoputapu with their chief Maʻatu, left Wallis as early as November 1844, after the first battles of the civil war that was beginning when these lines were written (cf. § 9, n. 9 above; Poncet, p. 35).</ref> Despite their peaceful words, I did not trust their sincerity. I foresaw upheaval, all the more because Tuugahala appeared to wish to ally himself with them against us. Nevertheless, the good God alone has kept all these matters under control. Until now, the mission has depended upon him alone, and it is for him alone to preserve his work. I went to see Maʻatu, king of Niua, who arrived in this canoe. He showed me great friendship. I hope that a conversation with His Lordship will do him good and dispel many of the prejudices that the Protestants have placed in his mind against us. The rumours that the English ministers spread everywhere against us, and especially against France, whose agents they represent us to be, are incredible. Matters have reached the point where the name “Frenchman” is now grounds for exclusion throughout Oceania. His Lordship encountered endless difficulties on his voyage because of this. It is a new kind of persecution, but one that I hope will not last long. Hell must exhaust its entire series of lies against us.

;[28]: Now this holy bishop has returned to Wallis, and I am at peace. If we must suffer, we shall suffer together. His arrival here was most touching; this was his first absence. At daybreak, as soon as his ship could be seen through the mist, the islanders came to wake me with cries of joy: “''Vaka papalagi, epikopo, epikopo!''”<ref>Wallisian words: ''vaka'' means ship, boat, or canoe; ''papalagi'' means European, the name given to white people; and ''epikopo'' means bishop.</ref> I rose immediately and had the bell rung for Mass. It was Sunday.<ref>Probably Sunday, 18 August 1844. Writing on 19 August, the author says that Bataillon “has just returned”; the previous day was a Sunday.</ref> The wind was excellent, and the ship anchored opposite Saint Joseph’s Church during Mass. Immediately after the Holy Sacrifice, I went to the shore with the altar servers, cross, thurible, holy-water vessel, and so forth, to conduct the solemn reception. When the boat arrived, tears of joy flowed from the eyes of all the people assembled on the shore. After the customary ceremonies, His Lordship entered the church, preached, and celebrated Holy Mass. There was such joy among all these people that I cannot express it. During the three days His Lordship remained here, the house was never empty of people coming from every direction to visit him, bring him kava, and ask for his blessing.

;[29]: The seven or eight inhabitants of Tonga whom His Lordship brought with him were also received perfectly. For the most part, they are not yet baptised. They have come to observe Wallis and examine what happens here, so that they may report it in Tonga and thereby refute the Protestants’ slanders, for the Protestants never cease to say all kinds of evil about us. They appear very well disposed, and I believe it will not take long to make them good Catholics. We have given them a small lodging in the house of our young men at Saint Joseph. Several young Tongans who have lived here for a long time have already begun instructing them.

;[30]: My dear brother, I am obliged to leave you before I have been able to recount many other small details that might perhaps have interested you. The ship is about to depart. I must occupy myself with making a crate in which to send you several small objects from the country: a kava bowl with kava roots, fibre for straining it, a cup from which to drink it, a mat, a piece of sandalwood from Fiji, a Wallisian tapa, and a length of coconut-fibre cord of the kind with which our houses are built. If these objects were of interest to the Bishop of Amiens,<ref>Jean-Marie Mioland, Bishop of Amiens from 1838 to 1849 (cf. Ritzler and Sefrin, vol. 7, p. 70).</ref> you would do well to give them to him as curiosities for his seminary.

;[31]: Commend me to the prayers of this holy bishop, and also to the prayers of all the good souls of our acquaintance and of the clergymen of the town who still remember me.

;[32]: I embrace you with all my heart.

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::Your brother,<br />
:::Mathieu, missionary
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:Wallis, 25 August 1844.

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=doc. 328 — 20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844=
==Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother==

''Partial translation by Fr Charles Girard SM''
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[2] The island of Wallis is about 10 leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by about ten islets which are more or less large, and beyond by a belt of reefs which allow ships to enter only through a very narrow pass. There are 2600 inhabitants. [...]

[3] The Wallisians are tan skinned, they have long hair floating on their shoulders or combed up in the form a large turban. They are clothed from their armpits to their feet in a large tapa cloth wrapped several times around the body and they also wear a fine mat attached with a string belt. They are tattooed from the belt to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of the hand amputated because of ancient superstitions. While still pagans, it was their custom to cut the little finger of their children to appease the gods. Their countenance is generally noble and full of character, it shows little difference from that of the Europeans. The houses have a large round roof covered with leaves and help up by pillars in the middle and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to bend deeply in order to enter. This form of house is suitable for keeping out the rain which sometimes falls in torrents and is violently pushed along by the wind. It also allows air to pass through from all sides to cool the house during the almost continuous times of great heat. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, lie down, and eat. Although the houses are spread out along almost all the coast, there are however three main points or villages where churches have been built. [...]

[4] The inhabitants of Wallis are merry, they like jokes, they are respectful and affectionate toward their missionaries. All the songs they compose are now either on religious subjects or about their missionaries. Almost all of them have beautiful voices and are crazy about singing. It is not rare to hear them singing from the evening until sunrise. They sing while working, while walking, while carrying burdens. [...]

[6] [''These people''] have their rules of politeness as strictly observed as in France; we need to know these rules and observe them at least up to a certain point. Kava with its ceremonial is offered at all meetings; no one can make or receive a visit unless the kava root is presented, chewed and distributed, with all the necessary prescriptions. This drink, although Europeans do not find it very inviting, is nonetheless very healthy and very useful in this burning climate. After a stay of some time, one soon forgets about the way in which it is made and one drinks it like anything else. If you could come to Wallis, you would often see me in the middle of a circle of old men (for we bear the name of old men or elders and we hold the rank of chief in this country.) A young person faces us with a large shallow wooden bowl, about 2 or 3 feet in diameter, with several empty coconuts filled with water, a few sea shells and a wisp of hemp called fao. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the one who has offered it. I present it to someone else who does the same to his neighbor, then the root is thrown to the young person whose duty it is to divide it up immediately, to clean it and to chew it. During this time, we talk about the business of the day. Soon all the chewed pieces fall into the large plate. Then the one who is to stir the liquor shows them to the president of the assembly who says that it is well and who has them divided if there are too many of them. Then the one is working at it kneads the kava what a quite fashionable movement of head and body, then it is ordered that water be poured in, then that the whole be sifted and cleared with the hemp. Three individuals are seated around the plate. The one who stirs is in the middle. Two others are on either side of him with small wooden sticks to extract the little pieces of fiber or refuse which might remain in the liquor. When the drink is ready, the one who stirred it claps his hands three or four times with a loud noise to give notice that all is ready. Then the ''tufa'' (distributor), who is always seated next to the president of the assembly, orders that it be distributed. The hemp is thrust into the plate and then squeezed to cause the liquor to fall into the coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of the individuals seated next to the plate gives notice of this in a loud voice, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be brought to one or another in the assembly, notably to each in turn according to his rank and standing. Before accepting the delicious cup, one must testify his satisfaction by clapping his hands two or three times. This liquor has a gray color is neither agreeable nor very disagreeable. As for its taste, there are some people who find that it has a peppery taste. As for myself, I do not know of anything to which it can be compared; it is somewhat bitter, somewhat peppery, a bit of all that. This liquor does not inebriate the drinker, but makes one languid when drunk to excess.

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==20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844 — Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother, Wallis==
''Based on the copy, [[APM]] OW 208 Mathieu.''

Four sheets of “Bath” paper, forming sixteen pages, fifteen of which are written on; the sixteenth bears only Poupinel’s annotation. The present letter was written in several stages, probably begun on 20 May 1844, then continued on 8 and 26 June and on 19 August, and finally completed on 25 August. An extract from paragraph 10 was published in ''Nos pionnières'', doc. 10.

''''Translation by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 16]''

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]'' Wallis, 20 May and 25 August 1844 — Letter from the Reverend Father Mathieu to his brother.

''[Editorial note: “20” corrected from “25.”]''

''[p. 1]''

<div style="text-align:right;">Wallis, 20 May 1844.</div>

;[1]: At last, my dear brother, a welcome opportunity has arisen for me to send you news. The ''Adolphe'' has just arrived at Wallis with three of our confrères who left France fourteen months ago aboard the ''Phaéton'', and with all our belongings.<ref>The priests Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, together with Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud, left Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843. Bishop Douarre, who had travelled aboard the ''Uranie'' from Toulon to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, departed from there aboard the ''Bucéphale'' with his companions on 1 November 1843, leaving instructions that Calinon was to await the mission’s packages sent from France. These packages reached the Marquesas after Douarre’s departure but before 2 January 1844, when the ''Phaéton'' called there before proceeding directly to Tahiti with Calinon, who had been promised that the packages would be forwarded to Tahiti. Calinon and his companions were therefore detained while awaiting the packages and also by the state of siege imposed by the French authorities on Tahiti’s port and town (cf. APM 031, eighth departure, unpublished letter from Calinon to Colin dated 19 March 1844, §§ 2–4). The delay in Tahiti was considerable: Calinon and his companions reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0346|346]], § 2). If the voyage from Tahiti to Wallis lasted about a month, they must have left Tahiti around mid-April 1844.</ref> It still has several calls to make in Oceania; then it will return to France, or at least find some opportunity in Tahiti to forward our dispatches there. My dear brother, I have now been among the good people of Wallis for nearly six months. I have done nothing but work at learning the language. I am now beginning to hear confessions and converse with the islanders. I have not yet dared to give public instructions, but that will come soon, I hope, provided that I remain here. You may be pleased to receive some details about the customs of this very distant population and about the progress of this little mission, which the good God has blessed in such an extraordinary manner. I shall give them insofar as time permits.

;[2]: The island of Wallis is about ten leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by some ten islets of varying sizes and, beyond them, by a belt of reefs through which ships can enter only by a very narrow passage. The population is 2,600. About ten years ago, these people were considered very wicked. They did, in fact, massacre some thirty Europeans; they also burned an English ship and killed the entire crew except for a cabin boy.<ref>Events already recounted by Bataillon (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 14 and n. 21).</ref> Since then, the good God has greatly changed them. There are few places in all Oceania where ships receive a better welcome or are safer. The Wallisians have brown skin and long hair, either hanging over their shoulders or frizzed into the shape of a large turban. From the armpits to the feet, they wear a large tapa wrapped several times around their bodies, together with a fine mat fastened by a belt of cords. They are tattooed only from the waist to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of one hand cut off as a result of their former superstitions. In pagan times, they customarily cut off their children’s little fingers to appease the gods. Their features are generally noble and well defined and differ little from those of Europeans. Their houses consist of a large, round roof covered with leaves and supported by posts in the centre and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to stoop considerably to enter. This design is useful for protection from the rain, which sometimes falls in torrents and is driven with great violence by the wind. It also allows air to pass through on every side, providing relief from the intense heat, which is almost continuous. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, sleep, and eat. Although dwellings are scattered along almost the entire coast, there are nevertheless three principal settlements or villages in which churches have been built.

;[3]: The principal church, which is 125 feet long and 40 feet wide, is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Hope. The islanders call her ''Resina Sepei''.<ref>A Wallisian adaptation of the Latin title ''Regina Spei''.</ref> The second church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and the third to Saint Peter. These churches are wooden, with walls of planks. They are very solid, although they contain neither nails nor pegs. All the pieces are joined with small cords made from coconut fibre. Even the planks are sewn together in this manner. Nevertheless, neither high winds nor storms can shake them. They already have altars, candlesticks, stalls, chairs, and so forth, as in the churches of France. Our brothers made all these things with much labour. In each church, a lamp burns before the Blessed Sacrament. The women tend it with extraordinary care. Whenever there is a strong wind, I see them remain beside the lamp, by day as well as by night, holding a burning brand with which to relight it should it go out. Near each church stands a square house with small rooms for the missionaries, and another for the young men who accompany them or wish to live with them. These young men number thirty or forty. Of their own accord they have given themselves to the missionaries to serve and accompany them, provide their food, and work for them alongside the brothers. They do this out of devotion and consider themselves greatly honoured when we agree to receive them. They feed our pigs and chickens, work in the garden, and even cook, as the brothers have taught them.

;[4]: The inhabitants of Wallis are cheerful, fond of a good joke, respectful, and devoted to their missionaries. All the songs they compose now concern either religious subjects or their missionaries. Almost all of them have very beautiful voices and are mad about singing. It is not unusual to hear them sing from evening until sunrise. They sing while working, walking, and carrying loads. We have taught them several melodies from our French hymns, which they perform very well.

;[5]: Almost all of them can read and write, but paper is lacking in the country. It would be a great service to the mission if large quantities could be sent from France. Better still would be to send someone who knows how to make it, together with his equipment, because excellent raw materials for making paper are available here. The printing press could then operate without interruption, and Christian instruction could thereby spread throughout all the islands of the apostolic vicariate.

;[6]: My dear brother, I should never finish if I tried to recount every detail of this people’s customs. They have rules of politeness that are observed as strictly as those of France. We must know them and conform to them, at least to some extent. Kava and its ceremonial are present at every gathering. No visit can be made or received without the root being presented, chewed, and distributed according to all the required forms. Although this drink is rather unappetising to Europeans, it is nevertheless very wholesome and useful in this burning climate. After living here for a while, one soon ceases to think about how it is prepared and drinks it like anything else. If you could transport yourself to Wallis, you would often see me seated amid a circle of old men, for we bear the name of “old men” or “elders” and hold the rank of chiefs in the country. Opposite us are the young people, with a large wooden bowl two or three feet in diameter, several empty coconuts filled with water, a few shells, and a bundle of fibre called ''fao''. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the person who offered it. I present it to someone else, who does the same with his neighbour; then the root is thrown to the young people, who consider it their duty to divide it immediately, clean it, and chew it. Meanwhile, the day’s affairs are discussed. Soon all the chewed pieces<ref>The word ''mâchon'' appears in Vachet’s ''Glossaire'' with the meaning of a blow that has bruised the skin. In Puitspelu, the same word means a good meal or something difficult to say. Here it appears to mean a “chewed piece.”</ref> fall into the large bowl. The person who is to mix the drink then shows them to the presiding member of the assembly, who either approves them or has them divided if they are too large. The operator then kneads the kava with a thoroughly fashionable movement of his head and body. Water is ordered to be poured in, after which the mixture is strained and clarified through the fibre. Three people sit around the bowl. The mixer is in the middle. Two others sit beside him with small pieces of wood to remove any bits of straw or dirt that may be in the liquid. When the drink is ready, the person who mixed it claps his hands loudly three or four times to announce that everything is prepared. The ''tufa'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''tufa'' means distributor, especially of food presented at feasts.</ref> who always sits beside the presiding member of the assembly, then orders the distribution. The fibre is plunged into the bowl and squeezed so that the liquid falls into coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of those seated beside the bowl announces it aloud, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be carried to a particular member of the assembly, naming each in turn according to rank and status. Before receiving the delightful cup, one must show one’s satisfaction by clapping two or three times. The liquid is grey in colour and is neither pleasant nor particularly unpleasant. As for its flavour, some find it peppery. For my part, I know nothing with which to compare it: it is a little bitter, a little peppery, and a little of everything. It does not make one drunk, but it causes weakness when taken to excess.

;[7]: These ceremonies vary according to the circumstances. At large gatherings or feasts, kava is followed by a distribution of food. Recently, the inhabitants held a great feast for the First Communion of the children of the principal parish. There were forty-eight roasted pigs served on the ground, more than fifty or sixty baskets of yams, as many baskets of coconuts, and fish and other dishes besides. At this feast, we ourselves acted as the ''tufa'', distributing with our own hands to each child who had received Communion a piece of pork, a yam, and a coconut. This greatly touched and edified those present.

;[8]: The inhabitants of Wallis are now very eager for the word of God and the sacraments. In addition to the missionaries’ instructions, every village and small hamlet has catechism classes for men, women, and children, in which the better instructed teach the others. Everyone goes to confession and receives Communion approximately once a month, which gives the missionaries a great deal of work. There is not a Catholic home on the entire island in which the rosary is not recited together in the evening, with a hymn to the Blessed Virgin. Although all the houses are open, theft is never heard of. The officers of a French ship recently decided to test our islanders in this respect. They deliberately left fishhooks and other objects likely to tempt them lying about on deck, but the islanders brought the objects to the officers, believing they had been mislaid accidentally.

;[9]: My dear brother, I shall not speak to you about the government of this island, for it is the country’s great misfortune. There is no government, or at least it is absurd, and to this day it has proved impossible to create a reasonable one. The man who bears the title of king<ref>Vaimua Lavelua was then king of Wallis. He was the great-grandson of King Manuka and the son of King Tufele. After the death of his elder brother, King Uhila-mo-afa, and then that of his successor, Queen Toifale, the chiefs sought to appoint Vaimua to the royal dignity, but he refused on both occasions. He finally agreed to become king after the death of King Muliloto in 1829, when he was in his thirties. Apart from two months at the beginning of 1831, when Takala seized power, Vaimua reigned until his death in 1858. He was baptised in 1842, taking the Christian name Soane Patita, but some of his former pagan habits persisted. It was not until 1846 that he completely abandoned his former conduct. He married according to Christian rites on 17 September and thereafter lived as a good Christian, despite several lapses, as in 1849 when, during a bout of drunkenness, he caused the death of his lawful wife (cf. Henquel, pp. 26–32; Poncet, pp. 13–14, 37).</ref> is merely a great mass of flesh, without strength or energy, who concerns himself only with eating and drinking and leads a very unedifying life. There are two other influential chiefs, one still a pagan and the other a Protestant. The pagan, named Tuugahala,<ref>Mathieu describes Tuugahala here as a pagan. Had he truly been converted among the first converts, as Bataillon stated in January 1842 (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16), or had he converted without being baptised? He did receive Bataillon on his islet of Nukuatea in November 1837 and, for some time, explained the missionary’s letters to the catechumens there (cf. doc. [[Girard0028|28]], § 25; [[Girard0042|42]], § 4). His conversion, if it occurred, must have been poorly grounded, however, because “his passions” prevailed (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16). Although he supported the Catholic religion, it appears that he was chiefly seeking to increase his own standing and even to replace King Vaimua Lavelua, regarding his support for the mission as part of his opposition to the king. In January 1857, Tuugahala did indeed wage a rebellion against the king, as a result of which he was defeated, deposed, and exiled to Matautu for almost two years (cf. Poncet, p. 38).</ref> supports the Catholic religion while causing the missionaries difficulties of every kind. The Protestant, named Pooi,<ref>The text should read Pooi. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, and therefore a cousin of King Vaimua Lavelua, and the son of Maliakaaka. After murdering the young co-kings Lavekava and Hiva, Maliakaaka had seized power in their place, but he was soon put to death on the orders of the chiefs, who were outraged by his crime (Henquel, p. 27; Poncet, p. 12).</ref> seeks to destroy the religion out of hatred for the former. He has about a hundred heretics with him. It is remarkable that we are able to remain here and do good in the face of such obstacles. We are now on the verge of war. Pooi is seeking to assassinate Tuugahala, and Tuugahala is preparing for war against Pooi. His house is guarded every night by men armed with clubs, spears, or muskets. I do not know what Providence is preparing for us or how this affair will end. Religion has no real part in these disputes, which began long before its establishment, but the Protestants may soon begin a persecution.<ref>As the author predicted, civil war broke out between Protestants and Catholics. The Protestants included Wallisians converted to the Wesleyan Methodist Church during a stay in Vavaʻu in 1840–1842, together with two groups of Tongans, one arriving in 1843 and the other in August 1844 (cf. § 27 below). Gathered in the village of Falaleu under Pooi’s command, the Protestants numbered three or four hundred, compared with 2,300 Catholics. In August 1844, the Protestants began persecuting Catholics near Falaleu and provoked an actual civil war when they defiled a Catholic church with refuse; the Catholics retaliated by burning several of their opponents’ houses. Both sides began taking up arms and building forts. The conflict was essentially a civil war between the two chiefs, Pooi and Tuugahala, fought under the pretext of religion. Despite the Catholic missionaries’ efforts to restore peace, the war continued until all the Protestants, together with Pooi, finally departed for Tonga in September 1851 (cf. Poncet, pp. 34–36).</ref> They have already forced several people who are still weak in the faith to join their party.

;[10]: I am interrupted by a woman of the parish who has come to peer through my doorway to see what I am doing. This is their custom; women are curious everywhere. She asks me to whom I am writing. I tell her that it is to my relatives. I must then tell her all your names. I ask whether she has any message for you. Yes: she sends her regards to Aselika and Angélique. She would be very pleased to see Angélique come here to instruct the women of Saint Joseph’s parish. She asks me to thank you for having sent a priest who can give them the sacraments and Holy Communion. The island was very unhappy before a priest came to instruct them and teach them to know God. She expresses her gratitude in so many ways that I cannot translate them all. This woman is named Susanne and has four or five small children.<ref>This woman was probably Susana Pukega, who, on behalf of the “Christian people of Uvea,” wrote a letter dated 10 November 1842 specifically asking the faithful of Lyon to send “some pious women (sisters) to instruct the women of Uvea” ([[Girard0224|doc. 224]], § 2). Published in September 1843 in the ''Annales de la Propagation de la foi'' (vol. 5, pp. 415–416), the letter prompted Françoise Perroton to leave for Oceania in 1845 as the first pioneer of the Marist Missionary Sisters.</ref> She is the one who teaches catechism to the women of the country. It is amusing to see the astonishment of these good people whenever some new object that they have never seen before arrives from France. After looking at it carefully, they touch it, smell it, and turn it in every direction; then they express their admiration with an exclamation or a little click of the tongue. I greatly intrigued them with a penknife and pen-sharpening device that Angélique gave me shortly before my departure. A cry of admiration goes up each time the pen emerges already sharpened from the little machine. They must turn the knife over and over in every direction to see what is inside it.

;[11]: A few days ago, a horse sent as a gift to the king by the French governor of Tahiti was brought ashore. The poor animal had been so badly treated aboard ship by the rolling of the vessel and the lack of food that it was pitiful; one could have counted its ribs. As soon as it reached land, it was surrounded by a crowd of islanders who could not tire of contemplating such a large animal. They immediately called it a large dog, but they were not entirely reassured about it. Every time the horse moved towards them, they ran away. They asked whether it was fierce, whether it ate people when angry, whether it ate pork or meat, and whether it bit like a dog. I stroked it to reassure them. Leaves and grass were brought for it. They watched it eat for a long time, examining the shape of its teeth and whether it chewed the cud like sheep. Finally, they did not leave until they had seen it relieve itself, whereupon there was another exclamation. They said to me recently: “Now we know this great animal. We have seen it do everything; all that remains is for us to hear it sing.”

;[12]: 8 June. His Lordship has just embarked aboard the ''Adolphe'' with the three priests and two brothers who recently arrived.<ref>These were the priests Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Philippe Calinon, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud. They reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0345|345]], § 2).</ref> He is going to attempt to establish a new mission in the Fiji Islands and to strengthen the one in Tonga. He is leaving me here with one priest<ref>Gilbert Roudaire (cf. § 16 below).</ref> who knows the language even less well than I do. Since he announced his departure, the island has been in despair. Tears flow from every eye. The people cannot be reassured, despite all his promises that he will return in a month. I must employ all my rhetoric to dispel the fears of these good people.

;[13]: Although I have so far done very little for them, they already show great attachment to me. They come to see me, bring me kava roots, and seek consolation from me during their bishop’s absence. My regret is that I cannot yet speak freely with them, being unfamiliar with their language and especially with their style and manners, which are so different from ours.

;[14]: I am sending you a song they composed quite some time ago, when His Lordship told them that he would be absent while travelling through his apostolic vicariate. There are many others filled with the most touching sentiments. There are also a number about me, but I do not have them in writing. They likewise sing all the stories of the Old and New Testaments and all the truths of religion as they learn them; indeed, they sing of everything new that strikes their imagination or their eyes. They have sung about the three priests who arrived and the pictures placed in the church; they have also sung about the horse.

;[15]: On fine evenings when the moon is bright, the population gathers in some pleasant and convenient place, beneath a large tree or outside the church. The old men sit on the ground or on mats, with the kava root and the customary large bowl. At some distance away, the young people are likewise seated, but in groups of five or six, facing one another. These groups are choirs of male or female singers, all organised and practised. Not everyone is admitted to these choirs; only those whose voices are judged suitable may join. Each choir then sings in turn, some continually repeating the refrain while the others perform the song or narrative. This music continues throughout the night and is interrupted only by the listeners’ applause and by the loud voice of the ''tufa'', who names the members of the assembly to whom the delightful drink is to be distributed.

;[16]: There is something so original about these songs that I cannot express it. I believe that a European musician would find it rather difficult to write down their melodies, although they are extremely simple. One notices great harmony, unity, and rhythm in the voices and, above all, complete stillness and imperturbable calm among the singers. Although the songs are sometimes comic and provoke bursts of laughter throughout the assembly, there is never any change or movement in the singers’ expressions. When the songs are sad and moving, tears sometimes flow from the singers’ eyes, but without altering their voices in the slightest. The refrain, which is usually some new word introduced into their language by the missionaries, often bears no relation to the rest of the song. It is simply a kind of drone included for harmony and repeated continually. They repeat it two or three times at the end and then finish abruptly, leaving it incomplete. They also have songs for walking or marching. On Sundays, I often suddenly hear the men and young people begin their ''lau'' (song) in stentorian voices. They all walk in formation at a solemn pace, singing as they go through the village. When they are invited into a house to take kava, they enter and afterwards begin again, continuing until the rosary or evening prayers: “Affection for Father M. and Father Roudaire;<ref>Father M. is the author, Father Mathieu; the other is Father Gilbert Roudaire. Both reached Wallis on 30 November 1843 (cf. [[Girard0292|doc. 292]], § 1; and § 12 above).</ref> they are our priests; they guide our canoe to heaven.” Or: “Love and respect for the Sovereign Pontiff who reigns in Rome.” Or: “Let us pray to Saint Peter, who holds the keys of paradise, to open its gate for us.” There are innumerable songs about our Holy Father Pope Gregory XVI and Saint Peter, to whom they have great devotion as head of the Church.

;[17]: 26 June. I resume my letter, which was interrupted by an event that caused me some anxiety for a time. On the day after His Lordship’s departure, I was informed that a ship was in sight. Some time later, I learned that it was the Protestant missionaries’ schooner, that they were trying to enter through the passage behind the island, and that their boat had already put several people ashore. I immediately hurried to the parish nearest their landing place, so that I could better learn of their activities, fully determined to resist them with all my power if they attempted to infect the flock. Two English ministers went to Pooi’s home with several islanders from Tonga and Niua.<ref>The text reads ''Niuka'', but should read Niua. This is Niuatoputapu, situated at the extreme north of the Tongan archipelago, approximately 360 kilometres from Wallis (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 15, n. 26, and § 19, n. 42). The identification is confirmed in § 27 below, where Maʻatu, king of Niuatoputapu, is called “king of Niuka.”</ref> They remained with him for only one day, exhorted him to persevere in his heresy, and left with him two men and one woman from Niua. They departed immediately, greatly troubled, it is said, by His Lordship’s voyage to Tonga and Fiji.

;[18]: Several days after their departure, I received a letter addressed to His Lordship that had been left ashore by the schooner’s second officer, who was a Catholic. The letter was from Father Chevron, missionary in Tonga. He told His Lordship about all the efforts the ministers were making to obstruct his ministry and how, in their sermons, they slandered France and the religion alike. They organised public prayers and fasts to preserve the island from the arrival of a French warship. They said that the French were their greatest enemies and were seeking to seize their island and reduce it to slavery. These slanders make a great impression on this people, who are naturally fearful and suspicious of foreigners and perhaps more attached to their independence than any people in the world. For my part, I believe that France could not seize the islands of Oceania without exterminating most of their inhabitants and suffering great losses and enormous expense herself. You can judge how much such rumours harm Catholic priests, whom they seek by these means to represent as political agents preparing the way for a usurpation. We could accomplish nothing unless we used every resource and made every possible declaration to dispel such prejudices.

;[19]: Some time ago, the Protestants spread the same rumours in Wallis. Even Tuugahala was shaken by them. A little more and our lives might perhaps have been in danger. One evening, His Lordship went to the home of Pooi, the source of all these slanders. I accompanied him with several good Catholics. I held paper and pencil in my hand, and we had provided ourselves with a lamp. We found Pooi in his house surrounded by his entire band. After seating ourselves solemnly in his presence, His Lordship questioned him about the rumours he was spreading concerning him. There were four or five, each more absurd than the last. He asked where Pooi had obtained this information: whether it came from a whaler, from some letter he had received, and so forth. I then took out my paper and pencil to record the reply. Pooi appeared extremely embarrassed by this procedure. He evaded the question for some time and then took refuge in saying that he had never spread such rumours and did not even believe them. Thus, he contradicted himself and lied publicly. As he denied each allegation, I wrote down every denial. This ceremony impressed them sufficiently to silence them. Since then, they have no longer dared to speak against us openly, but I fear that they do so secretly, without my knowing. We must remain constantly on our guard.

;[20]: An American whaler recently arrived at Wallis. It carried about twenty Protestant islanders from Niua who had asked to be brought here. From them, and from an Englishman who had spent several years on that island, we learned of the treatment the Protestants inflict upon these poor islanders. It is incredible! For certain offences, they are flogged with ropes until they are covered in blood. Some even die under the blows. For other offences, their hair and eyebrows are torn out. The chiefs have these cruelties carried out at the ministers’ instigation. We were given such a description of them that we could not have believed it had we not ourselves seen the marks on the bodies of those who came ashore. How sad is the condition of these poor peoples, who are forced to restrain themselves for such reasons and are driven by fear like animals, without having been taught to love goodness and virtue.

;[21]: In Wallis, we have no legislation, no penal code, no courts, and chiefs who torment us and who, if they could, would be the foremost instigators of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the entire population conducts itself well through the grace of God alone and the help of the sacraments. Since I have been here, I have heard of no offence except an occasional momentary outburst of anger in which someone was struck, or someone’s pig was accidentally killed by his neighbour. At the same time as one learns of the incident, however, one also learns of the reconciliation. The guilty party comes of his own accord to receive his punishment, which is no more than a simple reprimand from the missionary. If the little nation of Wallis had a good government, it would be paradise on earth.

;[22]: Among the young men there is astonishing zeal for working to spread the faith among unbelievers and heretics. They ask in great numbers to leave with the missionaries. His Lordship took several with him, about twelve, to Tonga and Fiji. Among them was a boy of about fifteen named Selevatio (Gervais). He was a little angel of piety. For this reason, His Lordship had allowed him to accompany the missionaries to Fiji. One day I saw him in tears and inconsolable; he had been unable to obtain his parents’ permission. I tried to console him by saying that we would leave together later, but several days afterwards I was astonished that he was nowhere to be seen. They searched everywhere without knowing what had become of him. Finally, after several days, they found him. He had slipped into a boat going out to the ''Adolphe'' and had hidden in the hold. He remained crouched there, hoping that the ship would depart quickly and that it would be too late to put him ashore. The ship was delayed for several days, however, and he was discovered. He then found one of his relatives on deck and asked him to intercede with his father and mother. They were finally moved and allowed him to leave. When asked why he had acted in this way, he said: “I should like to know whether the bishop and the missionaries asked their parents’ permission before leaving France. Had they done so, we would still be in our ''fakadevolo'', our paganism.” I do not doubt that this child, through his zeal and prayers, will render great service to the mission to which he goes.

;[23]: His Lordship also took with him a married man named Philippe. He is a prodigy of memory and intelligence. He knows all the languages of the neighbouring islands, English, and a little French. I do not know how he learned them, except that he did so in order to be useful to the mission. His only regret is that he is married and cannot go everywhere to establish the new missionaries. On this occasion, he decided to take his wife with him to Tonga. Through their zeal and example, these good islanders often do more good than the missionaries. They also help to obtain the food the priest needs. If priests were sent here in large numbers, I believe there would soon be no young people left in Wallis.

;[24]: The old men of Wallis are also very edifying. Most have still preserved their baptismal innocence. It is wonderful to see truly Christian gentleness beneath such features and such an outwardly savage appearance. One man was nicknamed “the old tiger” by the commander of the ''Ambuscade'', and he does indeed have the features of one. He has the wildest appearance imaginable. His true name is Honorio, and he is the king’s prime minister. He was one of His Lordship’s most ardent persecutors when the latter arrived on the island. Now he is a lamb. When he stays at Saint Joseph, I am certain to see him arrive every morning with his little kava root. In the evening, he cannot return home without touching and kissing our hands as a sign of affection. When he speaks in assemblies, it is only to recommend respect and submission towards the missionaries. “As for me,” he says, “I am the brother, or likeness, of an old tree leaning over the edge of an abyss. I am a ''tua noa'', a base and useless man. I once set you a very bad example. Here now are those whom you must heed and who will guide your canoe to heaven.” This good old man shed many tears at His Lordship’s departure. He could not go two days without seeing him and asking for his blessing. Today, he consoles himself before the Blessed Sacrament, to which he is devoted, and patiently awaits the bishop’s return.

;[25]: At Saint Joseph there is also a poor leper who is extremely useful to me. His entire face has been eaten away. Only his eyes and tongue remain, but his soul is filled with zeal. Despite his thoroughly hideous appearance, he is loved, respected, and heeded by the entire parish, which he constantly instructs and exhorts. Despite his continual suffering, he is always cheerful and content; he is always the one who sustains the conversation during the kava gatherings. He makes fun of his body as it rots away and consoles himself by saying that those who are handsome and well formed today will resemble him a few days after their death. He is the man I can always rely upon; it is he who fosters piety among the young people.

;[26]: 19 August. His Lordship has just returned. He left one priest in Tonga<ref>Bataillon remained in Tonga from 12 to 31 July 1844, where he stationed Philippe Calinon and Brother Jean Raynaud with those already there: Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale (Grimaud) (cf. doc. 337, § 1; Monfat, ''Tonga'', pp. 284–287). According to Calinon (doc. 338, § 1), Bataillon was to leave on 26 July, but there may have been some delay.</ref> and two at Namuka in Fiji.<ref>Coming from Tonga, Bataillon and his companions landed at Lakeba, in the Lau Islands of the Fiji archipelago, on 9 August 1844. Because of the opposition they encountered, they went to the island of Namuka, where the bishop left Fathers Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Joseph-François Roulleaux and Brother Annet Pérol. These missionaries soon returned to Lakeba, where they carried out an unsuccessful ministry until Bataillon’s return in 1851 (cf. Derrick, p. 100).</ref> I was beginning to be very anxious about his absence. The winds were almost always against him, and his voyage lasted much longer than expected. The enemy of salvation raised all kinds of difficulties during his journey, but the Blessed Virgin prevailed. My dear brother, every day confirms the promise of persecution that Our Lord made to his apostles.

;[27]: It was time for this good bishop to arrive and relieve my anxiety. For the past fortnight, the Protestant party in Wallis had been strengthened by approximately 130 people who arrived from Niua in a canoe.<ref>These people, who came from Niuatoputapu with their chief Maʻatu, left Wallis as early as November 1844, after the first battles of the civil war that was beginning when these lines were written (cf. § 9, n. 9 above; Poncet, p. 35).</ref> Despite their peaceful words, I did not trust their sincerity. I foresaw upheaval, all the more because Tuugahala appeared to wish to ally himself with them against us. Nevertheless, the good God alone has kept all these matters under control. Until now, the mission has depended upon him alone, and it is for him alone to preserve his work. I went to see Maʻatu, king of Niua, who arrived in this canoe. He showed me great friendship. I hope that a conversation with His Lordship will do him good and dispel many of the prejudices that the Protestants have placed in his mind against us. The rumours that the English ministers spread everywhere against us, and especially against France, whose agents they represent us to be, are incredible. Matters have reached the point where the name “Frenchman” is now grounds for exclusion throughout Oceania. His Lordship encountered endless difficulties on his voyage because of this. It is a new kind of persecution, but one that I hope will not last long. Hell must exhaust its entire series of lies against us.

;[28]: Now this holy bishop has returned to Wallis, and I am at peace. If we must suffer, we shall suffer together. His arrival here was most touching; this was his first absence. At daybreak, as soon as his ship could be seen through the mist, the islanders came to wake me with cries of joy: “''Vaka papalagi, epikopo, epikopo!''”<ref>Wallisian words: ''vaka'' means ship, boat, or canoe; ''papalagi'' means European, the name given to white people; and ''epikopo'' means bishop.</ref> I rose immediately and had the bell rung for Mass. It was Sunday.<ref>Probably Sunday, 18 August 1844. Writing on 19 August, the author says that Bataillon “has just returned”; the previous day was a Sunday.</ref> The wind was excellent, and the ship anchored opposite Saint Joseph’s Church during Mass. Immediately after the Holy Sacrifice, I went to the shore with the altar servers, cross, thurible, holy-water vessel, and so forth, to conduct the solemn reception. When the boat arrived, tears of joy flowed from the eyes of all the people assembled on the shore. After the customary ceremonies, His Lordship entered the church, preached, and celebrated Holy Mass. There was such joy among all these people that I cannot express it. During the three days His Lordship remained here, the house was never empty of people coming from every direction to visit him, bring him kava, and ask for his blessing.

;[29]: The seven or eight inhabitants of Tonga whom His Lordship brought with him were also received perfectly. For the most part, they are not yet baptised. They have come to observe Wallis and examine what happens here, so that they may report it in Tonga and thereby refute the Protestants’ slanders, for the Protestants never cease to say all kinds of evil about us. They appear very well disposed, and I believe it will not take long to make them good Catholics. We have given them a small lodging in the house of our young men at Saint Joseph. Several young Tongans who have lived here for a long time have already begun instructing them.

;[30]: My dear brother, I am obliged to leave you before I have been able to recount many other small details that might perhaps have interested you. The ship is about to depart. I must occupy myself with making a crate in which to send you several small objects from the country: a kava bowl with kava roots, fibre for straining it, a cup from which to drink it, a mat, a piece of sandalwood from Fiji, a Wallisian tapa, and a length of coconut-fibre cord of the kind with which our houses are built. If these objects were of interest to the Bishop of Amiens,<ref>Jean-Marie Mioland, Bishop of Amiens from 1838 to 1849 (cf. Ritzler and Sefrin, vol. 7, p. 70).</ref> you would do well to give them to him as curiosities for his seminary.

;[31]: Commend me to the prayers of this holy bishop, and also to the prayers of all the good souls of our acquaintance and of the clergymen of the town who still remember me.

;[32]: I embrace you with all my heart.

<div style="text-align:right;">
::Your brother,<br />
:::Mathieu, missionary
</div>

:Wallis, 25 August 1844.

<references />

=doc. 328 — 20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844=
==Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother==

''Partial translation by Fr Charles Girard SM''
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[2] The island of Wallis is about 10 leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by about ten islets which are more or less large, and beyond by a belt of reefs which allow ships to enter only through a very narrow pass. There are 2600 inhabitants. [...]

[3] The Wallisians are tan skinned, they have long hair floating on their shoulders or combed up in the form a large turban. They are clothed from their armpits to their feet in a large tapa cloth wrapped several times around the body and they also wear a fine mat attached with a string belt. They are tattooed from the belt to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of the hand amputated because of ancient superstitions. While still pagans, it was their custom to cut the little finger of their children to appease the gods. Their countenance is generally noble and full of character, it shows little difference from that of the Europeans. The houses have a large round roof covered with leaves and help up by pillars in the middle and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to bend deeply in order to enter. This form of house is suitable for keeping out the rain which sometimes falls in torrents and is violently pushed along by the wind. It also allows air to pass through from all sides to cool the house during the almost continuous times of great heat. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, lie down, and eat. Although the houses are spread out along almost all the coast, there are however three main points or villages where churches have been built. [...]

[4] The inhabitants of Wallis are merry, they like jokes, they are respectful and affectionate toward their missionaries. All the songs they compose are now either on religious subjects or about their missionaries. Almost all of them have beautiful voices and are crazy about singing. It is not rare to hear them singing from the evening until sunrise. They sing while working, while walking, while carrying burdens. [...]

[6] [''These people''] have their rules of politeness as strictly observed as in France; we need to know these rules and observe them at least up to a certain point. Kava with its ceremonial is offered at all meetings; no one can make or receive a visit unless the kava root is presented, chewed and distributed, with all the necessary prescriptions. This drink, although Europeans do not find it very inviting, is nonetheless very healthy and very useful in this burning climate. After a stay of some time, one soon forgets about the way in which it is made and one drinks it like anything else. If you could come to Wallis, you would often see me in the middle of a circle of old men (for we bear the name of old men or elders and we hold the rank of chief in this country.) A young person faces us with a large shallow wooden bowl, about 2 or 3 feet in diameter, with several empty coconuts filled with water, a few sea shells and a wisp of hemp called fao. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the one who has offered it. I present it to someone else who does the same to his neighbor, then the root is thrown to the young person whose duty it is to divide it up immediately, to clean it and to chew it. During this time, we talk about the business of the day. Soon all the chewed pieces fall into the large plate. Then the one who is to stir the liquor shows them to the president of the assembly who says that it is well and who has them divided if there are too many of them. Then the one is working at it kneads the kava what a quite fashionable movement of head and body, then it is ordered that water be poured in, then that the whole be sifted and cleared with the hemp. Three individuals are seated around the plate. The one who stirs is in the middle. Two others are on either side of him with small wooden sticks to extract the little pieces of fiber or refuse which might remain in the liquor. When the drink is ready, the one who stirred it claps his hands three or four times with a loud noise to give notice that all is ready. Then the ''tufa'' (distributor), who is always seated next to the president of the assembly, orders that it be distributed. The hemp is thrust into the plate and then squeezed to cause the liquor to fall into the coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of the individuals seated next to the plate gives notice of this in a loud voice, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be brought to one or another in the assembly, notably to each in turn according to his rank and standing. Before accepting the delicious cup, one must testify his satisfaction by clapping his hands two or three times. This liquor has a gray color is neither agreeable nor very disagreeable. As for its taste, there are some people who find that it has a peppery taste. As for myself, I do not know of anything to which it can be compared; it is somewhat bitter, somewhat peppery, a bit of all that. This liquor does not inebriate the drinker, but makes one languid when drunk to excess.

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Girard0328

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Merv:

==20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844 — Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother, Wallis==
Based on the copy, APM OW 208 Mathieu.''

Four sheets of “Bath” paper, forming sixteen pages, fifteen of which are written on; the sixteenth bears only Poupinel’s annotation. The present letter was written in several stages, probably begun on 20 May 1844, then continued on 8 and 26 June and on 19 August, and finally completed on 25 August. An extract from paragraph 10 was published in ''Nos pionnières'', doc. 10.

''''Translation by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 16]''

''[In Poupinel’s hand:]'' Wallis, 20 May and 25 August 1844 — Letter from the Reverend Father Mathieu to his brother.

''[Editorial note: “20” corrected from “25.”]''

''[p. 1]''

<div style="text-align:right;">Wallis, 20 May 1844.</div>

;[1]: At last, my dear brother, a welcome opportunity has arisen for me to send you news. The ''Adolphe'' has just arrived at Wallis with three of our confrères who left France fourteen months ago aboard the ''Phaéton'', and with all our belongings.<ref>The priests Philippe Calinon, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, and Jean-Victor Favier, together with Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud, left Toulon aboard the ''Phaéton'' on 24 April 1843. Bishop Douarre, who had travelled aboard the ''Uranie'' from Toulon to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, departed from there aboard the ''Bucéphale'' with his companions on 1 November 1843, leaving instructions that Calinon was to await the mission’s packages sent from France. These packages reached the Marquesas after Douarre’s departure but before 2 January 1844, when the ''Phaéton'' called there before proceeding directly to Tahiti with Calinon, who had been promised that the packages would be forwarded to Tahiti. Calinon and his companions were therefore detained while awaiting the packages and also by the state of siege imposed by the French authorities on Tahiti’s port and town (cf. APM 031, eighth departure, unpublished letter from Calinon to Colin dated 19 March 1844, §§ 2–4). The delay in Tahiti was considerable: Calinon and his companions reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0346|346]], § 2). If the voyage from Tahiti to Wallis lasted about a month, they must have left Tahiti around mid-April 1844.</ref> It still has several calls to make in Oceania; then it will return to France, or at least find some opportunity in Tahiti to forward our dispatches there. My dear brother, I have now been among the good people of Wallis for nearly six months. I have done nothing but work at learning the language. I am now beginning to hear confessions and converse with the islanders. I have not yet dared to give public instructions, but that will come soon, I hope, provided that I remain here. You may be pleased to receive some details about the customs of this very distant population and about the progress of this little mission, which the good God has blessed in such an extraordinary manner. I shall give them insofar as time permits.

;[2]: The island of Wallis is about ten leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by some ten islets of varying sizes and, beyond them, by a belt of reefs through which ships can enter only by a very narrow passage. The population is 2,600. About ten years ago, these people were considered very wicked. They did, in fact, massacre some thirty Europeans; they also burned an English ship and killed the entire crew except for a cabin boy.<ref>Events already recounted by Bataillon (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 14 and n. 21).</ref> Since then, the good God has greatly changed them. There are few places in all Oceania where ships receive a better welcome or are safer. The Wallisians have brown skin and long hair, either hanging over their shoulders or frizzed into the shape of a large turban. From the armpits to the feet, they wear a large tapa wrapped several times around their bodies, together with a fine mat fastened by a belt of cords. They are tattooed only from the waist to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of one hand cut off as a result of their former superstitions. In pagan times, they customarily cut off their children’s little fingers to appease the gods. Their features are generally noble and well defined and differ little from those of Europeans. Their houses consist of a large, round roof covered with leaves and supported by posts in the centre and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to stoop considerably to enter. This design is useful for protection from the rain, which sometimes falls in torrents and is driven with great violence by the wind. It also allows air to pass through on every side, providing relief from the intense heat, which is almost continuous. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, sleep, and eat. Although dwellings are scattered along almost the entire coast, there are nevertheless three principal settlements or villages in which churches have been built.

;[3]: The principal church, which is 125 feet long and 40 feet wide, is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Hope. The islanders call her ''Resina Sepei''.<ref>A Wallisian adaptation of the Latin title ''Regina Spei''.</ref> The second church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and the third to Saint Peter. These churches are wooden, with walls of planks. They are very solid, although they contain neither nails nor pegs. All the pieces are joined with small cords made from coconut fibre. Even the planks are sewn together in this manner. Nevertheless, neither high winds nor storms can shake them. They already have altars, candlesticks, stalls, chairs, and so forth, as in the churches of France. Our brothers made all these things with much labour. In each church, a lamp burns before the Blessed Sacrament. The women tend it with extraordinary care. Whenever there is a strong wind, I see them remain beside the lamp, by day as well as by night, holding a burning brand with which to relight it should it go out. Near each church stands a square house with small rooms for the missionaries, and another for the young men who accompany them or wish to live with them. These young men number thirty or forty. Of their own accord they have given themselves to the missionaries to serve and accompany them, provide their food, and work for them alongside the brothers. They do this out of devotion and consider themselves greatly honoured when we agree to receive them. They feed our pigs and chickens, work in the garden, and even cook, as the brothers have taught them.

;[4]: The inhabitants of Wallis are cheerful, fond of a good joke, respectful, and devoted to their missionaries. All the songs they compose now concern either religious subjects or their missionaries. Almost all of them have very beautiful voices and are mad about singing. It is not unusual to hear them sing from evening until sunrise. They sing while working, walking, and carrying loads. We have taught them several melodies from our French hymns, which they perform very well.

;[5]: Almost all of them can read and write, but paper is lacking in the country. It would be a great service to the mission if large quantities could be sent from France. Better still would be to send someone who knows how to make it, together with his equipment, because excellent raw materials for making paper are available here. The printing press could then operate without interruption, and Christian instruction could thereby spread throughout all the islands of the apostolic vicariate.

;[6]: My dear brother, I should never finish if I tried to recount every detail of this people’s customs. They have rules of politeness that are observed as strictly as those of France. We must know them and conform to them, at least to some extent. Kava and its ceremonial are present at every gathering. No visit can be made or received without the root being presented, chewed, and distributed according to all the required forms. Although this drink is rather unappetising to Europeans, it is nevertheless very wholesome and useful in this burning climate. After living here for a while, one soon ceases to think about how it is prepared and drinks it like anything else. If you could transport yourself to Wallis, you would often see me seated amid a circle of old men, for we bear the name of “old men” or “elders” and hold the rank of chiefs in the country. Opposite us are the young people, with a large wooden bowl two or three feet in diameter, several empty coconuts filled with water, a few shells, and a bundle of fibre called ''fao''. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the person who offered it. I present it to someone else, who does the same with his neighbour; then the root is thrown to the young people, who consider it their duty to divide it immediately, clean it, and chew it. Meanwhile, the day’s affairs are discussed. Soon all the chewed pieces<ref>The word ''mâchon'' appears in Vachet’s ''Glossaire'' with the meaning of a blow that has bruised the skin. In Puitspelu, the same word means a good meal or something difficult to say. Here it appears to mean a “chewed piece.”</ref> fall into the large bowl. The person who is to mix the drink then shows them to the presiding member of the assembly, who either approves them or has them divided if they are too large. The operator then kneads the kava with a thoroughly fashionable movement of his head and body. Water is ordered to be poured in, after which the mixture is strained and clarified through the fibre. Three people sit around the bowl. The mixer is in the middle. Two others sit beside him with small pieces of wood to remove any bits of straw or dirt that may be in the liquid. When the drink is ready, the person who mixed it claps his hands loudly three or four times to announce that everything is prepared. The ''tufa'',<ref>Wallisian word: ''tufa'' means distributor, especially of food presented at feasts.</ref> who always sits beside the presiding member of the assembly, then orders the distribution. The fibre is plunged into the bowl and squeezed so that the liquid falls into coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of those seated beside the bowl announces it aloud, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be carried to a particular member of the assembly, naming each in turn according to rank and status. Before receiving the delightful cup, one must show one’s satisfaction by clapping two or three times. The liquid is grey in colour and is neither pleasant nor particularly unpleasant. As for its flavour, some find it peppery. For my part, I know nothing with which to compare it: it is a little bitter, a little peppery, and a little of everything. It does not make one drunk, but it causes weakness when taken to excess.

;[7]: These ceremonies vary according to the circumstances. At large gatherings or feasts, kava is followed by a distribution of food. Recently, the inhabitants held a great feast for the First Communion of the children of the principal parish. There were forty-eight roasted pigs served on the ground, more than fifty or sixty baskets of yams, as many baskets of coconuts, and fish and other dishes besides. At this feast, we ourselves acted as the ''tufa'', distributing with our own hands to each child who had received Communion a piece of pork, a yam, and a coconut. This greatly touched and edified those present.

;[8]: The inhabitants of Wallis are now very eager for the word of God and the sacraments. In addition to the missionaries’ instructions, every village and small hamlet has catechism classes for men, women, and children, in which the better instructed teach the others. Everyone goes to confession and receives Communion approximately once a month, which gives the missionaries a great deal of work. There is not a Catholic home on the entire island in which the rosary is not recited together in the evening, with a hymn to the Blessed Virgin. Although all the houses are open, theft is never heard of. The officers of a French ship recently decided to test our islanders in this respect. They deliberately left fishhooks and other objects likely to tempt them lying about on deck, but the islanders brought the objects to the officers, believing they had been mislaid accidentally.

;[9]: My dear brother, I shall not speak to you about the government of this island, for it is the country’s great misfortune. There is no government, or at least it is absurd, and to this day it has proved impossible to create a reasonable one. The man who bears the title of king<ref>Vaimua Lavelua was then king of Wallis. He was the great-grandson of King Manuka and the son of King Tufele. After the death of his elder brother, King Uhila-mo-afa, and then that of his successor, Queen Toifale, the chiefs sought to appoint Vaimua to the royal dignity, but he refused on both occasions. He finally agreed to become king after the death of King Muliloto in 1829, when he was in his thirties. Apart from two months at the beginning of 1831, when Takala seized power, Vaimua reigned until his death in 1858. He was baptised in 1842, taking the Christian name Soane Patita, but some of his former pagan habits persisted. It was not until 1846 that he completely abandoned his former conduct. He married according to Christian rites on 17 September and thereafter lived as a good Christian, despite several lapses, as in 1849 when, during a bout of drunkenness, he caused the death of his lawful wife (cf. Henquel, pp. 26–32; Poncet, pp. 13–14, 37).</ref> is merely a great mass of flesh, without strength or energy, who concerns himself only with eating and drinking and leads a very unedifying life. There are two other influential chiefs, one still a pagan and the other a Protestant. The pagan, named Tuugahala,<ref>Mathieu describes Tuugahala here as a pagan. Had he truly been converted among the first converts, as Bataillon stated in January 1842 (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16), or had he converted without being baptised? He did receive Bataillon on his islet of Nukuatea in November 1837 and, for some time, explained the missionary’s letters to the catechumens there (cf. doc. [[Girard0028|28]], § 25; [[Girard0042|42]], § 4). His conversion, if it occurred, must have been poorly grounded, however, because “his passions” prevailed (cf. [[Girard0125|doc. 125]], § 16). Although he supported the Catholic religion, it appears that he was chiefly seeking to increase his own standing and even to replace King Vaimua Lavelua, regarding his support for the mission as part of his opposition to the king. In January 1857, Tuugahala did indeed wage a rebellion against the king, as a result of which he was defeated, deposed, and exiled to Matautu for almost two years (cf. Poncet, p. 38).</ref> supports the Catholic religion while causing the missionaries difficulties of every kind. The Protestant, named Pooi,<ref>The text should read Pooi. Pooi was a grandson of Manuka, and therefore a cousin of King Vaimua Lavelua, and the son of Maliakaaka. After murdering the young co-kings Lavekava and Hiva, Maliakaaka had seized power in their place, but he was soon put to death on the orders of the chiefs, who were outraged by his crime (Henquel, p. 27; Poncet, p. 12).</ref> seeks to destroy the religion out of hatred for the former. He has about a hundred heretics with him. It is remarkable that we are able to remain here and do good in the face of such obstacles. We are now on the verge of war. Pooi is seeking to assassinate Tuugahala, and Tuugahala is preparing for war against Pooi. His house is guarded every night by men armed with clubs, spears, or muskets. I do not know what Providence is preparing for us or how this affair will end. Religion has no real part in these disputes, which began long before its establishment, but the Protestants may soon begin a persecution.<ref>As the author predicted, civil war broke out between Protestants and Catholics. The Protestants included Wallisians converted to the Wesleyan Methodist Church during a stay in Vavaʻu in 1840–1842, together with two groups of Tongans, one arriving in 1843 and the other in August 1844 (cf. § 27 below). Gathered in the village of Falaleu under Pooi’s command, the Protestants numbered three or four hundred, compared with 2,300 Catholics. In August 1844, the Protestants began persecuting Catholics near Falaleu and provoked an actual civil war when they defiled a Catholic church with refuse; the Catholics retaliated by burning several of their opponents’ houses. Both sides began taking up arms and building forts. The conflict was essentially a civil war between the two chiefs, Pooi and Tuugahala, fought under the pretext of religion. Despite the Catholic missionaries’ efforts to restore peace, the war continued until all the Protestants, together with Pooi, finally departed for Tonga in September 1851 (cf. Poncet, pp. 34–36).</ref> They have already forced several people who are still weak in the faith to join their party.

;[10]: I am interrupted by a woman of the parish who has come to peer through my doorway to see what I am doing. This is their custom; women are curious everywhere. She asks me to whom I am writing. I tell her that it is to my relatives. I must then tell her all your names. I ask whether she has any message for you. Yes: she sends her regards to Aselika and Angélique. She would be very pleased to see Angélique come here to instruct the women of Saint Joseph’s parish. She asks me to thank you for having sent a priest who can give them the sacraments and Holy Communion. The island was very unhappy before a priest came to instruct them and teach them to know God. She expresses her gratitude in so many ways that I cannot translate them all. This woman is named Susanne and has four or five small children.<ref>This woman was probably Susana Pukega, who, on behalf of the “Christian people of Uvea,” wrote a letter dated 10 November 1842 specifically asking the faithful of Lyon to send “some pious women (sisters) to instruct the women of Uvea” ([[Girard0224|doc. 224]], § 2). Published in September 1843 in the ''Annales de la Propagation de la foi'' (vol. 5, pp. 415–416), the letter prompted Françoise Perroton to leave for Oceania in 1845 as the first pioneer of the Marist Missionary Sisters.</ref> She is the one who teaches catechism to the women of the country. It is amusing to see the astonishment of these good people whenever some new object that they have never seen before arrives from France. After looking at it carefully, they touch it, smell it, and turn it in every direction; then they express their admiration with an exclamation or a little click of the tongue. I greatly intrigued them with a penknife and pen-sharpening device that Angélique gave me shortly before my departure. A cry of admiration goes up each time the pen emerges already sharpened from the little machine. They must turn the knife over and over in every direction to see what is inside it.

;[11]: A few days ago, a horse sent as a gift to the king by the French governor of Tahiti was brought ashore. The poor animal had been so badly treated aboard ship by the rolling of the vessel and the lack of food that it was pitiful; one could have counted its ribs. As soon as it reached land, it was surrounded by a crowd of islanders who could not tire of contemplating such a large animal. They immediately called it a large dog, but they were not entirely reassured about it. Every time the horse moved towards them, they ran away. They asked whether it was fierce, whether it ate people when angry, whether it ate pork or meat, and whether it bit like a dog. I stroked it to reassure them. Leaves and grass were brought for it. They watched it eat for a long time, examining the shape of its teeth and whether it chewed the cud like sheep. Finally, they did not leave until they had seen it relieve itself, whereupon there was another exclamation. They said to me recently: “Now we know this great animal. We have seen it do everything; all that remains is for us to hear it sing.”

;[12]: 8 June. His Lordship has just embarked aboard the ''Adolphe'' with the three priests and two brothers who recently arrived.<ref>These were the priests Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Philippe Calinon, and Jean-Victor Favier, and Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud. They reached Wallis on 16 or 17 May 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0337|337]], § 1, n. 2; [[Girard0345|345]], § 2).</ref> He is going to attempt to establish a new mission in the Fiji Islands and to strengthen the one in Tonga. He is leaving me here with one priest<ref>Gilbert Roudaire (cf. § 16 below).</ref> who knows the language even less well than I do. Since he announced his departure, the island has been in despair. Tears flow from every eye. The people cannot be reassured, despite all his promises that he will return in a month. I must employ all my rhetoric to dispel the fears of these good people.

;[13]: Although I have so far done very little for them, they already show great attachment to me. They come to see me, bring me kava roots, and seek consolation from me during their bishop’s absence. My regret is that I cannot yet speak freely with them, being unfamiliar with their language and especially with their style and manners, which are so different from ours.

;[14]: I am sending you a song they composed quite some time ago, when His Lordship told them that he would be absent while travelling through his apostolic vicariate. There are many others filled with the most touching sentiments. There are also a number about me, but I do not have them in writing. They likewise sing all the stories of the Old and New Testaments and all the truths of religion as they learn them; indeed, they sing of everything new that strikes their imagination or their eyes. They have sung about the three priests who arrived and the pictures placed in the church; they have also sung about the horse.

;[15]: On fine evenings when the moon is bright, the population gathers in some pleasant and convenient place, beneath a large tree or outside the church. The old men sit on the ground or on mats, with the kava root and the customary large bowl. At some distance away, the young people are likewise seated, but in groups of five or six, facing one another. These groups are choirs of male or female singers, all organised and practised. Not everyone is admitted to these choirs; only those whose voices are judged suitable may join. Each choir then sings in turn, some continually repeating the refrain while the others perform the song or narrative. This music continues throughout the night and is interrupted only by the listeners’ applause and by the loud voice of the ''tufa'', who names the members of the assembly to whom the delightful drink is to be distributed.

;[16]: There is something so original about these songs that I cannot express it. I believe that a European musician would find it rather difficult to write down their melodies, although they are extremely simple. One notices great harmony, unity, and rhythm in the voices and, above all, complete stillness and imperturbable calm among the singers. Although the songs are sometimes comic and provoke bursts of laughter throughout the assembly, there is never any change or movement in the singers’ expressions. When the songs are sad and moving, tears sometimes flow from the singers’ eyes, but without altering their voices in the slightest. The refrain, which is usually some new word introduced into their language by the missionaries, often bears no relation to the rest of the song. It is simply a kind of drone included for harmony and repeated continually. They repeat it two or three times at the end and then finish abruptly, leaving it incomplete. They also have songs for walking or marching. On Sundays, I often suddenly hear the men and young people begin their ''lau'' (song) in stentorian voices. They all walk in formation at a solemn pace, singing as they go through the village. When they are invited into a house to take kava, they enter and afterwards begin again, continuing until the rosary or evening prayers: “Affection for Father M. and Father Roudaire;<ref>Father M. is the author, Father Mathieu; the other is Father Gilbert Roudaire. Both reached Wallis on 30 November 1843 (cf. [[Girard0292|doc. 292]], § 1; and § 12 above).</ref> they are our priests; they guide our canoe to heaven.” Or: “Love and respect for the Sovereign Pontiff who reigns in Rome.” Or: “Let us pray to Saint Peter, who holds the keys of paradise, to open its gate for us.” There are innumerable songs about our Holy Father Pope Gregory XVI and Saint Peter, to whom they have great devotion as head of the Church.

;[17]: 26 June. I resume my letter, which was interrupted by an event that caused me some anxiety for a time. On the day after His Lordship’s departure, I was informed that a ship was in sight. Some time later, I learned that it was the Protestant missionaries’ schooner, that they were trying to enter through the passage behind the island, and that their boat had already put several people ashore. I immediately hurried to the parish nearest their landing place, so that I could better learn of their activities, fully determined to resist them with all my power if they attempted to infect the flock. Two English ministers went to Pooi’s home with several islanders from Tonga and Niua.<ref>The text reads ''Niuka'', but should read Niua. This is Niuatoputapu, situated at the extreme north of the Tongan archipelago, approximately 360 kilometres from Wallis (cf. [[Girard0028|doc. 28]], § 15, n. 26, and § 19, n. 42). The identification is confirmed in § 27 below, where Maʻatu, king of Niuatoputapu, is called “king of Niuka.”</ref> They remained with him for only one day, exhorted him to persevere in his heresy, and left with him two men and one woman from Niua. They departed immediately, greatly troubled, it is said, by His Lordship’s voyage to Tonga and Fiji.

;[18]: Several days after their departure, I received a letter addressed to His Lordship that had been left ashore by the schooner’s second officer, who was a Catholic. The letter was from Father Chevron, missionary in Tonga. He told His Lordship about all the efforts the ministers were making to obstruct his ministry and how, in their sermons, they slandered France and the religion alike. They organised public prayers and fasts to preserve the island from the arrival of a French warship. They said that the French were their greatest enemies and were seeking to seize their island and reduce it to slavery. These slanders make a great impression on this people, who are naturally fearful and suspicious of foreigners and perhaps more attached to their independence than any people in the world. For my part, I believe that France could not seize the islands of Oceania without exterminating most of their inhabitants and suffering great losses and enormous expense herself. You can judge how much such rumours harm Catholic priests, whom they seek by these means to represent as political agents preparing the way for a usurpation. We could accomplish nothing unless we used every resource and made every possible declaration to dispel such prejudices.

;[19]: Some time ago, the Protestants spread the same rumours in Wallis. Even Tuugahala was shaken by them. A little more and our lives might perhaps have been in danger. One evening, His Lordship went to the home of Pooi, the source of all these slanders. I accompanied him with several good Catholics. I held paper and pencil in my hand, and we had provided ourselves with a lamp. We found Pooi in his house surrounded by his entire band. After seating ourselves solemnly in his presence, His Lordship questioned him about the rumours he was spreading concerning him. There were four or five, each more absurd than the last. He asked where Pooi had obtained this information: whether it came from a whaler, from some letter he had received, and so forth. I then took out my paper and pencil to record the reply. Pooi appeared extremely embarrassed by this procedure. He evaded the question for some time and then took refuge in saying that he had never spread such rumours and did not even believe them. Thus, he contradicted himself and lied publicly. As he denied each allegation, I wrote down every denial. This ceremony impressed them sufficiently to silence them. Since then, they have no longer dared to speak against us openly, but I fear that they do so secretly, without my knowing. We must remain constantly on our guard.

;[20]: An American whaler recently arrived at Wallis. It carried about twenty Protestant islanders from Niua who had asked to be brought here. From them, and from an Englishman who had spent several years on that island, we learned of the treatment the Protestants inflict upon these poor islanders. It is incredible! For certain offences, they are flogged with ropes until they are covered in blood. Some even die under the blows. For other offences, their hair and eyebrows are torn out. The chiefs have these cruelties carried out at the ministers’ instigation. We were given such a description of them that we could not have believed it had we not ourselves seen the marks on the bodies of those who came ashore. How sad is the condition of these poor peoples, who are forced to restrain themselves for such reasons and are driven by fear like animals, without having been taught to love goodness and virtue.

;[21]: In Wallis, we have no legislation, no penal code, no courts, and chiefs who torment us and who, if they could, would be the foremost instigators of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the entire population conducts itself well through the grace of God alone and the help of the sacraments. Since I have been here, I have heard of no offence except an occasional momentary outburst of anger in which someone was struck, or someone’s pig was accidentally killed by his neighbour. At the same time as one learns of the incident, however, one also learns of the reconciliation. The guilty party comes of his own accord to receive his punishment, which is no more than a simple reprimand from the missionary. If the little nation of Wallis had a good government, it would be paradise on earth.

;[22]: Among the young men there is astonishing zeal for working to spread the faith among unbelievers and heretics. They ask in great numbers to leave with the missionaries. His Lordship took several with him, about twelve, to Tonga and Fiji. Among them was a boy of about fifteen named Selevatio (Gervais). He was a little angel of piety. For this reason, His Lordship had allowed him to accompany the missionaries to Fiji. One day I saw him in tears and inconsolable; he had been unable to obtain his parents’ permission. I tried to console him by saying that we would leave together later, but several days afterwards I was astonished that he was nowhere to be seen. They searched everywhere without knowing what had become of him. Finally, after several days, they found him. He had slipped into a boat going out to the ''Adolphe'' and had hidden in the hold. He remained crouched there, hoping that the ship would depart quickly and that it would be too late to put him ashore. The ship was delayed for several days, however, and he was discovered. He then found one of his relatives on deck and asked him to intercede with his father and mother. They were finally moved and allowed him to leave. When asked why he had acted in this way, he said: “I should like to know whether the bishop and the missionaries asked their parents’ permission before leaving France. Had they done so, we would still be in our ''fakadevolo'', our paganism.” I do not doubt that this child, through his zeal and prayers, will render great service to the mission to which he goes.

;[23]: His Lordship also took with him a married man named Philippe. He is a prodigy of memory and intelligence. He knows all the languages of the neighbouring islands, English, and a little French. I do not know how he learned them, except that he did so in order to be useful to the mission. His only regret is that he is married and cannot go everywhere to establish the new missionaries. On this occasion, he decided to take his wife with him to Tonga. Through their zeal and example, these good islanders often do more good than the missionaries. They also help to obtain the food the priest needs. If priests were sent here in large numbers, I believe there would soon be no young people left in Wallis.

;[24]: The old men of Wallis are also very edifying. Most have still preserved their baptismal innocence. It is wonderful to see truly Christian gentleness beneath such features and such an outwardly savage appearance. One man was nicknamed “the old tiger” by the commander of the ''Ambuscade'', and he does indeed have the features of one. He has the wildest appearance imaginable. His true name is Honorio, and he is the king’s prime minister. He was one of His Lordship’s most ardent persecutors when the latter arrived on the island. Now he is a lamb. When he stays at Saint Joseph, I am certain to see him arrive every morning with his little kava root. In the evening, he cannot return home without touching and kissing our hands as a sign of affection. When he speaks in assemblies, it is only to recommend respect and submission towards the missionaries. “As for me,” he says, “I am the brother, or likeness, of an old tree leaning over the edge of an abyss. I am a ''tua noa'', a base and useless man. I once set you a very bad example. Here now are those whom you must heed and who will guide your canoe to heaven.” This good old man shed many tears at His Lordship’s departure. He could not go two days without seeing him and asking for his blessing. Today, he consoles himself before the Blessed Sacrament, to which he is devoted, and patiently awaits the bishop’s return.

;[25]: At Saint Joseph there is also a poor leper who is extremely useful to me. His entire face has been eaten away. Only his eyes and tongue remain, but his soul is filled with zeal. Despite his thoroughly hideous appearance, he is loved, respected, and heeded by the entire parish, which he constantly instructs and exhorts. Despite his continual suffering, he is always cheerful and content; he is always the one who sustains the conversation during the kava gatherings. He makes fun of his body as it rots away and consoles himself by saying that those who are handsome and well formed today will resemble him a few days after their death. He is the man I can always rely upon; it is he who fosters piety among the young people.

;[26]: 19 August. His Lordship has just returned. He left one priest in Tonga<ref>Bataillon remained in Tonga from 12 to 31 July 1844, where he stationed Philippe Calinon and Brother Jean Raynaud with those already there: Fathers Chevron and Grange and Brother Attale (Grimaud) (cf. doc. 337, § 1; Monfat, ''Tonga'', pp. 284–287). According to Calinon (doc. 338, § 1), Bataillon was to leave on 26 July, but there may have been some delay.</ref> and two at Namuka in Fiji.<ref>Coming from Tonga, Bataillon and his companions landed at Lakeba, in the Lau Islands of the Fiji archipelago, on 9 August 1844. Because of the opposition they encountered, they went to the island of Namuka, where the bishop left Fathers Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Joseph-François Roulleaux and Brother Annet Pérol. These missionaries soon returned to Lakeba, where they carried out an unsuccessful ministry until Bataillon’s return in 1851 (cf. Derrick, p. 100).</ref> I was beginning to be very anxious about his absence. The winds were almost always against him, and his voyage lasted much longer than expected. The enemy of salvation raised all kinds of difficulties during his journey, but the Blessed Virgin prevailed. My dear brother, every day confirms the promise of persecution that Our Lord made to his apostles.

;[27]: It was time for this good bishop to arrive and relieve my anxiety. For the past fortnight, the Protestant party in Wallis had been strengthened by approximately 130 people who arrived from Niua in a canoe.<ref>These people, who came from Niuatoputapu with their chief Maʻatu, left Wallis as early as November 1844, after the first battles of the civil war that was beginning when these lines were written (cf. § 9, n. 9 above; Poncet, p. 35).</ref> Despite their peaceful words, I did not trust their sincerity. I foresaw upheaval, all the more because Tuugahala appeared to wish to ally himself with them against us. Nevertheless, the good God alone has kept all these matters under control. Until now, the mission has depended upon him alone, and it is for him alone to preserve his work. I went to see Maʻatu, king of Niua, who arrived in this canoe. He showed me great friendship. I hope that a conversation with His Lordship will do him good and dispel many of the prejudices that the Protestants have placed in his mind against us. The rumours that the English ministers spread everywhere against us, and especially against France, whose agents they represent us to be, are incredible. Matters have reached the point where the name “Frenchman” is now grounds for exclusion throughout Oceania. His Lordship encountered endless difficulties on his voyage because of this. It is a new kind of persecution, but one that I hope will not last long. Hell must exhaust its entire series of lies against us.

;[28]: Now this holy bishop has returned to Wallis, and I am at peace. If we must suffer, we shall suffer together. His arrival here was most touching; this was his first absence. At daybreak, as soon as his ship could be seen through the mist, the islanders came to wake me with cries of joy: “''Vaka papalagi, epikopo, epikopo!''”<ref>Wallisian words: ''vaka'' means ship, boat, or canoe; ''papalagi'' means European, the name given to white people; and ''epikopo'' means bishop.</ref> I rose immediately and had the bell rung for Mass. It was Sunday.<ref>Probably Sunday, 18 August 1844. Writing on 19 August, the author says that Bataillon “has just returned”; the previous day was a Sunday.</ref> The wind was excellent, and the ship anchored opposite Saint Joseph’s Church during Mass. Immediately after the Holy Sacrifice, I went to the shore with the altar servers, cross, thurible, holy-water vessel, and so forth, to conduct the solemn reception. When the boat arrived, tears of joy flowed from the eyes of all the people assembled on the shore. After the customary ceremonies, His Lordship entered the church, preached, and celebrated Holy Mass. There was such joy among all these people that I cannot express it. During the three days His Lordship remained here, the house was never empty of people coming from every direction to visit him, bring him kava, and ask for his blessing.

;[29]: The seven or eight inhabitants of Tonga whom His Lordship brought with him were also received perfectly. For the most part, they are not yet baptised. They have come to observe Wallis and examine what happens here, so that they may report it in Tonga and thereby refute the Protestants’ slanders, for the Protestants never cease to say all kinds of evil about us. They appear very well disposed, and I believe it will not take long to make them good Catholics. We have given them a small lodging in the house of our young men at Saint Joseph. Several young Tongans who have lived here for a long time have already begun instructing them.

;[30]: My dear brother, I am obliged to leave you before I have been able to recount many other small details that might perhaps have interested you. The ship is about to depart. I must occupy myself with making a crate in which to send you several small objects from the country: a kava bowl with kava roots, fibre for straining it, a cup from which to drink it, a mat, a piece of sandalwood from Fiji, a Wallisian tapa, and a length of coconut-fibre cord of the kind with which our houses are built. If these objects were of interest to the Bishop of Amiens,<ref>Jean-Marie Mioland, Bishop of Amiens from 1838 to 1849 (cf. Ritzler and Sefrin, vol. 7, p. 70).</ref> you would do well to give them to him as curiosities for his seminary.

;[31]: Commend me to the prayers of this holy bishop, and also to the prayers of all the good souls of our acquaintance and of the clergymen of the town who still remember me.

;[32]: I embrace you with all my heart.

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::Your brother,<br />
:::Mathieu, missionary
</div>

:Wallis, 25 August 1844.

<references />

=doc. 328 — 20 May, 6 and 26 June, 19 and 25 August 1844=
==Letter from Charles Mathieu to his brother==

''Partial translation by Fr Charles Girard SM''
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[2] The island of Wallis is about 10 leagues in circumference. It is surrounded by about ten islets which are more or less large, and beyond by a belt of reefs which allow ships to enter only through a very narrow pass. There are 2600 inhabitants. [...]

[3] The Wallisians are tan skinned, they have long hair floating on their shoulders or combed up in the form a large turban. They are clothed from their armpits to their feet in a large tapa cloth wrapped several times around the body and they also wear a fine mat attached with a string belt. They are tattooed from the belt to the knees. Almost all of them have the little finger of the hand amputated because of ancient superstitions. While still pagans, it was their custom to cut the little finger of their children to appease the gods. Their countenance is generally noble and full of character, it shows little difference from that of the Europeans. The houses have a large round roof covered with leaves and help up by pillars in the middle and all around. Although I am not very tall, I have to bend deeply in order to enter. This form of house is suitable for keeping out the rain which sometimes falls in torrents and is violently pushed along by the wind. It also allows air to pass through from all sides to cool the house during the almost continuous times of great heat. The interior is covered with mats on which people sit, lie down, and eat. Although the houses are spread out along almost all the coast, there are however three main points or villages where churches have been built. [...]

[4] The inhabitants of Wallis are merry, they like jokes, they are respectful and affectionate toward their missionaries. All the songs they compose are now either on religious subjects or about their missionaries. Almost all of them have beautiful voices and are crazy about singing. It is not rare to hear them singing from the evening until sunrise. They sing while working, while walking, while carrying burdens. [...]

[6] [''These people''] have their rules of politeness as strictly observed as in France; we need to know these rules and observe them at least up to a certain point. Kava with its ceremonial is offered at all meetings; no one can make or receive a visit unless the kava root is presented, chewed and distributed, with all the necessary prescriptions. This drink, although Europeans do not find it very inviting, is nonetheless very healthy and very useful in this burning climate. After a stay of some time, one soon forgets about the way in which it is made and one drinks it like anything else. If you could come to Wallis, you would often see me in the middle of a circle of old men (for we bear the name of old men or elders and we hold the rank of chief in this country.) A young person faces us with a large shallow wooden bowl, about 2 or 3 feet in diameter, with several empty coconuts filled with water, a few sea shells and a wisp of hemp called fao. When the root has been presented to me, I thank the one who has offered it. I present it to someone else who does the same to his neighbor, then the root is thrown to the young person whose duty it is to divide it up immediately, to clean it and to chew it. During this time, we talk about the business of the day. Soon all the chewed pieces fall into the large plate. Then the one who is to stir the liquor shows them to the president of the assembly who says that it is well and who has them divided if there are too many of them. Then the one is working at it kneads the kava what a quite fashionable movement of head and body, then it is ordered that water be poured in, then that the whole be sifted and cleared with the hemp. Three individuals are seated around the plate. The one who stirs is in the middle. Two others are on either side of him with small wooden sticks to extract the little pieces of fiber or refuse which might remain in the liquor. When the drink is ready, the one who stirred it claps his hands three or four times with a loud noise to give notice that all is ready. Then the ''tufa'' (distributor), who is always seated next to the president of the assembly, orders that it be distributed. The hemp is thrust into the plate and then squeezed to cause the liquor to fall into the coconut cups. Each time a cup is filled, one of the individuals seated next to the plate gives notice of this in a loud voice, and the ''tufa'' orders it to be brought to one or another in the assembly, notably to each in turn according to his rank and standing. Before accepting the delicious cup, one must testify his satisfaction by clapping his hands two or three times. This liquor has a gray color is neither agreeable nor very disagreeable. As for its taste, there are some people who find that it has a peppery taste. As for myself, I do not know of anything to which it can be compared; it is somewhat bitter, somewhat peppery, a bit of all that. This liquor does not inebriate the drinker, but makes one languid when drunk to excess.

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==3 May 1844 — Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka==

''According to the original sent copy, APM OOc 418.2.''

''One sheet forming four written pages, together with an additional leaf written on one side only (p. 5); the sixth page bears only Poupinel’s annotation.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

[p. 6]

''[In Poupinel’s hand:] New Zealand — Kororareka, 3 May 1844 — Bishop Pompallier.''

[p. 1]

:No. 9

:Jesus, Mary, Joseph

:Mission of the Assumption of Mary,
:New Zealand, Port Nelson, 3 May 1844.

:To Reverend Father Épalle, Pro-Vicar of Western Oceania.

:My Reverend and dear Father,

;[1]: Since 3 February last, when I wrote to you from the Bay of Islands, I have finally been able to make journeys which the lack of a ship had prevented me from undertaking, to the great detriment of the dear New Zealand mission. These journeys had been greatly delayed, were extremely urgent, and were made necessary on every side both by our desires and by the needs of the peoples. At the Bay of Islands I hired a schooner of approximately seventy to eighty tons for £55 a month. By this first means, within approximately three and a half months, I hope to have completed many pastoral visits and missionary works and to have travelled, including my return to the Bay of Islands, some six hundred leagues. I left the Bay of Islands on 18 February last and am now on my return journey. Since that time, accompanied at all times by one or two priests and a catechist, I have visited the following places and performed the ordinary works of preaching, baptising, hearing confessions, and confirming: 1º Auckland; 2º Tauranga; 3º Matamata; 4º Tamarakau; 5º the two tribes of Matata; 6º the three tribes of Whakatane;<ref>The source reads “Wakatane”; read “Whakatane.”</ref> 7º Opotiki; 8º Warekaika at East Cape; 9º Port Nicholson; 10º Akaroa; 11º Port Cooper; 12º Port Levi; and 13º Pigeon Bay.<ref>For Port Cooper, Port Levi, and Pigeon Bay, see doc. 151, § 1, note 3.</ref>

;[2]: I am now becalmed in Nelson Bay and shall be unable to enter the anchorage until tomorrow morning. I am taking advantage of this evening aboard ship to write the present letter to you. During all the visits I have just made, I saw what I had expected: the mission becoming green again and bearing fruit. The appearance of the ''epikopo’s'' ship, with the bishop himself aboard, followed by graces from above, soon brings everything back to life. I am going to write a letter to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith which may be of interest to it. All my visits since Port Nicholson have been made in the company of Reverend Father O’Reily,<ref>See docs. 140, § 9 and note 5; 247, § 49 and note 39; 259, § 11 and note 16; and 279, § 6.</ref> an Irish Franciscan priest who is very devout, very learned, and very experienced. I am extremely pleased with his assistance. He displays simplicity, faith, and docility in everything I recommend to him concerning the direction of the mission’s work. He is approximately forty years old and possesses an excellent religious spirit, [p. 2] which accords perfectly with the apostolic life. After arriving from Ireland at Port Nicholson, for which I gave him jurisdiction, he was unable to see any one of us until March, when I visited him and all the faithful of that fine settlement. He had arrived there in January 1843. He has done good there—genuine good. God blesses his ministry. On his own he has received ten Protestants of various sects into the bosom of the Church, and several more from England or Ireland are among the same company. Our New Zealand mission will be greatly favoured in regard to faithful people of English or Irish nationality.

;[3]: I would need another ten or so men from those same countries, but it is unnecessary for you to concern yourself in Europe with choosing them for me. I have taken every measure here to obtain excellent and reliable men from those countries. Mr O’Reily, who is thoroughly acquainted with the clergy in those places, together with other ecclesiastics and bishops who possess the complete esteem and confidence of the Holy See, are attending to this important matter at present. If you and I were both occupied simultaneously with selecting these men, there would be no unity of action; we might become overburdened and create confusion. It will be sufficient for you, using the funds of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, to meet the expenses I am about to specify: 1º £40 sterling annually to the seminary for Oceania in Ireland, near Dublin, at the request of the president of that college, for a period of five years; 2º the passage of the eight to ten men whom the gentlemen of that seminary are willing to prepare for this mission, in accordance with the letter I wrote to them and the special authorisation I have received from His Eminence the Cardinal Prefect of ''Propaganda Fide'' to seek several Irish or English men for our missions; 3º their ecclesiastical equipment, their small portable missionary chapel, and their passage from their country to the Bay of Islands, the latter having already been mentioned under item 2º; and 4º the same expenses for the two or three men whom Reverend Father O’Reily has been charged by me with selecting in Ireland. He is going to write to them. If they consent to come, they will communicate with you by letter, having been invited by me through Mr O’Reily. You will then need only to provide for the matters specified for them under item 3º. This is what I wished to [p. 3] communicate to you today, as my letters for Ireland will soon depart.

;[4]: Fairly lengthy manuscripts giving a detailed and precise account of all our missions have been entrusted by me to a reliable ship to be sent to Lyon and Rome, or to Rome and Lyon.

;[5]: From the letter I received here from the Very Reverend Father Colin, in which he reproduced a letter from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith—its reply to another letter addressed to it by either him or you upon your arrival in Lyon—it appears that you had rendered an account of our missions according to which our schooner had spent nearly 100 francs a day. Alas! How deeply I regret that the administration of this Apostolic Vicariate lacks unity of action and communication. It is dangerous for you in Lyon, or for anyone other than the Vicar Apostolic—or, at the very least, without his having seen and approved it—to render an account of the ecclesiastical administration of this mission. Even if you succeeded in presenting what was true and correct, there would always remain the difficulty of having two persons at the helm of this administration and two principles of action. While you were rendering one account, another might precede it or closely follow it on my behalf. It might then fail to agree with what you or the Very Reverend Father Colin had said, and our benefactors would be left anxious and distressed. Be sure to await the documents I have to provide before rendering an account to the central councils. My accounts are based not upon ''conjectari''—conjecture—as yours must have been on several points, particularly concerning the schooner ''Sancta Maria'', but upon facts and genuine certainty. When all the accounts are properly settled, that schooner did not even spend fifty francs a day. You can see the error committed in the account you could only have rendered by conjecture on this subject in Lyon. In any event, I earnestly ask you to send me as soon as possible a written copy of the calculation by which you arrived at an expenditure of nearly 100 francs a day for the ''Sancta Maria'', so that I may see for myself the causes of your errors and enable you to recognise them. I say that you could have rendered the ship’s accounts only by ''conjectari'', because you did not have the administrative ledger concerning it. That ledger always remained aboard the schooner, which I had outfitted and whose affairs I continually supervised. But send me your calculation as soon as possible. [p. 4]

;[6]: Remain in Lyon so that you may always act in perfect harmony with me. You will accomplish more good there than if you were here on the spot. For the transmission of our funds from the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, follow carefully either my letter of 6 November 1842 to the Central Council in Lyon,<ref>Doc. 217.</ref> or the letter I sent you recently,<ref>Doc. 280, letter of 4 November 1843.</ref> in which I designated the Bank of Australasia in Sydney exclusively to receive our funds from a reliable bank in England—its correspondent bank—with which you would deposit them so that they might be sent immediately in my name every six months, or better still every three months, if possible. The amount of funding required for our remittances, including that for a ship belonging to the mission, is certainly important; but the regularity and promptness with which those funds are sent are even more important. Send me as many members of the Society of Mary as possible, both priests and Brothers, but do not yet send religious Sisters or companies of labourers and farmers. On that subject, be sure to await my very specific letters. Furthermore, when priests and Brothers are sent, it must be carefully remembered that the sums required for those already here must not be used for the travellers’ expenses and missionary preparations. We must first provide for those who have already departed before providing for those about to depart. Thus, if there are insufficient allocations to assist those who have already departed—according to the account in my letter of 6 November 1842 to the Central Council—the departure of those preparing to leave must be delayed, or only the number for whom our funds are sufficient should be sent, after provision has first been made for those already here. These funds must be sent to us regularly and promptly, as already stated. For the moment, this is what I urgently needed to communicate to you. With my approval, the mission procurator’s office should have sent you notes concerning temporal affairs and the things we require. The mission here is returning to life; I hope it will be completely restored if many workers can reach us and, above all, if I have a missionary ship at my service which I can purchase here.

;[7]: Here is the itinerary for my return to the Bay of Islands, together with the one I have already written: 1º Nelson, which I shall enter tomorrow and where I shall spend eight days; 2º Port Nicholson, where I shall take Reverend Father O’Reily and where Father Comte is stationed; 3º Mahia;<ref>The source reads “Maia”; read “Mahia.”</ref> 4º Opotiki and Weinia; 5º Whakatane<ref>The source reads “Wakatane”; read “Whakatane.”</ref> and Kupanga; 6º Rotorua and Taupo, followed by Maketu; 7º Tauranga, Matamata, and Waikato; 8º Auckland; 9º Ngangara; and 10º the Bay of Islands. I administer large numbers of baptisms and confirmations everywhere. My catechism books are being learned by heart in every place. This is what facilitates the mission, together with the labour, courage, peace, and prayer [written crosswise in the margin] of most of the workers. Matters are beginning to proceed well, and the impetus I am providing on every side is beginning to be properly received. Convey my greetings in Our Lord to the Very Reverend Father Colin and to all our friends and my acquaintances whom you know. Pray greatly, and have many prayers said for us and our work. Vows and tributes of love and confidence to Our Lady of Fourvière.

::Entirely yours in Jesus and Mary,

:::::+ Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier, Bishop,
:::::Vicar Apostolic of Western Oceania

;[8]: Postscript. I am sending you several letters which I ask you to have delivered to their destinations. + François [p. 5]

;[9]: Postscript. It is possible that, following my previous correspondence, you may have found several English men for this mission and reached a complete agreement with them concerning their journey to join me at the Bay of Islands. If you have reached such an agreement, my present letter should not be understood as preventing you from sending those men in accordance with what was decided between you and them. But as soon as you receive this letter, take no further steps to send other men of that nationality unless they are willing to enter the Society of Mary purely and simply. If they are unwilling to enter it, refer applications from Irish men wishing to work in our New Zealand missions to the examination and care of the gentlemen who direct the seminary established near Dublin by His Holiness to supply workers for the missions of Oceania. I have asked those directors to attend to this matter. The men selected will depart directly from their country for the Bay of Islands, where they will be kept for a time so that they may become thoroughly acquainted with our work. These measures will simplify matters concerning both travel and expenses, while unity in ecclesiastical work and missionary action will be perfectly maintained with the Vicar Apostolic.

;[10]: I stated in my letter that the schooner I have hired costs me £55—fifty-five pounds sterling—a month. This expense must not be made to alarm the entire world through exaggeration, as happened with the ''Sancta Maria''. Aboard are one captain, one first mate, four sailors, and one cook: seven persons in all to operate the ship. All of this is the responsibility of the merchant who rented the ship to me. In addition, I have the right to be fed aboard with three members of my company, if I wish and if my work requires it. Thus, upon paying the stated price of £55 a month, I have no other expenses to pay for the ship. From this rental price, the ''owner''—the proprietor—makes a profit of at least £18 sterling a month. Nevertheless, the personnel aboard are approximately the same as those aboard the ''Sancta Maria''. Two conclusions may therefore be drawn: 1º you seriously miscalculated the expenses of the ''Sancta Maria'' in Lyon; and 2º if the present ship belonged to the mission, we would not spend even £40 a month to maintain her in the mission’s service, including every expense. It should also be remembered that there is a great difference between a ship owned by the mission and a hired ship. A ship owned by the mission produces better moral and salutary effects and, above all, provides much greater freedom and facility for our sacred ministry. Work with me, therefore, to win the support of our benefactors for maintaining a ship as the property of the mission. [Written crosswise in the margin.]

:::::+ Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier

;[11]: [Written crosswise in the margin.] The ship to which the manuscripts containing a lengthy and detailed account of our missions were entrusted is called the ''Rhin''. Captain Bérard at Akaroa, that good commander, has undertaken to give special protection to all the sealed correspondence I entrusted to him.

;[12]: [Written crosswise in the margin.] I also inform you that I am establishing a school of agriculture and industry to train New Zealand catechists. With the grace of God and the assistance of Mary, it will become a seminary capable of doing as much good as all of us together. + François

[p. 1]

;[13]: [Written crosswise in the margin.] Postscript. A few days after writing this letter to you, without having found an opportunity to send it, I learned that the Society had just sent six men to Ireland to establish a missionary house there. This news, whether true or false, leads me to send you my letter to the directors of the Dublin seminary unsealed, so that you may acquaint yourself fully with it and forward it only in proportion to the number of men whom the Society’s establishment in Ireland may itself be able to provide for me. If this establishment of the Society does not take place, then forward my letter without restriction to the Catholic seminary in Dublin. + François

=== Textual notes ===

* Paragraph 3: The source edition notes ''collège pr + 2º p''; ''aussi'' is preceded by the deleted words ''tous les frais'' (“all the expenses”).
* Paragraph 5: ''pendant que'' (“while”) and ''pas'' (“not”) were written above the line.
* Paragraph 6: ''pas'' (“not”) and ''les'' (“them”) were written above the line.
* Paragraph 7: ''déjà écrit'' (“already written”) was written above the line.
* Paragraph 9: ''décidé'' (“decided”) and ''reçu'' (“received”) were written above the line; ''établi'' replaces ''établis''.
* Paragraph 10: ''à'' (“aboard/at”) was written above the line.
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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0327|'''0327''', 03 May 1844 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0328|0328*, 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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2026-08-11T00:17:19Z

Merv:

==25 April and 2 June 1844 — Father Antoine Garin to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Kaipara==

''According to the original sent copy, APM Z 208.''

''One sheet forming four pages, two of which are written; the third was left blank, and the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel’s annotation.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. See Below for Brian Quin's translation of the same letter''

[p. 4]

''[Address:] To the Very Reverend Father Colin.''

''[In Poupinel’s hand:] New Zealand — Kaipara, 25 April 1844 — Father Garin.''

[p. 1]

:Kaipara, Hata Rohario, 25 April,
:Feast of Saint Mark, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father and most worthy Superior General,

;[1]: You may have learned that seven or eight months ago I left Kororareka to exercise the sacred ministry at the Kaipara station. If I consult my own preference, I certainly prefer this new position to the former one; but when I consider it in relation to the spiritual welfare of my soul, I recognise for myself that my former position was preferable. At Kororareka, in fact, I could benefit from the example of my confrères and advance more readily in virtue by following in their footsteps. Here, however, I have no model other than myself, and you may judge what I can accomplish with such a model. I need to be admonished and encouraged, yet I alone am my own monitor and corrector. Thanks be to Divine Providence, however, for I recognise that the good God gives His graces in proportion to our needs. I remember writing to you once from Kororareka that the sight of the natives’ nakedness made a strong impression upon me and that, as in France, I found myself subject to powerful temptations. But since I was sent out among the natives and called to live with them, I have found myself completely changed. I am now as insensible as I was formerly impressionable. The sight which formerly aroused concupiscence within me now repels me; I find it distasteful. Sleeping in Māori ''kainga'', mixed indiscriminately with the natives, once gave rise to improper imaginings within me. Now even persons of the opposite sex are like logs of wood to me. This leads me to say that Providence watches over me and apportions its favours according to our needs. Nevertheless, I do not feel entirely secure.<ref name="ms-a">Manuscript note: ''entièrement'' (“entirely”) is preceded by an added ''et'' (“and”).</ref> After a great fire, when it was thought that the flames had been completely extinguished, they have often been seen to flare up again and cause a new conflagration.

;[2]: The isolation and variety of occupations<ref name="ms-b">The words ''et la diversité des occupations'' (“and the variety of occupations”) were written above the line.</ref> in which I find myself are causing considerable relaxation in several points of my religious rule. Apart from that, I am very content in my new position. I greatly enjoy this way of life: visiting the natives, sleeping in their homes, putting my own house in order, etc., etc. These are my principal occupations. Although I have no Brother—and I very much desire one—I find myself very happy and peaceful with two young natives who obey me and love me. I also have a European with me. Were it not necessary, I would prefer not to have him, although he is a trustworthy man and a man of faith. [p. 2]

;[3]: 2 June 1844. Several weeks have passed since I began this letter.<ref name="ms-c">The source edition gives the manuscript note: ''il s’est pr pr''.</ref> During that interval, I learned that you intended to write to each of us individually. I cannot sufficiently bless Providence for furnishing us with so many means of salvation. I admit that, for my part, I greatly need them. I am often troubled when I see myself tending toward laxity; but when I learn that our dear confrères in France—and you above all, my Very Reverend Father—are concerning yourselves with the salvation of each one of us individually, I regain confidence. Yes, write to us and give us salutary advice, so that we may be helped to discharge our duties as good religious and holy missionaries.

;[4]: Please commend me in a particular manner to the Reverend Fathers and dear Brothers of the Society, so that the Blessed Virgin may preserve me in the religious spirit, so that I may not fall into laxity, and, above all, so that I may not fall into mortal sin. May those who pray for me also remember to pray for the flock entrusted to me.

;[5]: Please accept, my Very Reverend Father, the assurances of the sincere affection and respect with which I have the honour to remain,

:::Your wholly devoted and most obedient servant,

:::::Garin
:::::Apostolic Missionary

===Notes===
<references />

==Antoine Garin to Jean-Claude Colin, Kaipara, 25 April & 2 June 1844==

''Translated by Fr Brian Quin SM, September 2005''

'''[[APM]] Z 208 25 April 1844'''
Kaipara, Hato Rohario [Holy Rosary]

25 April, Feast of St Mark 1844

Very Reverend Father, and very worthy Superior General,

Perhaps you already know that seven or eight months ago I left Kororareka to carry on the sacred ministry at the Kaipara mission station. If I looked to my own liking, certainly I would prefer this station to the first, but in considering it in terms of the spiritual good of my soul, I can see, without any help, that the first position was preferable. At Kororareka, indeed, I could profit from the example of my confrères, and advance more easily in virtue by following in their steps, but here I have no other model but myself, and in deciding what I can do with such a model, I need to be warned, stimulated, and I am quite alone in being my own monitor and examiner, but thanks be given to Divine Providence, I am aware that the good God gives his graces in accord with our needs. I recall that once I wrote to you from Kororareka that I was experiencing strong feelings at the sight of the nakedness of the natives, and that, as in France, I was subject to strong temptations; but since I have been thrown among the natives, and have been called to live with them, I find myself entirely changed: where I was formerly impressionable I am now toughened; what formerly aroused concupiscence in me, on catching my eye, now [''repagne'' – repels?] me, I find it distasteful; to sleep in Maori villages [''Kainga'' Maoris] in a jumble with the natives was for me an occasion for evil fancies, now even women are for me like logs of wood; which makes me believe that Providence is watching over me, and is proportioning its favours according to my needs. However I am not entirely complacent; often after a peat fire, when the fire was thought to be entirely put out, blazing flames have reignited and produced a new fire.

The isolation I find myself in, and the variety of my work bring about a great slackening in various points of my Rule. Apart from that I am very happy with my new position. I like this sort of life very much; visiting the natives, sleeping among them, putting my house into order – those are my main occupations. Although I have no Brothers [with me] (I would like one very much) I am very happy and content with two young natives who obey me and love me. I also have a European man, and if it was not out of necessity, I would prefer not to have him, even if he was a man of faith and worthy of trust.
[''p''2] 2 June 1844. Since I began this letter several weeks have gone by. In the meantime I have been told that you intend to write to everyone individually [''vous devrez nous écrire à tous en particulier'']. I cannot bless Providence enough for providing us with so many means for salvation. I admit that I really need them; often I become anxious in seeing myself getting slack, and when I hear that our beloved confrères in France and you especially, Very Reverend Father, are concerning yourselves with the salvation of each person individually, I gain new heart. Yes, write to us and give us salutary advice to help us carry out our tasks as good religious and holy missionaries.

Commend me, I beg you, in particular, to the Reverend Fathers and beloved Brothers of the Society, so that the Blessed Virgin may keep me in the religious spirit, so that I do not fall into laxity, and especially that I do not fall into mortal sin. May those who pray for me not forget to pray as well for the flock entrusted to me.

Receive, Very Reverend Father, the signs of the sincere affection and respect with which I have the honour to be
::Your totally devoted and very obedient servant
:::Garin miss[ionary] ap[ostolic]

Girard0326

2026-08-11T00:14:31Z

Merv:

==25 April and 2 June 1844 — Father Antoine Garin to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Kaipara==

''According to the original sent copy, APM Z 208.''

''One sheet forming four pages, two of which are written; the third was left blank, and the fourth bears only the address and Poupinel’s annotation.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

[p. 4]

''[Address:] To the Very Reverend Father Colin.''

''[In Poupinel’s hand:] New Zealand — Kaipara, 25 April 1844 — Father Garin.''

[p. 1]

:Kaipara, Hata Rohario, 25 April,
:Feast of Saint Mark, 1844.

:My Very Reverend Father and most worthy Superior General,

;[1]: You may have learned that seven or eight months ago I left Kororareka to exercise the sacred ministry at the Kaipara station. If I consult my own preference, I certainly prefer this new position to the former one; but when I consider it in relation to the spiritual welfare of my soul, I recognise for myself that my former position was preferable. At Kororareka, in fact, I could benefit from the example of my confrères and advance more readily in virtue by following in their footsteps. Here, however, I have no model other than myself, and you may judge what I can accomplish with such a model. I need to be admonished and encouraged, yet I alone am my own monitor and corrector. Thanks be to Divine Providence, however, for I recognise that the good God gives His graces in proportion to our needs. I remember writing to you once from Kororareka that the sight of the natives’ nakedness made a strong impression upon me and that, as in France, I found myself subject to powerful temptations. But since I was sent out among the natives and called to live with them, I have found myself completely changed. I am now as insensible as I was formerly impressionable. The sight which formerly aroused concupiscence within me now repels me; I find it distasteful. Sleeping in Māori ''kainga'', mixed indiscriminately with the natives, once gave rise to improper imaginings within me. Now even persons of the opposite sex are like logs of wood to me. This leads me to say that Providence watches over me and apportions its favours according to our needs. Nevertheless, I do not feel entirely secure.<ref name="ms-a">Manuscript note: ''entièrement'' (“entirely”) is preceded by an added ''et'' (“and”).</ref> After a great fire, when it was thought that the flames had been completely extinguished, they have often been seen to flare up again and cause a new conflagration.

;[2]: The isolation and variety of occupations<ref name="ms-b">The words ''et la diversité des occupations'' (“and the variety of occupations”) were written above the line.</ref> in which I find myself are causing considerable relaxation in several points of my religious rule. Apart from that, I am very content in my new position. I greatly enjoy this way of life: visiting the natives, sleeping in their homes, putting my own house in order, etc., etc. These are my principal occupations. Although I have no Brother—and I very much desire one—I find myself very happy and peaceful with two young natives who obey me and love me. I also have a European with me. Were it not necessary, I would prefer not to have him, although he is a trustworthy man and a man of faith. [p. 2]

;[3]: 2 June 1844. Several weeks have passed since I began this letter.<ref name="ms-c">The source edition gives the manuscript note: ''il s’est pr pr''.</ref> During that interval, I learned that you intended to write to each of us individually. I cannot sufficiently bless Providence for furnishing us with so many means of salvation. I admit that, for my part, I greatly need them. I am often troubled when I see myself tending toward laxity; but when I learn that our dear confrères in France—and you above all, my Very Reverend Father—are concerning yourselves with the salvation of each one of us individually, I regain confidence. Yes, write to us and give us salutary advice, so that we may be helped to discharge our duties as good religious and holy missionaries.

;[4]: Please commend me in a particular manner to the Reverend Fathers and dear Brothers of the Society, so that the Blessed Virgin may preserve me in the religious spirit, so that I may not fall into laxity, and, above all, so that I may not fall into mortal sin. May those who pray for me also remember to pray for the flock entrusted to me.

;[5]: Please accept, my Very Reverend Father, the assurances of the sincere affection and respect with which I have the honour to remain,

:::Your wholly devoted and most obedient servant,

:::::Garin
:::::Apostolic Missionary

===Notes===
<references />

==Antoine Garin to Jean-Claude Colin, Kaipara, 25 April & 2 June 1844==

''Translated by Fr Brian Quin SM, September 2005''

'''[[APM]] Z 208 25 April 1844'''
Kaipara, Hato Rohario [Holy Rosary]

25 April, Feast of St Mark 1844

Very Reverend Father, and very worthy Superior General,

Perhaps you already know that seven or eight months ago I left Kororareka to carry on the sacred ministry at the Kaipara mission station. If I looked to my own liking, certainly I would prefer this station to the first, but in considering it in terms of the spiritual good of my soul, I can see, without any help, that the first position was preferable. At Kororareka, indeed, I could profit from the example of my confrères, and advance more easily in virtue by following in their steps, but here I have no other model but myself, and in deciding what I can do with such a model, I need to be warned, stimulated, and I am quite alone in being my own monitor and examiner, but thanks be given to Divine Providence, I am aware that the good God gives his graces in accord with our needs. I recall that once I wrote to you from Kororareka that I was experiencing strong feelings at the sight of the nakedness of the natives, and that, as in France, I was subject to strong temptations; but since I have been thrown among the natives, and have been called to live with them, I find myself entirely changed: where I was formerly impressionable I am now toughened; what formerly aroused concupiscence in me, on catching my eye, now [''repagne'' – repels?] me, I find it distasteful; to sleep in Maori villages [''Kainga'' Maoris] in a jumble with the natives was for me an occasion for evil fancies, now even women are for me like logs of wood; which makes me believe that Providence is watching over me, and is proportioning its favours according to my needs. However I am not entirely complacent; often after a peat fire, when the fire was thought to be entirely put out, blazing flames have reignited and produced a new fire.

The isolation I find myself in, and the variety of my work bring about a great slackening in various points of my Rule. Apart from that I am very happy with my new position. I like this sort of life very much; visiting the natives, sleeping among them, putting my house into order – those are my main occupations. Although I have no Brothers [with me] (I would like one very much) I am very happy and content with two young natives who obey me and love me. I also have a European man, and if it was not out of necessity, I would prefer not to have him, even if he was a man of faith and worthy of trust.
[''p''2] 2 June 1844. Since I began this letter several weeks have gone by. In the meantime I have been told that you intend to write to everyone individually [''vous devrez nous écrire à tous en particulier'']. I cannot bless Providence enough for providing us with so many means for salvation. I admit that I really need them; often I become anxious in seeing myself getting slack, and when I hear that our beloved confrères in France and you especially, Very Reverend Father, are concerning yourselves with the salvation of each person individually, I gain new heart. Yes, write to us and give us salutary advice to help us carry out our tasks as good religious and holy missionaries.

Commend me, I beg you, in particular, to the Reverend Fathers and beloved Brothers of the Society, so that the Blessed Virgin may keep me in the religious spirit, so that I do not fall into laxity, and especially that I do not fall into mortal sin. May those who pray for me not forget to pray as well for the flock entrusted to me.

Receive, Very Reverend Father, the signs of the sincere affection and respect with which I have the honour to be
::Your totally devoted and very obedient servant
:::Garin miss[ionary] ap[ostolic]

Girard0322

2026-08-10T23:57:29Z

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==April and 25 July 1844 — Father Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga==

''According to the copy, [[APM]] OC 208 (Tonga), Grange.''

''Three sheets forming twelve pages, ten of which are written; the eleventh was left blank, and the twelfth bears only Poupinel’s annotation.''

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

[p. 12]

''[In Poupinel’s hand:] Letter from Reverend Father Grange to a Father of the Society — Tonga-Tabou, April 1844.''

''Letter from Reverend Father Grange, Apostolic Missionary of the Society of Mary, to a Father of the same Society.''

----

:Tonga-Tabou, April 1844.

:My Reverend Father,

;[1]: The news we received concerning the Society and our friends through His Lordship the Bishop of Amata last November was more welcome to my heart in this distant land, I may say, than the pure, clear water of a spring is to a man who is thirsty and exhausted by the heat: ''aqua frigida animæ sitienti, est bonus nuntius de terra longinqua'' (Proverbs 25:25).<ref>Proverbs 25:25: “Like cold water to a thirsty throat is good news received from a distant land.”</ref> Until now, letters have not reached us, but please do not grow weary of writing to us. Entrust as many letters as you can to the sea; it will not always be cruel, and sometimes a kindly wave will cast a few of them upon the shore, where I shall gather them with happiness and gratitude.

;[2]: You ask me, Father, what my occupation is here in the land of your antipodes. Oh! I do here what you do in France, except that I do it less well than you. I instruct myself and I instruct others. I teach our Kanaks the purpose for which they are on earth; I teach them to abandon falsehood and embrace the truth. I have the consolation of seeing some of them listen to me and put what I tell them into practice. Others lend a fairly attentive ear to my words but take little trouble to abandon their wicked way of life. The greater number, however, find the doctrine I preach to them too severe, and I have the sorrow of seeing them turn away from me, at least for a time. In twenty-four hours the sun circles the globe, and everywhere it finds men with the same character and the same inclinations; everywhere it finds them cold and icy when eternal truths are concerned, yet filled with fire for vanity and falsehood. I recite my breviary; I try to recollect myself in order to pray. Like you, I celebrate Holy Mass almost every day, but while you are resting, just as you perform these holy actions while I am asleep. If I discharged all these duties well, we would fulfil to the letter these words of the Psalmist: ''dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam'';<ref>Psalm 18 (19):3: “Day pours out the story to day, and night imparts the knowledge to night.”</ref> we would thus form two choirs singing the praises of the Lord in turn, and our God would be glorified at all times as well as in all places. It is my fault alone if this devout concert does not become a reality.

;[3]: In my letters of last July, with which you are doubtless familiar, I spoke in detail about the island of Tonga and its inhabitants. Today I shall give you a few extracts from my journal so that you may become acquainted with the difficulties we encounter in preaching the Gospel and the hopes we may entertain.

;[4]: Since that time, God has allowed us to encounter many difficulties, from which His goodness has delivered us and will continue to deliver us, thanks to the fervent prayers you deign to address to Him on our behalf. The Wesleyan missionaries have redoubled [p. 2] their efforts and their slanders against us; I am not surprised. Every day they see their influence declining and ours increasing in the same proportion. They see that those among their coreligionists who are able to communicate with us always end by coming over to our side; the same is not true of those among our people who live with them. Apart from grace, the reason is that our disciples freely professed our holy faith, whereas the followers of heresy were brought to it by violence. Of our neophytes who came from Wallis, only one, who lived with the large Protestant tribe, consented after repeated solicitations to call himself a Protestant. But this apostasy, which lasted only a few days, merely brought the deceit of the heretics into the open. When the holy day of Easter arrived and he saw his Catholic brethren receiving Communion, while through his weakness he had deprived himself of that happiness, our prodigal came weeping and threw himself at our feet, begging for the grace of being admitted to the Communion of the Church. He also asked our Catholics to forgive the scandal he had caused, explaining that violence had been used against him.

;[5]: He had good reason to lament, for what an immense difference there is between receiving at Easter a piece of banana or breadfruit, as the Methodists give, and feeding upon the sacred Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ. A few days after the baptism mentioned in my previous letters, we arranged for fifteen people to make their First Communion. We gave the ceremony as much splendour as possible, for these new people are especially moved by the beauty of our ceremonies. The faithful, heretics, and unbelievers flocked to it in great numbers, and all went away filled with wonder.

;[6]: Confession, which at first sight appears so difficult a practice for our pride, has been embraced with joy on our island. I admit that the Protestant ministers have contributed somewhat to this, for those gentlemen require their followers to make public confession and perform public penance. Our islanders have no doubt keenly appreciated the gentleness of the yoke of Jesus Christ, which makes allowance for the sinner’s weakness and conceals his shame beneath the most inviolable secrecy. Moreover, before the arrival of the Europeans, our Kanaks had a kind of confession, practised especially in cases of illness. In their view, if someone suffers from a serious illness, it is always because he has offended some divinity, which is thus taking vengeance upon the guilty person. When the sick person is too weak to accuse himself, a friend who knows his fault takes his place.

;[7]: We have won one of the greatest victories that can be won over this people, whose pride equals, if it does not surpass, their extreme poverty. On this island a European occupies roughly the same position that a Negro slave occupies in Europe. Our Kanaks say quite casually, “my white man, my European,” just as our planters in the Antilles say, “my Negro, my slave.” I certainly do not approve of the European who despises his brother because he is black, although I recognise that the European is far superior to him in knowledge and civilisation. But for a poor islander of Tonga to trample upon us and despise us is altogether too ridiculous. Be that as it may, one of the principal chiefs, the one who had received us upon his lands, had been troubling us for a long time and [p. 3] even went so far as to claim the right to dictate laws to us in matters of religion. It was, he said, his religion, not the religion brought by the two old men. Fearing a complete rupture, we had offered him only slight resistance. Finally, on the occasion of a great festival, this chief issued an ordinance forbidding our neophytes to dance, while ordering everyone who was not baptised to dance under pain of a heavy fine. Perhaps you will laugh, but we considered this ordinance destructive of our mission, for the following reason. From the time of our arrival on the island, we had said that several of their dances were permissible. In fact, several of these dances are quite decent; they are performed by persons of the same sex, and when taking part they even wear clothing more modest than usual. Thus, if we now forbade our neophytes to perform them, our adversaries would be there to portray us as liars. They would not have failed to say that this was the way our religion proceeded: advancing little by little and ending by reducing men to slavery. We therefore wished to uphold to the letter what we had said at the beginning: we had permitted freedom. We did not want a chief, in the name of religion, to order or forbid anyone to dance.

;[8]: We therefore believed ourselves obliged to tell him that his ordinance was unjust. He lost his temper in front of everyone and said, “What business is this of these two white men, cast by the waves upon our lands? In whose house do these two white men live? Is it not mine?” We also answered him in front of everyone: “It is true that these two white men are lodged with you, and they thank you for it. But know that these two white men are not here to do your will. They are here to show you the way of truth, as well as all the peoples willing to listen to them. They are lodged with you, but if you are not satisfied, you need only say so and they will find lodging elsewhere. All lands do not end at the boundary of your domain, and several chiefs who are here would gladly receive them into their homes. You may command other white men, but not those sent by Jehovah. We shall fulfil our mission independently of your will. If no one is willing to receive us, we shall nevertheless have fulfilled our mission, as we have said many times. We shall depart with the blessings we came to bring you, leaving you only curses.” (We had reduced him almost to the point where he could no longer do without us.)

;[9]: At the word “curses,” he lowered his head and remained profoundly silent. (He was a catechumen.) We then withdrew from him, followed by several islanders who begged us to forgive him; it had been, they said, merely a fit of anger that would soon pass. At nightfall, he sent one of his children to ask whether we would see him. We answered that he might come, for we never bore hatred toward anyone. He came immediately, carrying a large kava root and accompanied by one of the wisest elders, who had recently made his First Communion. He sat at the door of our hut. When we renewed our entreaties for him to enter, he threw himself at our feet, bathed in tears, asking our forgiveness and kissing our hands. He then lowered his head and remained profoundly silent. After we had told him several times that we had forgotten everything, he said: “Forgive me, and forgive me a thousand times, for the offensive words I spoke to you. My house is yours, and I am only too happy that you are willing to remain in it. I ask you, as a great favour, never to leave it and to pray to the good God to make me better. Our ancestors were wicked, and we are wicked too. You who know so well how to suffer for the name of Jesus Christ, forgive me and remove from me the curses of which you spoke. Command me, and I shall carry out your orders.” Thereupon we gave him a small present, and he withdrew content. We had every reason to think matters would turn out in this way.

;[10]: For a long time we were unable to enter every part of the island because the Methodist gentlemen had taken pleasure in portraying us in highly unfavourable colours. But because truth always prevails in the end, these unfortunate impressions, the consequences of their slanders, gradually disappeared and are now found only among a few stubborn fanatics. In general, people do not hate us; indeed, I may say that they love us. Toward the end of last July, we visited an entirely Protestant tribe for the first time. The great chief and all the inhabitants gave us an excellent welcome. We even paid a short visit to the minister, our adversary, who received us politely but coldly. We had scarcely left when he mounted the pulpit and began pouring forth against us and our religion all the customary slanders. That evening we had to answer all his accusations: that we are idolaters who worship the Blessed Virgin, the saints, and the Cross; that we prohibit marriage; that we forbid the people to read the Bible; and that ours is a religion which kills men or converts them by force. You will doubtless not have anticipated this, but I had to refute for our islanders the objections concerning the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre and the Inquisition.

;[11]: They were very satisfied with our arguments. We refuted some of the objections very seriously, while against others we employed ridicule, a weapon that is sometimes very effective among our islanders. I noticed, however, that my answers concerning the Cross made little impression upon a chief who had given us a very friendly welcome. I then took my pencil and began writing a few words in my notebook. “What are you writing there?” he asked me. “I am writing about the fine welcome you gave us. I am deeply touched by your friendship, which I never wish to forget. I even want my friends in France to know of it, and they will certainly love you when they learn that you have done me good. Today I am firmly resolved always to remember your kindness, but man is weak and easily forgets things when he does not have before his eyes objects that recall them to his memory. That is why I am writing these words, so that if I should ever forget the good Nukuvakano has done me, I may recall it by looking at my book.” Immediately understanding my meaning—that the Cross was a venerable sign recalling God’s immense love for us—he said to me, “Old man, your tongue is upright, and doubtless your heart is also.”

;[12]: Concerning the accusation that we compel people to embrace our religion by violence, I was in a tribe whom the Protestants had converted by force of arms, and I answered: “Yes, we force people to turn to our religion. Our religion is a religion that kills, a religion intended for the ruin of men. Yours is a religion that brings people to itself through gentle persuasion, a religion of peace, charity, and love. Wherever your ministers have passed, one sees evidence of this persuasion and charity. I see proofs of it here, and on my way to visit you today I passed through Hule<ref>See [[Girard0261|doc. 261]], § 26, note 5.</ref>—a tribe whose entire population was massacred because it refused to become Protestant. I looked for men there and found only bones. That is love and charity, but the kind of love cats have for rats and sharks for other fish.” At this point an old man from the tribe of Hule, who had witnessed everything, interrupted me: “Your tongue is strong, but it speaks the truth. Say no more about it; spare us our regrets.”

;[13]: The Methodist was terrified by the warm reception we had received. “Those bewitched papists,” he said, “are capable of drawing everyone to themselves.” Consequently, he forbade all his people to have any dealings with us or even to receive us into their homes, saying that there was no crime comparable to communicating with a Catholic. Thus, on our second visit, we were received coldly. When we left the tribe, a native followed us to say that the chief asked us not to return to his home or his lands. We judged it appropriate to retrace our steps and speak to him as follows:

;[14]: “We have returned to learn exactly what you think and why you receive us so badly today, when on the previous occasion you gave us such a cordial welcome.” As he did nothing but stammer, we continued: “You do not wish to tell us what you think, but we understand it perfectly. Your language toward us has changed, but your heart has not; it is still the same, always inclined toward gentleness and friendship. It is a true Tongan heart. Indeed, ever since your islands became known, everyone has agreed in giving them the name Friendly Islands because of the goodness of their inhabitants. You were already friends of all men while you were still unbelievers; now that you have embraced religion, if it is good, it should have increased and perfected the goodness of your hearts. We may therefore conclude that your hostility toward us did not originate on your island; it comes from a foreign land. But what am I saying? It is not hostility, but only the appearance of it. It is indeed upon your lips, but it is far from your heart. Yes, when you were forbidden a thousand things that are forbidden neither by God nor among any people in the world, you obeyed because your hearts desire only peace. But when you are forbidden to love and an attempt is made to force you to hate, it will be impossible for you to obey. One might as well command fish to fly or the sea to abandon your shores.”

;[15]: “Besides, why should you hate us? Have we harmed anyone? We do not take up arms to force you to embrace our [p. 6] religion. We come to visit peoples in friendship, and if anyone wishes to learn our doctrine, we are always ready to teach it.” “But,” he replied, “we have our religion and our missionary.” “You have a missionary—that is, he assumes the title. But ask him where he comes from and who sent him; if he tells the truth, you will know what he is. If he refuses to tell it, we shall tell it ourselves. Why does the man you call your missionary hide when we approach and say so much evil of us after we have departed? If he is a true missionary, let him come forward, show his credentials, and defend his cause. Only those who do evil have reason to hide. As for us, who are true missionaries, we seek the light and desire everyone to see our works.”

;[16]: While we spoke in this way, the poor chief trembled in every limb. We could draw only these words from him: “I do not forbid you to come; you may do as you wish.” Nevertheless, so frightened were the people by the minister’s threats that no one dared offer us hospitality, something unheard of in Tonga. This tribe had been brought to Protestantism by force, and they feared their conqueror. It was night when we departed. Exhausted by hunger and fatigue, we were reduced to taking shelter in an abandoned hut outside the tribe. We were content, however, for as disciples of Him who had nowhere to lay His head,<ref>See Matthew 8:20: “Foxes have dens and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”</ref> we had more than we deserved.

;[17]: On our third visit to this tribe, we were received hardly any better because of the Wesleyan minister’s renewed diatribes. Everyone loves us, however, but they are afraid. Nevertheless, one family dared to give us an excellent welcome in defiance of the missionary’s orders. “We have seen in the Book,” the head of this family told us, “that the great commandment is to love God and all men as ourselves.<ref>See Matthew 22:37–39: Jesus said to him: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. A second is equally important: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”</ref> We therefore do not wish to listen to the missionary who orders us to hate you. My house is yours. Come whenever you wish; come often. We shall receive you as well as we can.”

;[18]: The great chief of the tribe in which we live had recently been warned and had resolved to force the unbelievers and Protestants either to become Catholics or leave his tribe. Before undertaking anything, however, he came to consult us. We strongly exhorted him to allow everyone complete freedom of conscience. “But the Protestants,” he said, “certainly used violence.” “Yes, but they are not the envoys of Jehovah. They do not understand the spirit of the Gospel, which forbids coercion and teaches us to win over unbelievers and heretics by our good example, persuasion, and the power of truth. If Jehovah wished to employ force, who could resist His omnipotence? He wishes to leave all men free; we must do the same.” This incident became known throughout the island and caused the natives to say: “The papists are not like the others. When we desire a religion, theirs is the one we shall embrace.” [p. 7]

;[19]: Two causes, among others, greatly retard the mission’s progress here. The first arises from Protestantism and the incessant slanders of the Wesleyan ministers. “Let us always lie; let us lie boldly,” Voltaire said, “something will always remain.” If you experience the disastrous results of this detestable maxim so strongly in France, how much more harmful must its effect be upon the minds of a far more ignorant people, full of prejudices and lacking the means to uncover the deceit. Furthermore, we have the misfortune of arriving after the heretics, and the brutality they use toward their disciples makes the unbelievers fear that we will treat them in the same way later if they join us. “We fear beatings,” they say; “that is why we remain unbelievers.” It is useless for us to let them witness the happiness enjoyed by those who have been baptised; the Methodists are there to frighten them: “They appear gentle now, but wait a while and you will see the most extraordinary punishments fall upon you: red-hot irons, imprisonment, and death. They appear good, but they are wolves covered in sheepskins.”

;[20]: Party spirit is also extremely unfavourable to us. I have heard people say: “I do not wish to belong to that man’s religion because he is not of my tribe; I hate him.” A small path dividing the territories of two tribes often makes them bitter enemies who exchange the epithets “fools,” “ignorant men,” “cowards,” and “savages.” As a consequence, they come to feel genuine contempt for everything connected with their adversaries, even their religion. As you can see, we shall require time, patience, and an abundance of grace to demolish this wall of separation completely and make all the inhabitants of Tonga one people of brothers.

;[21]: Nevertheless, grace is already working in a fairly perceptible manner, as the following small incident shows. An old woman had gravely insulted the son of a great chief who, with his entire family, is Catholic. It had been decided that the guilty woman would receive forty-five blows with a stick as punishment. But the chief’s wife, our most fervent neophyte, said to her husband: “You wish to punish this woman as though you were an unbeliever. Yet before being baptised, did you not say five or six times a day, ‘Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us’? You wish to punish this woman according to the gravity of her fault, but if God treated us as we deserve, what would become of us? Since He is good enough to forgive our enormous and innumerable faults, must we not forgive the offences committed against us? That is what the two old men told us last Sunday. Send for them, and you will see what they say.” As you will anticipate, we pronounced a sentence of absolution, and the woman, who was an unbeliever, immediately converted.

;[22]: A serious cause of war arose following a theft committed in the tribe where we live. It concerned several whale teeth that were worshipped there. Through repeated approaches to both parties, we succeeded in concluding peace. The two old men have also had the happiness of bringing several other fairly serious quarrels to a successful conclusion, and this ministry of reconciliation has benefited our holy cause. Everyone [p. 8] said: “The Wesleyan missionaries made us wage war, while these missionaries restrain us when we wish to do so. Their religion is a religion of love; it is good for Tonga.”

;[23]: At the same time, the chief of the heretics visited all the unbelieving tribes. He was poorly received everywhere. Everywhere people answered that they did not yet wish to convert, that they still wished to examine matters, and that the religion they would later embrace would doubtless not be his, but the one preached by the two old men. “It is a false religion and the enemy of mankind,” the minister said. “You say so, but we do not believe you.” He proposed sending one tribe a particular missionary whom he named. This was the answer he received: “When we wish to learn debauchery, we shall ask you to send us Mr M…”<ref>Mr Miles; see [[Girard0321|doc. 321]], § 25.</ref> He is a sailor, formerly the cook aboard a whaling ship, who, after leading the dissolute life of a deserter from a ship in Tonga for six years, was accepted as a missionary by the Wesleyan Society.

;[24]: Despite everything I have just said, because of His Lordship Pompallier’s delay in visiting us, our mission had fallen into a state of languor that, humanly speaking, was bound to bring about its downfall. Suddenly, on 22 November, we were informed of the arrival of a French warship, the ''Bucéphale'', with His Lordship the Bishop of Amata aboard.<ref>See [[Girard0321|doc. 321]], § 27, note 13.</ref> I shall not speak to you about this most welcome visit, for you know the details.

;[25]: Since the departure of the ''Bucéphale'', our mission has regained its vigour. But because the work of God can never progress without hardship, a general illness came to afflict our island, and our enemies spread the rumour that the French ship had brought it. Nevertheless, their influence declines from day to day, and ours increases in the same proportion. The principal chief of their party loves and respects us. We have just held a solemn baptism of forty people, fifteen of whom had belonged to the heresy. A few days later, we arranged for twenty-four people to make their First Communion. Today we number fifty-four communicants in our small Christian community. May your prayers help us increase that number.

;[26]: A little girl, seven or eight years old and already well instructed, has shown us that intelligence and feeling are foreign to no people. Her father and mother called themselves Catholics, but took little trouble to prepare for baptism. Since we had reasons for not baptising the little girl without her parents, we told her to wait a little longer. Deeply distressed by our answer, she went to her parents and said: “You are always neglecting to prepare yourselves for baptism. You continue living in the same way; you are damning yourselves. If you were to die in this state, you would go to hell, as the two old men say. Yet you are not content merely to be unhappy yourselves; you are also the cause of my unhappiness. All my companions will be happy the day after tomorrow, while I remain in my unhappiness, and it is because of you. And yet you say that you love me.” As she was weeping profusely, her parents answered: [p. 9] “Take comfort, dear child; at the next baptism, all of us will be included.”

;[27]: Do not imagine that everything here is marvellous. Good and evil are mingled everywhere. In Tonga one encounters indifference toward religion, ingratitude, and even contempt for its ministers. But here, as elsewhere, the good God knows how to find His chosen ones, and we have several very fervent Christians. Among the first converts was a young married couple in whom we found great uprightness of mind joined to genuine piety. We asked them to live in a small unbelieving tribe, hoping that their good example would bring some people to the faith. Our hope was not disappointed. They spread the sweet fragrance of Jesus Christ so thoroughly around them that we already number more than forty people in this small settlement, all of whom appear to have been formed upon the model of those first two edifying neophytes.

;[28]: In this same tribe, I found a little prodigy whom you will have difficulty believing. He is a small child only three years old, yet already sufficiently instructed that, however I questioned him, I could not confound him with any question from his catechism. This little angel asked our permission to instruct his relatives, all of whom, except his father and mother, are still unbelievers. He is an excellent catechist, all the more because no one can refuse his innocent simplicity. He says the blessing before meals and the thanksgiving afterward for the family. He has seen Mass celebrated five or six times and already imitates all its ceremonies. A banana leaf serves him as a corporal and a seashell as a chalice, but when he grows up, he intends to celebrate it in earnest. One day he said the following to his grandfather and grandmother: “You love me very much, and I love you very much too. But you serve the devil, who is wicked, while I serve Jehovah, who is infinitely good. You are walking upon the road to hell, while I am upon the road that leads to happiness. You must join me and abandon the devil, that wicked master. I wish to go to heaven, and we must go there together; otherwise we shall be obliged to part and no longer love one another.” In another tribe, I saw a six-year-old girl who was no less interesting and possessed the same aptitude. I assure you that these consolations make me forget a thousand hardships.

;[29]: If I told you there was no suffering here, I would be deceiving you. We have hardships, and indeed many of them. If I related them all in detail, I might perhaps frighten some of those who are considering joining us. But God is powerful enough to sustain the one He sends. Therefore, do not let the thought of tribulations restrain your noble zeal for the missions; consolations are still more abundant here. Hardships! But missionaries perhaps suffer fewer than so many seafarers. The seas are traversed by countless merchants who suffer as much as, and more than, we do. Hardships! Whalers and pearl traders have them. No doubt those who, driven by the love of glory and science, travel from one pole to the other at the risk of being buried beneath mountains of ice in search of terrestrial magnetism have them too. And would we not do, to win souls for God and fish for those pearls that [p. 10] must one day adorn the heavens, what others do every day to serve vanity or enrich the domain of science? Many of those seafarers labour only for time; we labour for eternity. They place their reward here below, where at any moment it may be swallowed up with them in the depths of the sea. As for us, we can and must say: ''Scio cui credidi, et certus sum quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem.''<ref>2 Timothy 1:12: ''Ob quam causam etiam hæc patior, sed non confundor. Scio enim cui credidi, et certus sum quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem.'' (“That is why I endure these sufferings. But I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have placed my faith, and I am certain that He has the power to guard the deposit entrusted to me until that Day.”)</ref>

;[30]: A final word about the vine I planted. After a thousand different attempts, I succeeded in restraining this exuberant power of vegetation and had the consolation of seeing it bear fruit. What do you think I did with the first grapes harvested in Tonga? Do you think I gave them away? Preserved them? No, nothing of the kind. I picked them reverently. I pressed them through a very clean cloth; then, after clarifying the juice, I used it to celebrate Holy Mass on the first of January this year. Since my confrère<ref>Joseph Chevron.</ref> was absent that day, I had no one to whom I could express my New Year’s wishes. I thus found myself alone, six thousand leagues from my homeland. I could not make you hear my most sincere wishes, yet my heart needed to pour itself out. What could I do? I celebrated for all the members of the Society of Mary and for my relatives, friends, and benefactors in France. I entrusted the One who is present in all times and all places with conveying my wishes to you. May they be fulfilled! You will be happy—happy on earth, where we probably shall not see one another again, and happier still in heaven, where I hope to precede you, never to be separated again.

;[31]: 25 July. My letter had been finished for a long time. I now have an opportunity to send it to you. His Lordship Bataillon, our new Vicar Apostolic, has come to visit our mission aboard the ''Adolphe'', a French merchant ship, and is about to leave us. May the Star of the Sea guide the ''Adolphe'' safely amid the waves; may it carry my letter to you as quickly as possible and be able to bring one back to me from you, my very dear Father. Write to me whatever you wish—only write to me—and do not forget to pray for us.

::Farewell.

:::Jérôme Grange, Apostolic Missionary
:::of the Society of Mary.

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0322|'''0322''', Apr & 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to a Marist Father, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0328|0328*, 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

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2026-08-10T04:51:26Z

Merv:

==26 February and approximately 26 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Nicoud, parish priest at Saint-Clair near Condrieu, Rhône; Father Villerd, teacher at Saint-Jodard near Roanne, Loire; Father Fond at Les Chartreux, Lyon; and Father Duplay, superior of the major seminary of Lyon, Tonga==

''Based on the original, [[APM]] OC 208 (Tonga), Grange.''

Six sheets of “Bath” paper, comprising twenty-four pages, twenty-three of which are written; the twenty-fourth bears only Poupinel's annotation. This letter, begun on 26 February 1844, must have been completed around 26 July of the same year, when the ''Adolphe'' called at Tonga (cf. § 40 below and [[Girard0322|doc. 322]], § 31).

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 24]''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga, 24 February 1844 - Father Grange

:Tonga-Tabou, 26 February 1844

;[1]: ''Aqua frigida animae sitienti, et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua'' (Proverbs 25:25).<ref>Proverbs 25:25: “Like cold water to a thirsty throat is good news received from a distant land.”</ref> Dear friends, these words should not be understood as applying from me to you, but from you to me. Indeed, what can I tell you that would be pleasing, that would be to you what good, fresh, pure water is to a man parched by long thirst? I should be very pleased that you are willing to take the trouble to read my letters, which contain nothing interesting except what your kind hearts and friendship for me are willing to find in them. But as for me, six thousand leagues from you and long deprived of your presence, your gentle conversation, and your good examples, which were a pleasant and nourishing drink to me, your letters will truly be good news coming from far away and will produce upon my thirsty heart the effect that fresh, pure water produces upon a man oppressed by long thirst. It will soon be three years since I left you when I left France, and since then I have received<ref group="variant">“Received” was written above the line.</ref> no news from Europe. I am quite sure that you have written to me, but your courier has been unfaithful; perhaps the deceitful sea retained your letters solely for the pleasure of depriving me of them, for it has no use for them. I think my courier has been more faithful than yours and that you have already received three of my letters. But do not tire of writing to me. Please entrust to the sea as many letters as you can.<ref group="variant">“As you can” was written above the line.</ref> Your courier will not always be deceitful, nor<ref group="variant">“Nor” was written above the line.</ref> the sea<ref group="variant">“The sea” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase.</ref> always cruel. One day some kindly waves will cast several upon the shore, and I shall gather them with pleasure and gratitude. ''[p. 2]''

;[2]: You may ask what occupies me in the country of your antipodes. Well, dear friends, I do here what you do in France, only I do it less well than you. I instruct myself and others. I teach people the purpose for which they are on earth; I teach them to abandon falsehood and turn toward truth. Some listen to me without wishing to change, while the greater number will not even listen. The sun takes<ref group="variant">“Takes” was written above the line.</ref> only twelve hours to visit the two most opposite points of the globe, and everywhere it finds people with the same character and inclinations:<ref group="variant">“Inclinations” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> ice toward truth and fire for falsehood. I recite my breviary and try to pray as you do, only I do so at different hours. As you teach, pray, and say Holy Mass while I sleep, I teach, pray, and say Holy Mass while you rest.<ref group="variant">“Rest” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> If I did all this well, we would literally fulfil the Psalmist's words: ''dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam''.<ref>Psalm 18 (19):3: “Day pours out the story to day, and night imparts knowledge to night.”</ref> We would form two choirs singing the glory of God alternately, and the Lord would be praised at all times as in all places. If it is not so, the fault is mine alone.

;[3]: How many things I would have to tell you! But I have neither the time nor the strength to tell everything, and you undoubtedly would not have the courage to hear it all. I shall therefore give only an abridgement of my journal. In my other letters I spoke to you about our island and the character of its inhabitants. In this one I shall speak only about our mission, its ''[p. 3]'' progress, and its obstacles.

;[4]: Since the last letter I addressed to you on 2 July 1843,<ref>Cf. [[Girard0264|doc. 264]], letter of 1 July 1843 to Nicoud.</ref> we have endured many hardships, but God delivered us from them, delivers us, and will deliver us, as we hope from His goodness; the prayers you offer for us undoubtedly contribute greatly as well (2 Corinthians 1:10).<ref>Cf. 2 Corinthians 1:10-11: “It is He who delivered us from such imminent death, who delivers us, and who, we hope, will deliver us in the future, especially if you yourselves also assist us by your prayers.” (''La sainte Bible'', Crampon translation).</ref> Illness came; the Protestants redoubled their slanderous efforts against us; and the inhabitants appeared to abandon us. But God enabled us to triumph advantageously, and the consolations He lavished upon us far exceeded our hardships. It is not surprising that the Protestants make renewed efforts. Every day they see their influence diminish and ours increase in proportion. They see that all their co-religionists who can communicate with us eventually come over to our side. The same is not true of ours who live among them; they remain firm. Apart from grace, the reason is that they freely embrace our holy religion, whereas those of the Protestants were made to convert by force. Among those who came from Wallis, only one, living in the large Protestant tribe, had declared himself Protestant after every kind of solicitation; but this apostasy served only to display the heretics' error openly. When the holy day of Easter came, seeing his Catholic companions receive Communion while he himself was deprived of it, he came weeping to ask our pardon and the grace of being admitted to the Communion of the Church. He also asked pardon from his Catholic co-religionists, saying that violence had been done to him.

;[5]: This still-new people is especially moved by the beauty of our ceremonies; and what a difference there is between receiving a piece of banana or breadfruit<ref>The French editor corrects the source to “breadfruit.”</ref> at Easter ''[p. 4]'' and receiving the sacred Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ! A few days after the baptism, we arranged the First Communion of fifteen people. We gave it as much solemnity as possible, as we had done for the baptism, and at both ceremonies we had a great number<ref group="variant">“Number” was written above the line.</ref> of faithful, pagans, and heretics, all of whom were amazed.

;[6]: Confession, which at first appears so difficult, has been embraced with joy on our island. Indeed, what appears more difficult than bringing proud, sensual people to throw themselves at another person's feet and say, “My Father, bless me, for I am guilty”? But what appears impossible to man is easy for God. The Protestants undoubtedly contributed to this, because they require their followers to make public confession and penance. Our islanders found a great difference between confession established by Jesus Christ as a sacrament and protected by the most inviolable secrecy, and confession established by human will for the sinner's shame. The inhabitants' ancient custom also contributed, for even before Europeans arrived they had a kind of confession, especially during illness. In their minds, if someone is struck by a serious illness, it is always because he offended some divinity who is taking revenge upon the offender; if the sick person is too weak to accuse himself, another who knows his life makes the confession for him. Might this be some remnant of Catholicism received from their Asian ancestors, from whom they probably descended?

;[7]: You have won one of the greatest victories that can be won in this country. The people we must evangelize possess pride equal to their poverty and misery. They regard Europeans more or less as people in Europe regard ''[p. 5]'' Negroes and slaves. It is undoubtedly wrong for Europeans to despise people who are their brothers and, like them, redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; but Europeans at least have some reasons for acting in that way. Their knowledge is far superior to that of slaves and Negroes. Yet it is great folly among our peoples, who are infinitely inferior to us in every respect.

;[8]: One of the principal chiefs, the first to receive us on his lands, had long been harassing us and wished to direct us even in religious matters. It was, he said, his religion, not the religion brought by the two old men. We had always resisted him, but mildly, fearing a general rupture. Finally, on the occasion of a great feast, this chief issued an order forbidding baptized persons to dance and ordering those who were not baptized to dance under penalty of a severe fine. This order was destructive of our mission because, from our arrival on the island, we had said that dancing was permitted. If we then forbade it to the baptized, our adversaries were present to make us appear liars, saying that our religion's course was to proceed little by little and finally reduce people to slavery. We therefore wished to maintain literally what we had said at first. We allowed freedom in this matter. We do not want anyone to be ordered in the name of religion either to dance or not to dance. We therefore believed ourselves obliged to tell him that his order was unjust. He flew into a rage before everyone and said: “What business is it of these two white men, these two white men cast by the waves upon our lands? With whom do these two white men live? Is it not with me?” Then, in everyone's presence, we told him: “Yes, these two white men are lodged with you; that is true, and they thank you for it. But ''[p. 6]'' know that these two white men are not here to do your will or obey you in anything. They are here to show you the path of truth, as well as all peoples willing to listen to them. They are lodged with you, but if you are dissatisfied, you need only say so; they will find lodging elsewhere. All the land does not end at your domain. Several chiefs here will give them a place to live. You may command other white men, but not those whom God sends. We shall fulfil our mission independently of your will, and even if no one is willing to receive us, we shall have fulfilled our mission. As we have told you several times, we shall depart with the blessings we came to bring you, leaving only curses for you.” We had more or less reduced him to being unable to do without us.

;[9]: At the word “curses” he lowered his head and maintained a profound silence. He was a catechumen. At that moment we separated from him. Several people accompanied us to our dwelling, begging us to forgive him. It was, they told us, an unexpected moment of anger that would soon pass. Four hours elapsed until nightfall. He then sent one of his children to ask whether we were willing and able to give him an audience. We replied that he could come, for we never hated anyone. He immediately came, accompanied by one of the wisest old men, who had just made his First Communion, and carrying a large kava root. Reaching the door of our hut, he sat down without daring to enter. When we told him not to fear and that he could enter, he threw himself at our feet, bathed in tears, asking our pardon and kissing our hands; then he kept a long silence with his head lowered. After we told him several ''[p. 6]'' times that we sincerely forgave him, he said:<ref group="variant">“He said” was written above the line.</ref> “Pardon, and a thousand times pardon, for the offensive words I said to you. My house is yours, and I am too happy that you are willing to remain there. I ask you as a great favour never to leave it and to pray to the good God to make me better. Our ancestors were wicked, and we too are wicked. Forgive us, you who know so well how to forgive and suffer for the name of Jesus Christ, and remove from me the curses of which you spoke. Tell us what we must do, and we shall carry it out.” We then gave him a small present to show that we had forgotten everything. He withdrew content. We had the strongest reasons for believing that matters would turn out in this way.

;[10]: We remained for quite a long time without being able to enter every part of the island, because the slanders spread against us by the Protestants had at first produced an unfavourable effect upon the inhabitants. But since truth always ultimately prevails, all these impressions are gradually disappearing and now remain only among a few obstinate fanatics. In general, we are no longer hated, and the greater number love us.

;[11]: Toward the end of last July, for the first time we visited a large, entirely Protestant tribe, where the great chief and all the inhabitants received us very well. We also visited the minister who was our adversary; he received us civilly but coldly. As soon as we left him, he mounted the pulpit and in his address uttered all the customary slanders against us and the religion. That evening we had to answer them all: we worship the Blessed Virgin and the saints; we worship the cross; we forbid marriage; we do not permit the people to read the Bible; and ours is a religion that kills people and converts them by force. Would you believe it? I had to answer the inhabitants' objections ''[p. 8]'' concerning the Inquisition and the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre.

;[12]: They were very satisfied with the explanations we gave them. We answered some questions seriously; for others, we merely turned the accuser into an object of ridicule. This latter means is very effective among the islanders. I had great difficulty making a great chief who received us amicably understand the cross. In vain I told him that it was only a memorial reminding us of the benefits of our redemption and the immense love of our Redeemer, a memorial well able to console us amid life's many hardships; he did not appear to grasp my meaning. I then took my pencil and began writing a few words in my notebook. “What are you writing?” he asked. “I am writing about the fine reception you have given us,” I replied. “I was deeply touched by your friendship, which I never wish to forget. I even want my friends in France to know of it, and they will certainly love you when they learn that you did me good. Today I firmly intend always to remember it, but since man is weak and easily forgets things when he does not have before his eyes objects that recall them, I am writing these words so that, if I ever forget the good Nukuvakano does me today, I may remember it by looking at my book.” Then, fully understanding my meaning, he told me: “Old man, your tongue is straight, and undoubtedly your heart is too....” “Moreover, ask those of our religion; they will tell you our teaching on this matter.” At this, one of the inhabitants accompanying us replied: “The old men consider anyone who worshipped the cross, the Blessed Virgin, or the saints to be like a pagan;<ref>The French editor suggests “pagan” as the probable reading.</ref> he would not belong to our religion.” “You see,” we told him, “that those who told you all that deceived you or were themselves in error.” At these words he ''[p. 9]'' replied: “You are upright.”

;[13]: Regarding the claim that we use violence - I was speaking in a tribe the Protestants had converted by force of arms - I replied: “Yes, we compel people to turn to our religion; ours is a religion that kills and ruins people, while yours is a religion that converts through gentle persuasion, a religion of peace, charity, and love. Wherever your ministers have passed, marks of this persuasion, charity, and love can be seen. I see marks of them here. Coming to see you today, I passed through Hule<ref>Cf. [[Girard0261|doc. 261]], § 26, n. 5.</ref>” - a tribe that was entirely massacred because it refused to submit. “I looked for people there and found only bones! That is love and charity, but the love and charity cats have for rats and sharks for other fish.” An old man from the tribe just named, who had seen everything, then told me: “Old man, your words are strong, but they are true. Speak to us no more about it; spare us regret.”

;[14]: The missionary was terrified by the fine reception given to us. “These bewitched papists,” he said, “are capable of attracting everyone to themselves.” Consequently, he forbade all his co-religionists to have any contact with us, whether by visiting us or receiving us into their homes. “There is no crime,” he said, “like communicating with a Catholic.” On our second journey to that same tribe, we immediately noticed extraordinary coldness in the great chief and the people. Nevertheless, outwardly everything went well. After conversing for quite some time, we took our leave; but an inhabitant accompanying us remained behind for a while, then rejoined us and said that the chief asked us not to return to his home or his tribe. We then retraced our steps ''[p. 10]'' and spoke to him as follows:

;[15]: “We have returned to you to learn exactly what you think and why you receive us so badly today, when you received us so well on our first visit.” Since he stammered without daring<ref group="variant">“Daring” was written above the line.</ref> to tell us his thoughts plainly, we continued: “You will not tell us what you think, but we understand it well enough. Your language toward us has changed, but your heart has not; it is still the same, inclined to kindness, gentleness, and friendship - a Tongan heart. Indeed, since your islands became known, everyone has agreed to call them the Friendly Islands because of their inhabitants' gentleness. You were already friends of all people while you were still pagan; now that you have embraced religion, religion, if it is good, should have increased and perfected your friendship. We may therefore conclude that your hostility toward us did not originate on your island; it comes from a foreign land. But what am I saying? It is not hostility, only its appearance. It is indeed upon your lips but far from your heart. Yes, when you were forbidden a thousand things forbidden neither by God nor by any people in the world, you obeyed because your hearts desire only gentleness and peace; but when you are forbidden to love, when hatred is imposed upon you as a commandment, it will be impossible to obey. It would be like commanding fish to fly away from the sea and flee into its bed.”

;[16]: “Moreover, for what reasons would you hate us? Have we harmed anyone? We do not come here ''[p. 11]'' with weapons to make you embrace our religion. We do not come to teach people against their will. We come to visit the people in friendship and, if anyone wishes to know our doctrine, we are always ready<ref>The French editor corrects the source to “ready.”</ref> to make it known to them.” Here he told us: “But we have our religion and our missionary.” “Yes,” we<ref group="variant">“We” was written above the line.</ref> replied, “you have a missionary; it pleases him to assume that title, but ask him where he comes from and who sent him. If he tells the truth, you will know what he is; if he refuses to tell it, we shall tell you. Why does the man you call your missionary hide when we approach and speak so much evil of us in our absence? If he is a true missionary, as he tells you, let him come and show his credentials and defend his cause. Hiding and fleeing from the light belong only to those who do evil. As for us, we are what we tell you we are; we seek the light and desire everyone to see our hearts.”

;[17]: While we spoke in this way, he trembled in every limb. We could extract from him only these words: “I do not forbid you to come; you will do as you wish.” Nevertheless, everyone trembled beneath the orders of the chief, who was driven by the missionary. No one would offer us hospitality, something unheard of in this country. It is a tribe converted by force; defeated, they fear their conqueror, who is Protestant.

;[18]: It was night. We departed, but, exhausted by hunger and fatigue, we were obliged to let ourselves fall inside an abandoned house outside the tribe. Nevertheless, we were content. The disciples of Him who had nowhere to lay His head<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”</ref> always have more than they deserve. ''[p. 12]'' The great chief, however, learned that we had camped<ref>The French editor suggests “camped” as the probable reading.</ref> outside in a house used to shelter animals, and he was displeased. He sent two of his men to ask us to sleep at his house. We first replied that we thanked him, that it was almost day, and that we were about to set out. Not satisfied with these reasons, he sent two men a second time, together with his sister, asking as a great favour that we not leave in anger, but return to his house at least for a moment to make peace, after which we might do as we wished. We returned. He<ref group="variant">“He” was written above the line.</ref> received us very well and offered us his house whenever we wished to visit his tribe. He had feared the anger of the island's greatest chief, whom he knew received us very well.

;[19]: On our third journey to this tribe, we were scarcely better received than on the second. The missionary had worked upon them again. Everyone in this tribe loves us, but, being conquered, they fear everything. Nevertheless, one family dared to take it upon themselves to receive us very well in defiance of the missionary's orders. “Well,” the head of this family told us, “we have seen in the book that the great commandment is to love God and all people as ourselves.<ref>Matthew 22:37-39: Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. A second is equally important: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”</ref> We shall therefore not listen to the missionary who orders us to hate you. My house is yours. Come whenever you wish; come often; we shall receive you as well as we can.”

;[20]: The great chief of the tribe where we live,<ref group="variant">“Where we live” was written above the line.</ref> recently converted, wishes to force the pagans and Protestants either to become Catholic or leave his tribe. Before doing anything, however, he consulted us. ''[p. 13]'' We strongly urged him to leave everyone freedom of conscience. “But the Protestants certainly used force,” he told us. “The Protestants,” we replied, “are not God's avengers. They do not understand the spirit of the Gospel, which teaches that we must lead pagans and heretics by our good examples. Persuasion is the force of truth, and the truth forbids us ever to employ open force. If God wished to use such a means, who could resist His omnipotence? But He wishes to leave everyone free and wants His ministers to act in the same way. Those who use violence thereby show that they are not sent by God.” He assented to our arguments. When this episode became known throughout the island, the inhabitants said: “The papists are not like the others. When we want a religion, theirs is the one we shall embrace.”

;[21]: Two things, independently of all other causes, greatly retard the mission's progress here. First are the Protestants, who are always present to utter slanders against the Catholic religion and its ministers. “Lie, lie a great deal,” Voltaire said; “something will always remain,” and this is only too true. Here falsehood could sometimes take on the colours of truth. In France, where there are so many means of discerning truth from falsehood, a lie must all the more produce some bad effects. Here, where people<ref group="variant">“People” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> are less educated and have even fewer means of knowing the truth, the heretics were here before us, which creates a presumption in their favour among those attached to them. Moreover, the way they treat their co-religionists makes the pagans fear that one day we too might treat them ''[p. 14]'' in the same manner. “We fear beatings,” the latter say; “that is why we remain pagan.” The true religion is indeed powerful in making people happy even in this life, and those on our island fortunate enough to embrace it already experience something of this. But the heretics are always there to tell everyone concerning us: “They now display gentleness and kindness, but wait a while and you will see the most extraordinary punishments fall upon you: red-hot irons, prison, and death. They appear good, but they are wolves clothed in sheepskins.”

;[22]: Party spirit is also very unfavourable. Here people say: “I do not wish to belong to that man's religion because he is not from my tribe; I hate him.” The hatred existing between tribes causes the inhabitants to insult one another. One despises the other and, along with everything else, despises whatever concerns religion. A little path dividing the territories of two tribes here creates sworn enemies. The inhabitants on one side say that those on the other are fools, ignorant, cowardly, and savage; those on the other side of the path say the same in return about their enemies. From this arise disastrous quarrels and wars. It is truly pitiful. But with a little reflection, one should not be surprised, since nearly the same thing is found in Europe, civilized and perfected for eighteen hundred years by the Catholic religion, which is destined to overthrow the wall of separation existing between peoples. In France, as you know, an inhabitant of a great city often despises one from an ordinary town, and a townsman disdains a country dweller. One even sees two sections of a parish separated by a little stream sometimes say everything our islanders separated by a small bay or a few shells say to one another; they would ''[p. 15]'' even come to blows if they did not have more means of restraint than our savages. Oh, if people were truly reasonable, they would soon become Christians; and if they perfectly understood the words “Our Father, who art in heaven...,” they would be perfect.

;[23]: An old woman had gravely insulted the son of a great chief who is Catholic with his whole family. It was decided that the woman in question would receive forty-five strokes of a stick. His wife, who is our best Christian, told him: “You wish to punish this woman as though you were a pagan. But when you were a pagan, you did not say five or six times a day, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.’ You wish to punish this woman as she deserves; but if God treated us as we deserve, where would we be? Since He is so good as to forgive the enormous and innumerable faults we have committed, must we not forgive the small offences done to us? That is what the old men explained to us last Sunday. Look, have them come and you will see what they tell you.” He summoned us and said he would do as we told him. She was sent away absolved, and this woman, who was pagan, immediately converted.

;[24]: A quarrel between two great chiefs, one belonging to our religion and the other pagan, was happily ended through our intervention. A major cause for war arose from a theft committed in the tribe where we live. The stolen objects were several whale teeth worshipped there as a divinity. We made every effort with both parties to restore peace, and ''[p. 16]'' peace was concluded. Several other highly consequential quarrels ended by the two old men appeared very advantageous to the religion. Everyone said: “The Wesleyan missionaries made us wage war, while these men restrain us when we wish to wage it. Their religion is a religion of love; it is good for Tonga.”

;[25]: At this same time, the chief of the heretics visited all the pagan tribes. Everywhere he was poorly received. Everywhere people answered that they did not yet wish to convert, that they wished to examine further, and that undoubtedly the religion they later embraced would not be his but the one preached by the two old men. “But,” the heretical minister told them, “it is a false religion and an enemy of mankind.” “You say so,” they replied, “but we do not believe you.” He proposed sending one tribe a missionary whom he named. They replied: “When we wish to learn fornication and adultery, we shall ask you to send us Monsieur Miles.” This man<ref group="variant">“A man” was written above the line in the source.</ref> is a sailor, formerly a cook aboard a ship, who disembarked at Tonga and, after spending six years living the life sailors lead on our islands, was accepted as a missionary by the Wesleyan Society.

;[26]: Despite everything I have just said, our mission had fallen into a state of languor that, humanly considered, appeared likely to destroy everything. The principal cause was the delay of His Excellency<ref>Pompallier (cf. [[Girard0322|doc. 322]], § 24).</ref> in visiting us. He had promised the inhabitants to visit after three months; sixteen months had passed and still there was no bishop. The pagans no longer wished to listen to us; our neophytes were wavering; and we, placed between heresy and paganism without any human assistance, ''[p. 17]'' had been reduced to great extremity. “These men,” the pagans said of us, “are adventurers, slaves whom their masters set down upon our land to be rid of them.” The Protestant inhabitants, incited by their missionaries,<ref group="variant">“Incited by their missionaries” was written above the line.</ref> were there to lend credibility to this idea. One thing nevertheless astonished them: our resignation in suffering.

;[27]: Matters stood thus when, on 22 November at three in the afternoon, we received a letter announcing the arrival of a French warship. It was the ''Bucéphale'', commanded by Monsieur Laferrière, announcing a new bishop with six confrères.<ref>The new bishop was Guillaume Douarre, titular bishop of Amata, first coadjutor to Bataillon and later apostolic vicar of New Caledonia. The six confrères were seminarian Isidore Grézel, Brother Blaise Marmoiton, Fathers Charles Mathieu, Gilbert Roudaire, and Pierre Rougeyron, and Brother Jean Taragnat. They called at Tonga on 22 November 1843 while travelling to Wallis and subsequently New Caledonia.</ref> The letter announced that the ''Bucéphale'' had come on behalf of the government to protect us if necessary. We immediately went aboard; we live one and a half leagues from the port. Imagine my joy! I had not seen a Frenchman for twenty-six months. We slept aboard. The next day we went to our tribe: the new bishop, our confrères, the commander, and his entire staff. His Excellency celebrated in our church with the greatest possible solemnity. Monsieur Laferrière and his entire staff greatly edified our neophytes through their pious and modest bearing during divine worship, and they themselves were edified by the beautiful harmony displayed by our islanders in their prayers and religious songs. After breakfast that day and on the following two days, we all went together to visit the chiefs. The commander personally gave them presents and told them they must respect us, because in respecting us they respected the king of France, whose friends we were. Thanks be rendered to Monsieur Laferrière, who fulfilled his mission so well. He was very useful to the religion and to us, lavishing without measure everything we could expect, not merely from a man of war<ref group="variant">“From a man of war” was written between the lines.</ref> but from a capable and pious friend. After remaining ''[p. 17]'' four days at Tonga, they weighed anchor for Wallis, where the Bishop of Amata was to consecrate Father Bataillon. From there they were to visit Futuna and then, still carried aboard the ''Bucéphale'', travel to New Caledonia, where he would found a new mission with some of our confrères.

;[28]: Since the ''Bucéphale'' departed, our mission has regained vigour. But since one can never be without hardship, a general illness came to afflict our island, and our enemies spread the report that the French ship had brought it. Nevertheless, their influence diminishes day by day, while ours increases in proportion. The principal chief of their party loves and respects us. We have just held the solemn baptism of forty people, fifteen of whom had belonged to the heretics. A few days later we arranged the First Communion of twenty-four. We now have fifty-four communicants.

;[29]: A little girl seven or eight years old, already well instructed, showed us that intelligence and feeling are found everywhere. Her father and mother indeed said they belonged to the religion, but took little trouble to prepare for baptism. We had reasons not to baptize the child and told her that she had to wait for her parents. The young girl was deeply distressed. She went to her parents and told them: “You continually neglect to prepare for baptism. You still live as before. You are damning yourselves, and if you died in that state, where would you go? You would go to hell, as the two old men say. Yet you are not content to be unhappy yourselves; you are also the reason I am unhappy. All my companions will be happy the day after tomorrow, while I remain behind, and it is because of you that I remain; and then you say you love me.” She said this while weeping. ''[p. 19]'' Her parents replied: “Take comfort, my child. At the next baptism we shall all be among them.”

;[30]: If I told you there were no hardships here, I would be untruthful. There are hardships, and many of them. If they were all related in detail and the person hearing them relied only upon human strength, it would be quite extraordinary if he had the courage to come. But another calculation must be made. When God sends someone, God has the power to sustain him and even make consolations abound; I can assure you that I have personally experienced this. Therefore, do not let the thought of tribulations<ref group="variant">“Tribulations” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> arrest your noble ardour for the missions.

;[31]: Hardships! But missionaries perhaps have fewer than so many navigators. Every day the seas are crossed by countless merchants who suffer as much as we do and more. Hardships: whalers and pearl traders have them. Undoubtedly they also have them who, driven by love of<ref group="variant">“Love of” replaces “the.”</ref> glory and science, travel from pole to pole at the risk of being buried beneath masses of ice, seeking terrestrial magnetism. Why should we not do for the sake of winning souls for God, for fishing up those pearls that must one day adorn heaven, what others do to favour human vanity and enrich<ref group="variant">“Enrich” replaces “favour.”</ref> the sciences? Many of these navigators labour only for time; we labour for eternity. They place their reward here below, where it may at any moment be buried with them<ref group="variant">“With them” was written above the line.</ref> beneath the abyss of the seas. The greater number do not know or even think to say: ''Scio cui credidi et quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem'',<ref>2 Timothy 1:12: ''Ob quam causam etiam haec patior, sed non confundor. Scio enim cui credidi, et certus sum quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem.'' (“That is why I endure these sufferings. But I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have placed my faith and am certain that He has the power to guard the deposit entrusted to me until that Day.”)</ref> which is sometimes the missionary's only but steadfast consolation. ''[p. 20]''

;[32]: This year's extreme heat remained three degrees below that of last year. Last year's reached 30 degrees, while this one reached only 27 degrees Réaumur.<ref>Temperature: 27 degrees Réaumur = 33.75 degrees Celsius; 30 degrees Réaumur = 37.5 degrees Celsius.</ref>

;[33]: We experienced thirteen earthquakes, four of them extraordinary. One in particular made us fear that we would see the island disappear beneath the waves.

;[34]: A boat arriving from Fiji announced the appearance of a new island situated between Fiji and Vavaʻu.

;[35]: Not everything here is wonderful, any more than in any other part of the world. As elsewhere, there is indeed indifference, ingratitude, and even contempt for religion and its ministers; but here as elsewhere the good God knows how to find His elect. We have some good Christians. Among the first converts were two young married people in whom we recognized great uprightness of mind joined to true piety. We asked them to live in a small pagan tribe, hoping their good example would bring some people to the faith. Our hope was not in vain. They so spread the sweet fragrance of Jesus Christ throughout that little community that we already count more than forty persons there, all of whom might be said to have been formed upon the model of the first two edifying neophytes.

;[36]: In this same tribe I saw something you will scarcely believe, but which is nevertheless entirely true: a little child of three - no older - already so well instructed in religion that, however I questioned him, I could not catch him out<ref group="variant">The corrected reading means “catch him out.”</ref> on any question in his catechism. This little angel asked our permission to instruct his relatives, who are all still pagan except for his father and mother. He is an excellent catechist, all the more so because it seems impossible to refuse anything to innocent simplicity. It is this little child ''[p. 21]'' who says grace before and after meals in his family. He has seen Mass celebrated five or six times and already imitates all its ceremonies. For a corporal he uses a banana leaf, and for a chalice a seashell. When he is grown, he wishes<ref group="variant">“Wishes” replaces a longer reading.</ref> to celebrate it in earnest. One day he told his grandfather and grandmother: “You love me greatly, and I truly love you. You serve the devil, who is wicked, while I serve Jehovah and Jesus Christ, who are infinitely good. You walk upon the road to hell, while I am on the road leading to happiness. You must join me and abandon the devil, that evil master. I want to go to heaven. We must go there together; otherwise, one day we shall be obliged to separate and no longer love one another.” And he said a thousand other similar things. In another tribe I saw a six-year-old girl with the same ability and displaying the same concern in every respect. Oh, I assure you that one such scene makes me forget a thousand wearisome ones.

;[37]: A word about some European plants I brought here. The fig trees, which at first appeared to succeed very well, produce fruit inferior to that of Europe, and a worm entering the pith soon kills them. Cabbages will not produce seed, but they grow from cuttings and are very good. Carrots and lettuces produce seed and succeed well during the four cooler months of the year. As for flowers, until now I have succeeded in growing only Bengal roses and balsams. I sowed wheat several times without its sprouting, but I have just sown some that gives fine promise.

;[38]: The vine. At the beginning of October 1842, I brought from New Zealand<ref group="variant">“From New Zealand” was written above the line.</ref> five grapevines that I had brought from France a year earlier. ''[p. 22]'' They have far exceeded my expectations. Fourteen months after being transplanted here, they produced their first fruit, which was very beautiful and delicious. Before my arrival the Protestant missionaries had brought vines, but without success. They had waited for them to produce fruit. A particular climate requires a different method of cultivation. Here is the method I employed. Since vegetation here is extraordinary - the first growth produced shoots thirty-two feet long - I tried four different methods upon the five vines. I applied the method in which I had the greatest hope to the two best vines, and indeed only those two succeeded. To subdue this extraordinary vigour, when pruning them I left very long canes, nine or ten feet on each shoot. I then arranged these canes in a circle, twisting them slightly. This pruning was done around the beginning of July. Six weeks later, with the greatest pleasure I saw one fine bunch of grapes appear, and eight days later another six, finer still. They grew very well for some time, but eventually began to languish and appeared likely to perish, when I thought of another way to preserve them. It was then October. Observing that their weakness came from the excessive growth of their shoots, I pruned the vines again, but differently from the first time. During the ten or twelve days when they ceased growing, all their substance passed into the roots, which became very large. Only ripening then remained, and it proceeded very well. You see, therefore, that with intelligence and application one may hope to have wine in the tropics.

;[39]: What do you think I did with the first bunch of grapes harvested at Tonga? Gave it away? Preserved it? No, neither. I reverently harvested it, pressed it in a very clean cloth, and after clarifying the juice, used it to say Holy Mass. It was 1 January 1844. I was entirely alone that day, my confrère being absent, with no one to whom I could express my New Year's wishes, while you, amid your many friends, spent the day in gladness. Thus I found myself ''[p. 23]'' entirely alone, six thousand leagues from my friends. I could not make them hear my most sincere wishes, yet my heart needed to pour itself out. What was I to do? I celebrated for everyone - friends, relatives, and benefactors in France - and entrusted the One who belongs to every time and place with conveying my wishes to them. May they be fulfilled according to my desires. You will be happy, perfectly happy, upon the earth where we probably shall not see one another again, but happier still in heaven, where I hope we shall meet one day never to be separated.

;[40]: May God guide the ''Adelphe''<ref>The French editor corrects this to the ''Adolphe''. This ship carried Fathers Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Philippe Calinon, and Jean-Victor Favier and Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud from Tahiti to Wallis, where Bataillon embarked with them to “strengthen” the Tonga mission and establish a new mission in Fiji (cf. [[Girard0328|doc. 328]], § 1 and n. 1, and § 12). The ''Adolphe'' called at Tonga from 12 to 27, or possibly 31, July 1844 (cf. docs. [[Girard0312|312]], § 14; [[Girard0338|338]], § 1 and n. 1). Grange probably entrusted this letter to the captain of the ''Adolphe'' at that time.</ref> safely amid the waves, may it carry my letter to you as quickly as possible and bring me letters from you, my dear friends. Write to me whatever you wish; only write to me. Pray for me.

:Farewell.

# To Father Nicoud, parish priest at Saint-Clair, near Condrieu, Rhône
# To Father Villerd, teacher at Saint-Jodard, near Roanne, Loire
# To Father Fond at Les Chartreux, Lyon

::Grange
:::apostolic missionary
:::priest of the Society of Mary

:I wish this letter to be presented to Father Duplay, superior of the major seminary of Lyon.

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Merv: Created page with "==26 February and approximately 26 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Nicoud, parish priest at Saint-Clair near Condrieu, Rhône; Father Villerd, teacher at Saint-Jodard near Roanne, Loire; Father Fond at Les Chartreux, Lyon; and Father Duplay, superior of the major seminary of Lyon, Tonga== ''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange.'' Six sheets of “Bath” paper, comprising twenty-four pages, twenty-three of which are written; the twenty-fou..."

==26 February and approximately 26 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Nicoud, parish priest at Saint-Clair near Condrieu, Rhône; Father Villerd, teacher at Saint-Jodard near Roanne, Loire; Father Fond at Les Chartreux, Lyon; and Father Duplay, superior of the major seminary of Lyon, Tonga==

''Based on the original, [[APM]] OC 208 (Tonga), Grange.''

Six sheets of “Bath” paper, comprising twenty-four pages, twenty-three of which are written; the twenty-fourth bears only Poupinel's annotation. This letter, begun on 26 February 1844, must have been completed around 26 July of the same year, when the ''Adolphe'' called at Tonga (cf. § 40 below and [[Girard0322|doc. 322]], § 31).

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026. ''

''[p. 24]''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga, 24 February 1844 - Father Grange

:Tonga-Tabou, 26 February 1844

;[1]: ''Aqua frigida animae sitienti, et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua'' (Proverbs 25:25).<ref>Proverbs 25:25: “Like cold water to a thirsty throat is good news received from a distant land.”</ref> Dear friends, these words should not be understood as applying from me to you, but from you to me. Indeed, what can I tell you that would be pleasing, that would be to you what good, fresh, pure water is to a man parched by long thirst? I should be very pleased that you are willing to take the trouble to read my letters, which contain nothing interesting except what your kind hearts and friendship for me are willing to find in them. But as for me, six thousand leagues from you and long deprived of your presence, your gentle conversation, and your good examples, which were a pleasant and nourishing drink to me, your letters will truly be good news coming from far away and will produce upon my thirsty heart the effect that fresh, pure water produces upon a man oppressed by long thirst. It will soon be three years since I left you when I left France, and since then I have received<ref group="variant">“Received” was written above the line.</ref> no news from Europe. I am quite sure that you have written to me, but your courier has been unfaithful; perhaps the deceitful sea retained your letters solely for the pleasure of depriving me of them, for it has no use for them. I think my courier has been more faithful than yours and that you have already received three of my letters. But do not tire of writing to me. Please entrust to the sea as many letters as you can.<ref group="variant">“As you can” was written above the line.</ref> Your courier will not always be deceitful, nor<ref group="variant">“Nor” was written above the line.</ref> the sea<ref group="variant">“The sea” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase.</ref> always cruel. One day some kindly waves will cast several upon the shore, and I shall gather them with pleasure and gratitude. ''[p. 2]''

;[2]: You may ask what occupies me in the country of your antipodes. Well, dear friends, I do here what you do in France, only I do it less well than you. I instruct myself and others. I teach people the purpose for which they are on earth; I teach them to abandon falsehood and turn toward truth. Some listen to me without wishing to change, while the greater number will not even listen. The sun takes<ref group="variant">“Takes” was written above the line.</ref> only twelve hours to visit the two most opposite points of the globe, and everywhere it finds people with the same character and inclinations:<ref group="variant">“Inclinations” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> ice toward truth and fire for falsehood. I recite my breviary and try to pray as you do, only I do so at different hours. As you teach, pray, and say Holy Mass while I sleep, I teach, pray, and say Holy Mass while you rest.<ref group="variant">“Rest” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> If I did all this well, we would literally fulfil the Psalmist's words: ''dies diei eructat verbum, et nox nocti indicat scientiam''.<ref>Psalm 18 (19):3: “Day pours out the story to day, and night imparts knowledge to night.”</ref> We would form two choirs singing the glory of God alternately, and the Lord would be praised at all times as in all places. If it is not so, the fault is mine alone.

;[3]: How many things I would have to tell you! But I have neither the time nor the strength to tell everything, and you undoubtedly would not have the courage to hear it all. I shall therefore give only an abridgement of my journal. In my other letters I spoke to you about our island and the character of its inhabitants. In this one I shall speak only about our mission, its ''[p. 3]'' progress, and its obstacles.

;[4]: Since the last letter I addressed to you on 2 July 1843,<ref>Cf. [[Girard0264|doc. 264]], letter of 1 July 1843 to Nicoud.</ref> we have endured many hardships, but God delivered us from them, delivers us, and will deliver us, as we hope from His goodness; the prayers you offer for us undoubtedly contribute greatly as well (2 Corinthians 1:10).<ref>Cf. 2 Corinthians 1:10-11: “It is He who delivered us from such imminent death, who delivers us, and who, we hope, will deliver us in the future, especially if you yourselves also assist us by your prayers.” (''La sainte Bible'', Crampon translation).</ref> Illness came; the Protestants redoubled their slanderous efforts against us; and the inhabitants appeared to abandon us. But God enabled us to triumph advantageously, and the consolations He lavished upon us far exceeded our hardships. It is not surprising that the Protestants make renewed efforts. Every day they see their influence diminish and ours increase in proportion. They see that all their co-religionists who can communicate with us eventually come over to our side. The same is not true of ours who live among them; they remain firm. Apart from grace, the reason is that they freely embrace our holy religion, whereas those of the Protestants were made to convert by force. Among those who came from Wallis, only one, living in the large Protestant tribe, had declared himself Protestant after every kind of solicitation; but this apostasy served only to display the heretics' error openly. When the holy day of Easter came, seeing his Catholic companions receive Communion while he himself was deprived of it, he came weeping to ask our pardon and the grace of being admitted to the Communion of the Church. He also asked pardon from his Catholic co-religionists, saying that violence had been done to him.

;[5]: This still-new people is especially moved by the beauty of our ceremonies; and what a difference there is between receiving a piece of banana or breadfruit<ref>The French editor corrects the source to “breadfruit.”</ref> at Easter ''[p. 4]'' and receiving the sacred Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ! A few days after the baptism, we arranged the First Communion of fifteen people. We gave it as much solemnity as possible, as we had done for the baptism, and at both ceremonies we had a great number<ref group="variant">“Number” was written above the line.</ref> of faithful, pagans, and heretics, all of whom were amazed.

;[6]: Confession, which at first appears so difficult, has been embraced with joy on our island. Indeed, what appears more difficult than bringing proud, sensual people to throw themselves at another person's feet and say, “My Father, bless me, for I am guilty”? But what appears impossible to man is easy for God. The Protestants undoubtedly contributed to this, because they require their followers to make public confession and penance. Our islanders found a great difference between confession established by Jesus Christ as a sacrament and protected by the most inviolable secrecy, and confession established by human will for the sinner's shame. The inhabitants' ancient custom also contributed, for even before Europeans arrived they had a kind of confession, especially during illness. In their minds, if someone is struck by a serious illness, it is always because he offended some divinity who is taking revenge upon the offender; if the sick person is too weak to accuse himself, another who knows his life makes the confession for him. Might this be some remnant of Catholicism received from their Asian ancestors, from whom they probably descended?

;[7]: You have won one of the greatest victories that can be won in this country. The people we must evangelize possess pride equal to their poverty and misery. They regard Europeans more or less as people in Europe regard ''[p. 5]'' Negroes and slaves. It is undoubtedly wrong for Europeans to despise people who are their brothers and, like them, redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; but Europeans at least have some reasons for acting in that way. Their knowledge is far superior to that of slaves and Negroes. Yet it is great folly among our peoples, who are infinitely inferior to us in every respect.

;[8]: One of the principal chiefs, the first to receive us on his lands, had long been harassing us and wished to direct us even in religious matters. It was, he said, his religion, not the religion brought by the two old men. We had always resisted him, but mildly, fearing a general rupture. Finally, on the occasion of a great feast, this chief issued an order forbidding baptized persons to dance and ordering those who were not baptized to dance under penalty of a severe fine. This order was destructive of our mission because, from our arrival on the island, we had said that dancing was permitted. If we then forbade it to the baptized, our adversaries were present to make us appear liars, saying that our religion's course was to proceed little by little and finally reduce people to slavery. We therefore wished to maintain literally what we had said at first. We allowed freedom in this matter. We do not want anyone to be ordered in the name of religion either to dance or not to dance. We therefore believed ourselves obliged to tell him that his order was unjust. He flew into a rage before everyone and said: “What business is it of these two white men, these two white men cast by the waves upon our lands? With whom do these two white men live? Is it not with me?” Then, in everyone's presence, we told him: “Yes, these two white men are lodged with you; that is true, and they thank you for it. But ''[p. 6]'' know that these two white men are not here to do your will or obey you in anything. They are here to show you the path of truth, as well as all peoples willing to listen to them. They are lodged with you, but if you are dissatisfied, you need only say so; they will find lodging elsewhere. All the land does not end at your domain. Several chiefs here will give them a place to live. You may command other white men, but not those whom God sends. We shall fulfil our mission independently of your will, and even if no one is willing to receive us, we shall have fulfilled our mission. As we have told you several times, we shall depart with the blessings we came to bring you, leaving only curses for you.” We had more or less reduced him to being unable to do without us.

;[9]: At the word “curses” he lowered his head and maintained a profound silence. He was a catechumen. At that moment we separated from him. Several people accompanied us to our dwelling, begging us to forgive him. It was, they told us, an unexpected moment of anger that would soon pass. Four hours elapsed until nightfall. He then sent one of his children to ask whether we were willing and able to give him an audience. We replied that he could come, for we never hated anyone. He immediately came, accompanied by one of the wisest old men, who had just made his First Communion, and carrying a large kava root. Reaching the door of our hut, he sat down without daring to enter. When we told him not to fear and that he could enter, he threw himself at our feet, bathed in tears, asking our pardon and kissing our hands; then he kept a long silence with his head lowered. After we told him several ''[p. 6]'' times that we sincerely forgave him, he said:<ref group="variant">“He said” was written above the line.</ref> “Pardon, and a thousand times pardon, for the offensive words I said to you. My house is yours, and I am too happy that you are willing to remain there. I ask you as a great favour never to leave it and to pray to the good God to make me better. Our ancestors were wicked, and we too are wicked. Forgive us, you who know so well how to forgive and suffer for the name of Jesus Christ, and remove from me the curses of which you spoke. Tell us what we must do, and we shall carry it out.” We then gave him a small present to show that we had forgotten everything. He withdrew content. We had the strongest reasons for believing that matters would turn out in this way.

;[10]: We remained for quite a long time without being able to enter every part of the island, because the slanders spread against us by the Protestants had at first produced an unfavourable effect upon the inhabitants. But since truth always ultimately prevails, all these impressions are gradually disappearing and now remain only among a few obstinate fanatics. In general, we are no longer hated, and the greater number love us.

;[11]: Toward the end of last July, for the first time we visited a large, entirely Protestant tribe, where the great chief and all the inhabitants received us very well. We also visited the minister who was our adversary; he received us civilly but coldly. As soon as we left him, he mounted the pulpit and in his address uttered all the customary slanders against us and the religion. That evening we had to answer them all: we worship the Blessed Virgin and the saints; we worship the cross; we forbid marriage; we do not permit the people to read the Bible; and ours is a religion that kills people and converts them by force. Would you believe it? I had to answer the inhabitants' objections ''[p. 8]'' concerning the Inquisition and the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre.

;[12]: They were very satisfied with the explanations we gave them. We answered some questions seriously; for others, we merely turned the accuser into an object of ridicule. This latter means is very effective among the islanders. I had great difficulty making a great chief who received us amicably understand the cross. In vain I told him that it was only a memorial reminding us of the benefits of our redemption and the immense love of our Redeemer, a memorial well able to console us amid life's many hardships; he did not appear to grasp my meaning. I then took my pencil and began writing a few words in my notebook. “What are you writing?” he asked. “I am writing about the fine reception you have given us,” I replied. “I was deeply touched by your friendship, which I never wish to forget. I even want my friends in France to know of it, and they will certainly love you when they learn that you did me good. Today I firmly intend always to remember it, but since man is weak and easily forgets things when he does not have before his eyes objects that recall them, I am writing these words so that, if I ever forget the good Nukuvakano does me today, I may remember it by looking at my book.” Then, fully understanding my meaning, he told me: “Old man, your tongue is straight, and undoubtedly your heart is too....” “Moreover, ask those of our religion; they will tell you our teaching on this matter.” At this, one of the inhabitants accompanying us replied: “The old men consider anyone who worshipped the cross, the Blessed Virgin, or the saints to be like a pagan;<ref>The French editor suggests “pagan” as the probable reading.</ref> he would not belong to our religion.” “You see,” we told him, “that those who told you all that deceived you or were themselves in error.” At these words he ''[p. 9]'' replied: “You are upright.”

;[13]: Regarding the claim that we use violence - I was speaking in a tribe the Protestants had converted by force of arms - I replied: “Yes, we compel people to turn to our religion; ours is a religion that kills and ruins people, while yours is a religion that converts through gentle persuasion, a religion of peace, charity, and love. Wherever your ministers have passed, marks of this persuasion, charity, and love can be seen. I see marks of them here. Coming to see you today, I passed through Hule<ref>Cf. [[Girard0261|doc. 261]], § 26, n. 5.</ref>” - a tribe that was entirely massacred because it refused to submit. “I looked for people there and found only bones! That is love and charity, but the love and charity cats have for rats and sharks for other fish.” An old man from the tribe just named, who had seen everything, then told me: “Old man, your words are strong, but they are true. Speak to us no more about it; spare us regret.”

;[14]: The missionary was terrified by the fine reception given to us. “These bewitched papists,” he said, “are capable of attracting everyone to themselves.” Consequently, he forbade all his co-religionists to have any contact with us, whether by visiting us or receiving us into their homes. “There is no crime,” he said, “like communicating with a Catholic.” On our second journey to that same tribe, we immediately noticed extraordinary coldness in the great chief and the people. Nevertheless, outwardly everything went well. After conversing for quite some time, we took our leave; but an inhabitant accompanying us remained behind for a while, then rejoined us and said that the chief asked us not to return to his home or his tribe. We then retraced our steps ''[p. 10]'' and spoke to him as follows:

;[15]: “We have returned to you to learn exactly what you think and why you receive us so badly today, when you received us so well on our first visit.” Since he stammered without daring<ref group="variant">“Daring” was written above the line.</ref> to tell us his thoughts plainly, we continued: “You will not tell us what you think, but we understand it well enough. Your language toward us has changed, but your heart has not; it is still the same, inclined to kindness, gentleness, and friendship - a Tongan heart. Indeed, since your islands became known, everyone has agreed to call them the Friendly Islands because of their inhabitants' gentleness. You were already friends of all people while you were still pagan; now that you have embraced religion, religion, if it is good, should have increased and perfected your friendship. We may therefore conclude that your hostility toward us did not originate on your island; it comes from a foreign land. But what am I saying? It is not hostility, only its appearance. It is indeed upon your lips but far from your heart. Yes, when you were forbidden a thousand things forbidden neither by God nor by any people in the world, you obeyed because your hearts desire only gentleness and peace; but when you are forbidden to love, when hatred is imposed upon you as a commandment, it will be impossible to obey. It would be like commanding fish to fly away from the sea and flee into its bed.”

;[16]: “Moreover, for what reasons would you hate us? Have we harmed anyone? We do not come here ''[p. 11]'' with weapons to make you embrace our religion. We do not come to teach people against their will. We come to visit the people in friendship and, if anyone wishes to know our doctrine, we are always ready<ref>The French editor corrects the source to “ready.”</ref> to make it known to them.” Here he told us: “But we have our religion and our missionary.” “Yes,” we<ref group="variant">“We” was written above the line.</ref> replied, “you have a missionary; it pleases him to assume that title, but ask him where he comes from and who sent him. If he tells the truth, you will know what he is; if he refuses to tell it, we shall tell you. Why does the man you call your missionary hide when we approach and speak so much evil of us in our absence? If he is a true missionary, as he tells you, let him come and show his credentials and defend his cause. Hiding and fleeing from the light belong only to those who do evil. As for us, we are what we tell you we are; we seek the light and desire everyone to see our hearts.”

;[17]: While we spoke in this way, he trembled in every limb. We could extract from him only these words: “I do not forbid you to come; you will do as you wish.” Nevertheless, everyone trembled beneath the orders of the chief, who was driven by the missionary. No one would offer us hospitality, something unheard of in this country. It is a tribe converted by force; defeated, they fear their conqueror, who is Protestant.

;[18]: It was night. We departed, but, exhausted by hunger and fatigue, we were obliged to let ourselves fall inside an abandoned house outside the tribe. Nevertheless, we were content. The disciples of Him who had nowhere to lay His head<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”</ref> always have more than they deserve. ''[p. 12]'' The great chief, however, learned that we had camped<ref>The French editor suggests “camped” as the probable reading.</ref> outside in a house used to shelter animals, and he was displeased. He sent two of his men to ask us to sleep at his house. We first replied that we thanked him, that it was almost day, and that we were about to set out. Not satisfied with these reasons, he sent two men a second time, together with his sister, asking as a great favour that we not leave in anger, but return to his house at least for a moment to make peace, after which we might do as we wished. We returned. He<ref group="variant">“He” was written above the line.</ref> received us very well and offered us his house whenever we wished to visit his tribe. He had feared the anger of the island's greatest chief, whom he knew received us very well.

;[19]: On our third journey to this tribe, we were scarcely better received than on the second. The missionary had worked upon them again. Everyone in this tribe loves us, but, being conquered, they fear everything. Nevertheless, one family dared to take it upon themselves to receive us very well in defiance of the missionary's orders. “Well,” the head of this family told us, “we have seen in the book that the great commandment is to love God and all people as ourselves.<ref>Matthew 22:37-39: Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. A second is equally important: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”</ref> We shall therefore not listen to the missionary who orders us to hate you. My house is yours. Come whenever you wish; come often; we shall receive you as well as we can.”

;[20]: The great chief of the tribe where we live,<ref group="variant">“Where we live” was written above the line.</ref> recently converted, wishes to force the pagans and Protestants either to become Catholic or leave his tribe. Before doing anything, however, he consulted us. ''[p. 13]'' We strongly urged him to leave everyone freedom of conscience. “But the Protestants certainly used force,” he told us. “The Protestants,” we replied, “are not God's avengers. They do not understand the spirit of the Gospel, which teaches that we must lead pagans and heretics by our good examples. Persuasion is the force of truth, and the truth forbids us ever to employ open force. If God wished to use such a means, who could resist His omnipotence? But He wishes to leave everyone free and wants His ministers to act in the same way. Those who use violence thereby show that they are not sent by God.” He assented to our arguments. When this episode became known throughout the island, the inhabitants said: “The papists are not like the others. When we want a religion, theirs is the one we shall embrace.”

;[21]: Two things, independently of all other causes, greatly retard the mission's progress here. First are the Protestants, who are always present to utter slanders against the Catholic religion and its ministers. “Lie, lie a great deal,” Voltaire said; “something will always remain,” and this is only too true. Here falsehood could sometimes take on the colours of truth. In France, where there are so many means of discerning truth from falsehood, a lie must all the more produce some bad effects. Here, where people<ref group="variant">“People” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> are less educated and have even fewer means of knowing the truth, the heretics were here before us, which creates a presumption in their favour among those attached to them. Moreover, the way they treat their co-religionists makes the pagans fear that one day we too might treat them ''[p. 14]'' in the same manner. “We fear beatings,” the latter say; “that is why we remain pagan.” The true religion is indeed powerful in making people happy even in this life, and those on our island fortunate enough to embrace it already experience something of this. But the heretics are always there to tell everyone concerning us: “They now display gentleness and kindness, but wait a while and you will see the most extraordinary punishments fall upon you: red-hot irons, prison, and death. They appear good, but they are wolves clothed in sheepskins.”

;[22]: Party spirit is also very unfavourable. Here people say: “I do not wish to belong to that man's religion because he is not from my tribe; I hate him.” The hatred existing between tribes causes the inhabitants to insult one another. One despises the other and, along with everything else, despises whatever concerns religion. A little path dividing the territories of two tribes here creates sworn enemies. The inhabitants on one side say that those on the other are fools, ignorant, cowardly, and savage; those on the other side of the path say the same in return about their enemies. From this arise disastrous quarrels and wars. It is truly pitiful. But with a little reflection, one should not be surprised, since nearly the same thing is found in Europe, civilized and perfected for eighteen hundred years by the Catholic religion, which is destined to overthrow the wall of separation existing between peoples. In France, as you know, an inhabitant of a great city often despises one from an ordinary town, and a townsman disdains a country dweller. One even sees two sections of a parish separated by a little stream sometimes say everything our islanders separated by a small bay or a few shells say to one another; they would ''[p. 15]'' even come to blows if they did not have more means of restraint than our savages. Oh, if people were truly reasonable, they would soon become Christians; and if they perfectly understood the words “Our Father, who art in heaven...,” they would be perfect.

;[23]: An old woman had gravely insulted the son of a great chief who is Catholic with his whole family. It was decided that the woman in question would receive forty-five strokes of a stick. His wife, who is our best Christian, told him: “You wish to punish this woman as though you were a pagan. But when you were a pagan, you did not say five or six times a day, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.’ You wish to punish this woman as she deserves; but if God treated us as we deserve, where would we be? Since He is so good as to forgive the enormous and innumerable faults we have committed, must we not forgive the small offences done to us? That is what the old men explained to us last Sunday. Look, have them come and you will see what they tell you.” He summoned us and said he would do as we told him. She was sent away absolved, and this woman, who was pagan, immediately converted.

;[24]: A quarrel between two great chiefs, one belonging to our religion and the other pagan, was happily ended through our intervention. A major cause for war arose from a theft committed in the tribe where we live. The stolen objects were several whale teeth worshipped there as a divinity. We made every effort with both parties to restore peace, and ''[p. 16]'' peace was concluded. Several other highly consequential quarrels ended by the two old men appeared very advantageous to the religion. Everyone said: “The Wesleyan missionaries made us wage war, while these men restrain us when we wish to wage it. Their religion is a religion of love; it is good for Tonga.”

;[25]: At this same time, the chief of the heretics visited all the pagan tribes. Everywhere he was poorly received. Everywhere people answered that they did not yet wish to convert, that they wished to examine further, and that undoubtedly the religion they later embraced would not be his but the one preached by the two old men. “But,” the heretical minister told them, “it is a false religion and an enemy of mankind.” “You say so,” they replied, “but we do not believe you.” He proposed sending one tribe a missionary whom he named. They replied: “When we wish to learn fornication and adultery, we shall ask you to send us Monsieur Miles.” This man<ref group="variant">“A man” was written above the line in the source.</ref> is a sailor, formerly a cook aboard a ship, who disembarked at Tonga and, after spending six years living the life sailors lead on our islands, was accepted as a missionary by the Wesleyan Society.

;[26]: Despite everything I have just said, our mission had fallen into a state of languor that, humanly considered, appeared likely to destroy everything. The principal cause was the delay of His Excellency<ref>Pompallier (cf. [[Girard0322|doc. 322]], § 24).</ref> in visiting us. He had promised the inhabitants to visit after three months; sixteen months had passed and still there was no bishop. The pagans no longer wished to listen to us; our neophytes were wavering; and we, placed between heresy and paganism without any human assistance, ''[p. 17]'' had been reduced to great extremity. “These men,” the pagans said of us, “are adventurers, slaves whom their masters set down upon our land to be rid of them.” The Protestant inhabitants, incited by their missionaries,<ref group="variant">“Incited by their missionaries” was written above the line.</ref> were there to lend credibility to this idea. One thing nevertheless astonished them: our resignation in suffering.

;[27]: Matters stood thus when, on 22 November at three in the afternoon, we received a letter announcing the arrival of a French warship. It was the ''Bucéphale'', commanded by Monsieur Laferrière, announcing a new bishop with six confrères.<ref>The new bishop was Guillaume Douarre, titular bishop of Amata, first coadjutor to Bataillon and later apostolic vicar of New Caledonia. The six confrères were seminarian Isidore Grézel, Brother Blaise Marmoiton, Fathers Charles Mathieu, Gilbert Roudaire, and Pierre Rougeyron, and Brother Jean Taragnat. They called at Tonga on 22 November 1843 while travelling to Wallis and subsequently New Caledonia.</ref> The letter announced that the ''Bucéphale'' had come on behalf of the government to protect us if necessary. We immediately went aboard; we live one and a half leagues from the port. Imagine my joy! I had not seen a Frenchman for twenty-six months. We slept aboard. The next day we went to our tribe: the new bishop, our confrères, the commander, and his entire staff. His Excellency celebrated in our church with the greatest possible solemnity. Monsieur Laferrière and his entire staff greatly edified our neophytes through their pious and modest bearing during divine worship, and they themselves were edified by the beautiful harmony displayed by our islanders in their prayers and religious songs. After breakfast that day and on the following two days, we all went together to visit the chiefs. The commander personally gave them presents and told them they must respect us, because in respecting us they respected the king of France, whose friends we were. Thanks be rendered to Monsieur Laferrière, who fulfilled his mission so well. He was very useful to the religion and to us, lavishing without measure everything we could expect, not merely from a man of war<ref group="variant">“From a man of war” was written between the lines.</ref> but from a capable and pious friend. After remaining ''[p. 17]'' four days at Tonga, they weighed anchor for Wallis, where the Bishop of Amata was to consecrate Father Bataillon. From there they were to visit Futuna and then, still carried aboard the ''Bucéphale'', travel to New Caledonia, where he would found a new mission with some of our confrères.

;[28]: Since the ''Bucéphale'' departed, our mission has regained vigour. But since one can never be without hardship, a general illness came to afflict our island, and our enemies spread the report that the French ship had brought it. Nevertheless, their influence diminishes day by day, while ours increases in proportion. The principal chief of their party loves and respects us. We have just held the solemn baptism of forty people, fifteen of whom had belonged to the heretics. A few days later we arranged the First Communion of twenty-four. We now have fifty-four communicants.

;[29]: A little girl seven or eight years old, already well instructed, showed us that intelligence and feeling are found everywhere. Her father and mother indeed said they belonged to the religion, but took little trouble to prepare for baptism. We had reasons not to baptize the child and told her that she had to wait for her parents. The young girl was deeply distressed. She went to her parents and told them: “You continually neglect to prepare for baptism. You still live as before. You are damning yourselves, and if you died in that state, where would you go? You would go to hell, as the two old men say. Yet you are not content to be unhappy yourselves; you are also the reason I am unhappy. All my companions will be happy the day after tomorrow, while I remain behind, and it is because of you that I remain; and then you say you love me.” She said this while weeping. ''[p. 19]'' Her parents replied: “Take comfort, my child. At the next baptism we shall all be among them.”

;[30]: If I told you there were no hardships here, I would be untruthful. There are hardships, and many of them. If they were all related in detail and the person hearing them relied only upon human strength, it would be quite extraordinary if he had the courage to come. But another calculation must be made. When God sends someone, God has the power to sustain him and even make consolations abound; I can assure you that I have personally experienced this. Therefore, do not let the thought of tribulations<ref group="variant">“Tribulations” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> arrest your noble ardour for the missions.

;[31]: Hardships! But missionaries perhaps have fewer than so many navigators. Every day the seas are crossed by countless merchants who suffer as much as we do and more. Hardships: whalers and pearl traders have them. Undoubtedly they also have them who, driven by love of<ref group="variant">“Love of” replaces “the.”</ref> glory and science, travel from pole to pole at the risk of being buried beneath masses of ice, seeking terrestrial magnetism. Why should we not do for the sake of winning souls for God, for fishing up those pearls that must one day adorn heaven, what others do to favour human vanity and enrich<ref group="variant">“Enrich” replaces “favour.”</ref> the sciences? Many of these navigators labour only for time; we labour for eternity. They place their reward here below, where it may at any moment be buried with them<ref group="variant">“With them” was written above the line.</ref> beneath the abyss of the seas. The greater number do not know or even think to say: ''Scio cui credidi et quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem'',<ref>2 Timothy 1:12: ''Ob quam causam etiam haec patior, sed non confundor. Scio enim cui credidi, et certus sum quia potens est depositum meum servare in illum diem.'' (“That is why I endure these sufferings. But I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have placed my faith and am certain that He has the power to guard the deposit entrusted to me until that Day.”)</ref> which is sometimes the missionary's only but steadfast consolation. ''[p. 20]''

;[32]: This year's extreme heat remained three degrees below that of last year. Last year's reached 30 degrees, while this one reached only 27 degrees Réaumur.<ref>Temperature: 27 degrees Réaumur = 33.75 degrees Celsius; 30 degrees Réaumur = 37.5 degrees Celsius.</ref>

;[33]: We experienced thirteen earthquakes, four of them extraordinary. One in particular made us fear that we would see the island disappear beneath the waves.

;[34]: A boat arriving from Fiji announced the appearance of a new island situated between Fiji and Vavaʻu.

;[35]: Not everything here is wonderful, any more than in any other part of the world. As elsewhere, there is indeed indifference, ingratitude, and even contempt for religion and its ministers; but here as elsewhere the good God knows how to find His elect. We have some good Christians. Among the first converts were two young married people in whom we recognized great uprightness of mind joined to true piety. We asked them to live in a small pagan tribe, hoping their good example would bring some people to the faith. Our hope was not in vain. They so spread the sweet fragrance of Jesus Christ throughout that little community that we already count more than forty persons there, all of whom might be said to have been formed upon the model of the first two edifying neophytes.

;[36]: In this same tribe I saw something you will scarcely believe, but which is nevertheless entirely true: a little child of three - no older - already so well instructed in religion that, however I questioned him, I could not catch him out<ref group="variant">The corrected reading means “catch him out.”</ref> on any question in his catechism. This little angel asked our permission to instruct his relatives, who are all still pagan except for his father and mother. He is an excellent catechist, all the more so because it seems impossible to refuse anything to innocent simplicity. It is this little child ''[p. 21]'' who says grace before and after meals in his family. He has seen Mass celebrated five or six times and already imitates all its ceremonies. For a corporal he uses a banana leaf, and for a chalice a seashell. When he is grown, he wishes<ref group="variant">“Wishes” replaces a longer reading.</ref> to celebrate it in earnest. One day he told his grandfather and grandmother: “You love me greatly, and I truly love you. You serve the devil, who is wicked, while I serve Jehovah and Jesus Christ, who are infinitely good. You walk upon the road to hell, while I am on the road leading to happiness. You must join me and abandon the devil, that evil master. I want to go to heaven. We must go there together; otherwise, one day we shall be obliged to separate and no longer love one another.” And he said a thousand other similar things. In another tribe I saw a six-year-old girl with the same ability and displaying the same concern in every respect. Oh, I assure you that one such scene makes me forget a thousand wearisome ones.

;[37]: A word about some European plants I brought here. The fig trees, which at first appeared to succeed very well, produce fruit inferior to that of Europe, and a worm entering the pith soon kills them. Cabbages will not produce seed, but they grow from cuttings and are very good. Carrots and lettuces produce seed and succeed well during the four cooler months of the year. As for flowers, until now I have succeeded in growing only Bengal roses and balsams. I sowed wheat several times without its sprouting, but I have just sown some that gives fine promise.

;[38]: The vine. At the beginning of October 1842, I brought from New Zealand<ref group="variant">“From New Zealand” was written above the line.</ref> five grapevines that I had brought from France a year earlier. ''[p. 22]'' They have far exceeded my expectations. Fourteen months after being transplanted here, they produced their first fruit, which was very beautiful and delicious. Before my arrival the Protestant missionaries had brought vines, but without success. They had waited for them to produce fruit. A particular climate requires a different method of cultivation. Here is the method I employed. Since vegetation here is extraordinary - the first growth produced shoots thirty-two feet long - I tried four different methods upon the five vines. I applied the method in which I had the greatest hope to the two best vines, and indeed only those two succeeded. To subdue this extraordinary vigour, when pruning them I left very long canes, nine or ten feet on each shoot. I then arranged these canes in a circle, twisting them slightly. This pruning was done around the beginning of July. Six weeks later, with the greatest pleasure I saw one fine bunch of grapes appear, and eight days later another six, finer still. They grew very well for some time, but eventually began to languish and appeared likely to perish, when I thought of another way to preserve them. It was then October. Observing that their weakness came from the excessive growth of their shoots, I pruned the vines again, but differently from the first time. During the ten or twelve days when they ceased growing, all their substance passed into the roots, which became very large. Only ripening then remained, and it proceeded very well. You see, therefore, that with intelligence and application one may hope to have wine in the tropics.

;[39]: What do you think I did with the first bunch of grapes harvested at Tonga? Gave it away? Preserved it? No, neither. I reverently harvested it, pressed it in a very clean cloth, and after clarifying the juice, used it to say Holy Mass. It was 1 January 1844. I was entirely alone that day, my confrère being absent, with no one to whom I could express my New Year's wishes, while you, amid your many friends, spent the day in gladness. Thus I found myself ''[p. 23]'' entirely alone, six thousand leagues from my friends. I could not make them hear my most sincere wishes, yet my heart needed to pour itself out. What was I to do? I celebrated for everyone - friends, relatives, and benefactors in France - and entrusted the One who belongs to every time and place with conveying my wishes to them. May they be fulfilled according to my desires. You will be happy, perfectly happy, upon the earth where we probably shall not see one another again, but happier still in heaven, where I hope we shall meet one day never to be separated.

;[40]: May God guide the ''Adelphe''<ref>The French editor corrects this to the ''Adolphe''. This ship carried Fathers Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret, Philippe Calinon, and Jean-Victor Favier and Brothers Annet Pérol and Jean Raynaud from Tahiti to Wallis, where Bataillon embarked with them to “strengthen” the Tonga mission and establish a new mission in Fiji (cf. doc. 328, § 1 and n. 1, and § 12). The ''Adolphe'' called at Tonga from 12 to 27, or possibly 31, July 1844 (cf. docs. [[Girard0312|312]], § 14; Girard0338|338]], § 1 and n. 1). Grange probably entrusted this letter to the captain of the ''Adolphe'' at that time.</ref> safely amid the waves, may it carry my letter to you as quickly as possible and bring me letters from you, my dear friends. Write to me whatever you wish; only write to me. Pray for me.

:Farewell.

# To Father Nicoud, parish priest at Saint-Clair, near Condrieu, Rhône
# To Father Villerd, teacher at Saint-Jodard, near Roanne, Loire
# To Father Fond at Les Chartreux, Lyon

::Grange
:::apostolic missionary
:::priest of the Society of Mary

:I wish this letter to be presented to Father Duplay, superior of the major seminary of Lyon.

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[[Abbreviations]]

== <Center>Girard - '''''Lettres reçues d’Océanie'''''</center> ==
=== Names of the Missionaries ===
:[[Index of Names of the Missionaries]]
==='''1836'''===
:*[[Girard0001|'''0001''', 12 Oct 1836 - 18 Jan 1837 — Travel Journal of Fr Claude Bret]]
:*[[Girard0002|'''0002''', 16 Oct 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0003|'''0003''', 25 Oct 1836 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0004|'''0004''', 05 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0005|'''0005''', 11 Nov 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Paris]]
:*[[Girard0006|'''0006''', 23 Nov 1836 - Delegation of powers by Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin.]]
:*[[Girard0007|'''0007''', 28 Nov 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0008|'''0008''', 08 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0009|'''0009''', 16 Dec 1836 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0010|'''0010''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0011|'''0011''', 24 Dec 1836 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Le Havre]]
:*[[Girard0012|'''0012''', 24 Dec 1836-18 Jul 1837 - Travel Journal of Pompallier and missionaries, by Fr Pierre Bataillon ]]

==='''1837'''===
:*[[Girard0013|'''0013''', 16 Jan 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Santa Cruz, Tenerife]]
:*[[Girard0014|'''0014''', 14 Jun 1837 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0015|'''0015''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0016|'''0016''', 17 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to his mother, Francoise Solichon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0017|'''0017''', 20 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0018|'''0018''', 28 Jul 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0019|'''0019''', 30 Jul 1837 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0020|'''0020''', 09 Aug 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Claude du Campe de Rosamel, Minister for the French Navy, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0021|'''0021''', 02 Oct 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0022|'''0022''', 23 Dec 1837 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

==='''1838'''===
:*[[Girard0023|'''0023''', May 1838, May 1839, May 1840 — Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0024|'''0024''', 14 May 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0025|'''0025''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0026|'''0026''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Buffard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0027|'''0027''', 22 May 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Antoine-Adolphe Thiollière du Treuil, parish priest of Saint-Pierre at Saint-Chamond, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0028|'''0028''', Jul 1838 & May 1839 - Information about the Wallis Island mission addressed to Fr Jean-Claude Colin by Fr Pierre Bataillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0029|'''0029''', 04 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0030|'''0030''', 14 Sep 1838 - Bp Jean-Baptiste Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0031|'''0031''', 16 Sep 1838 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]

==='''1839'''===

:*[[Girard0032|'''0032''', 18 Jun 1839 - Extract from a letter from Claude-André Baty to Claude-Pierre Nyd, parish priest of St-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (Ain)]]
:*[[Girard0033|'''0033''', 14 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0034|'''0034''', 15 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0035|'''0035''', 20 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to the Priests and Seminarians in the Society of Mary Novitiate, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0036|'''0036''', 20 Aug 1839 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0037|'''0037''', 28 Aug 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0038|'''0038''', Sep 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0039|'''0039''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0040|'''0040''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Étienne Terraillon, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0041|'''0041''', 15 Oct 1839 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0042|'''0042''', 01 Nov 1839 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0043|'''0043''', 01 Nov 1839 & 12 May 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Étienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0044|'''0044''', 07 Dec 1839 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]

==='''1840'''===
:*[[Girard0045|'''0045''', 06 Jan 1840 - Philippe Viard to Jean-Marie Noailly, Parish Priest of la Guillotière]]
:*[[Girard0046|'''0046''', 07 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0047|'''0047''', 08 Jan 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0048|'''0048''', 08 Jan 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka ]]
:*[[Girard0049|'''0049''', 21 Feb 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0050|'''0050''', 24 Feb 1840 - Note from Father Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Jean-Claude Colin on the copy of a letter of John Joseph Therry to Jules Dumont d’Urville, commander of the Astrolabe]]
:*[[Girard0051|'''0051''', 03 Mar 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0052|'''0052''', 05 Mar 1840 — Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0053|'''0053''', 18 Mar 1840 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson ]]
:*[[Girard0054|'''0054''', 21 Apr 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0055|'''0055''', 26 Apr 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0056|'''0056''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0057|'''0057''', 27 Apr 1840 - Fr Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0058|'''0058''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0059|'''0059''', 14 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0060|'''0060''', 14 May 1840 - Summary by Fr Maîtrepierre of the letter from Bp Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0061|'''0061''', 14 May 1840 - Conclusions drawn by Fr Maîtrepierre from Bp Pompallier’s letter to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0062|'''0062''', 16 May 1840 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his Family, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0063|'''0063''', 23 May 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0064|'''0064''', 22 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0065|'''0065''', 30 Jul 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean- Claude Colin or to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0066|'''0066''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0067|'''0067''', 04 Aug 1840 - Fr Catherin Servant to his relatives, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0068|'''0068''', 06 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0069|'''0069''', 06 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Pierre Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0070|'''0070''', 20 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0071|'''0071''', 30 Aug 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0072|'''0072''', 31 Aug 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0073|'''0073''', 04 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0074|'''0074''', 17 Sep 1840 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0075|'''0075''', 02 Oct 1840 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0076|'''0076''', 01 Nov 1840 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0077|'''0077''', 10 Nov 1840 - Frs Claude-André Baty and Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Baptiste-Justin Chanut, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0078|'''0078''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0079|'''0079''', 23 Nov 1840 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to a relative (extract only), Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0080|'''0080''', 26 Nov 1840 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Otago]]
:*[[Girard0081|'''0081''', 08 Dec 1840 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Benoît-Stanislas Condamin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0082|'''0082''', 12 Dec 1840 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1841'''===
:*[[Girard0083|'''0083''', 02 Jan 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, Madame Françoise Solichon, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0084|'''0084''', 25 Jan 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0085|'''0085''', 26 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0086|'''0086''', 30 Jan 1841 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Pierre Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0087|'''0087''', 07 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Mr Auguste Paillasson, Akaroa]] or [[Girard0087b|alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0088|'''0088''', 30 Mar 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0089|'''0089''', 15 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wangaroa]]
:*[[Girard0090|'''0090''', 25 Apr 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0091|'''0091''', 17 May 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste- François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0092|'''0092''', 21 May 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0093|'''0093''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Pierre Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0094|'''0094''', 28 May 1841 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0095|'''0095''', 29 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Marcellin Champagnat, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0096|'''0096''', 30 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0097|'''0097''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0098|'''0098''', 31 May 1841 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0099|'''0099''', 12 Jun - 17 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to the pupils in Meximieux, At sea and Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0100|'''0100''', 19 Jun 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0101|'''0101''', 07 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0102|'''0102''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0103|'''0103''', 08 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0104|'''0104''', 31 Jul 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0105|'''0105''', August 1841 - Petit to Dupont? Kororareka, August 1841]]
:*[[Girard0106|'''0106''', 03 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Epalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107|'''0107''', 09 Aug 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0107A|0107A*, 09 Aug 1841 - section of Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0108|'''0108''', 10 Aug 1841 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0109|'''0109''', 05 Sep 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0110|'''0110''', 10 Sep 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-Francois Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0111|'''0111''', 22 Sep 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0112|'''0112''', 10 Oct 1841 - Fr Louis Rozet to the Sisters of Saint Joseph at Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0113|'''0113''', 25 Oct 1841 — Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Te Araroa]]
:*[[Girard0114|'''0114''', 25,2 7 & 30 Oct 1841 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, East Cape]]
:*[[Girard0115|'''0115''', 12 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0116|'''0116''', 15 Nov 1841 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0117|'''0117''', 18 Nov 1841 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0118|'''0118''', 11 Dec 1841 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0119|'''0119''', 15 Dec 1841 — Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Uvea]]
:*[[Girard0120|'''0120''', 17 Dec 1841 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0121|'''0121''', 20 Dec 1841 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0122|'''0122''', End of 1841 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]

==='''1842'''===
:*[[Girard0123|'''0123''', 02 Jan 1842 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0124|'''0124''', 04 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0125|'''0125''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0126|'''0126''', 06 Jan 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0127|'''0127''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0128|'''0128''', 19 Jan 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0129|'''0129''', 21 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0130|'''0130''', 22 Jan 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0131|'''0131''', 23 Jan 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu, New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0132|'''0132''', 07 Feb 1842 - Br Florentin (Jean-Baptiste Françon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0133|'''0133''', 16 & 19 Feb 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0134|'''0134''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Commander Eugène du Bouzet to Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte]]
:*[[Girard0135|'''0135''', 2nd half of Feb 1842 - Report of Marquis Eugene du Bouzet on the recovery of the body of Father Chanel]]
:*[[Girard0136|'''0136''', 5-6 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0137|'''0137''',31 Mar 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0138|'''0138''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0139|'''0139''', 02 Apr 1842 - Fr Jean-André Tripe to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0140|'''0140''', 03 Apr 1842 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Cook Strait]]
:*[[Girard0141|'''0141''', 04 Apr - c.17 May 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Dussurgey]]
:*[[Girard0142|'''0142''', 01 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0143|'''0143''', 2 & 25 May 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0144|'''0144''', 03 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0145|'''0145''', 04 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0146|'''0146''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Girard, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0147|'''0147''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Jean Pézant to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0148|'''0148''', 07 May 1842 - Brother Elie-Régis to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa]] and [[Girard0148b|2nd version of same]]
:*[[Girard0149|'''0149''', 07 May 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0150|'''0150''', 08 May 1842 - Brothers Colomb and Basile to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0151|'''0151''', 08 May 1842 - Notes by Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte about the South Island]]
:*[[Girard0152|'''0152''', c.8 May 1842 - Observations by Mr Jean-François Yvert on the NZ Mission to Fr Jean Forest]]
:*[[Girard0153|'''0153''', 9 May - 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0154|'''0154''', 13 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0155|'''0155''', 14 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0156|'''0156''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0157|'''0157''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Girard, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0158|'''0158''', 15 May 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Bernard Lagniet, Maketu]]
:*[[Girard0159|'''0159''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0160|'''0160''', 18 May 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0161|'''0161''', 19 May & 3 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, with a note added by Fr Antoine Garin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0162|'''0162''', 19 & 23 May, 2 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Auguste Girard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0163|'''0163''', 20 May 1842 - Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0164|'''0164''', 20 May 1842 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Pérénon) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0165|'''0165''', 20 May 1842 - Br Luc Macé to Fr Victor Poupinel]]
:*[[Girard0166|'''0166''', ''c.''22 May 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0167|'''0167''', 22 May 1842 - Joint letter from the missionaries of New Zealand to Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0168|'''0168''', 22 May 1842 - Authorisation for Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to borrow money in Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0169|'''0169''', 22 May 1842 - Henry Garnett to Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0170|'''0170''', 22 May 1842 - Mr Jean-François Yvert to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0171|'''0171''', 23 May 1842 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0172|'''0172''', 24 May, 10 & 11 Jul 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0173|'''0173''', 01 Jun 1842 - Fr Euloge Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0174|'''0174''', 02 Jun 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0175|'''0175''', 05 Jun 1842 - Fr Michel Borjon to Fr Claude Raccurt, Maketu, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0176|'''0176''', 08 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0177|'''0177''', 09 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0178|'''0178''', 22 & 26 Jul 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0179|'''0179''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0180|'''0180''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 2]]
:*[[Girard0181|'''0181''', 22 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso 3]]
:*[[Girard0182|'''0182''', 23 Jul 1842 – Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0183|'''0183''', 26 Jul 1842 - Br Claude-Marie to Br Francois (2), Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0184|'''0184''', 28 & 31 Jul 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0185|'''0185''', 30 Jul 1842 - Fr Denis Maîtrepierre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lyons]]
:*[[Girard0186|'''0186''', 09 Aug 1842 - Fr Antoine-Marie Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0187|'''0187''', 10 Aug 1842 - Fr John Brady to Bp James Browne and to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Windsor NSW]]
:*[[Girard0188|'''0188''', 19 Aug 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0189|'''0189''', 19 Aug 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Antoine Bissardon, Superior of the priests of St Irenaeus, missionaries of Lyons, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0190|'''0190''', 20 Aug 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0191|'''0191''', 21 & 30 Aug 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0192|'''0192''', ''c.''24 Aug 1842 - Notes from Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit–Jean, sent to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Whangaroa?]]
:*[[Girard0193|'''0193''', 03 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0194|'''0194''', 05 Sep 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0195|'''0195''', 16 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0196|'''0196''', 20 Sep 1842 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rio de Janiero]]
:*[[Girard0197|'''0197''', 21 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0198|'''0198''', 23 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0199|'''0199''', 28 Sep 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0200|'''0200''', 02 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0201|'''0201''', 02 Oct 1842 - Jean Lampila (Seminarian) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0202|'''0202''', 03 Oct 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0203|'''0203''', 04 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0204|'''0204''', 05 Oct 1842 - Mr Louis Perret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Valparaiso]]
:*[[Girard0205|'''0205''', 07 Oct 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0206|'''0206''', 10 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0207|'''0207''', 11 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0208|'''0208''', 21 & 23 Oct 1842 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0209|'''0209''', 29 Oct & 4 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0210|'''0210''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0211|'''0211''', 29 Oct 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0212|'''0212''', 31 Oct 1842 - Fr Jerome-Basile Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, with a note added by Fr Joseph Chevron, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0213|'''0213''', 04 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0214|'''0214''', 04 Nov 1842 - Fr Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0215|'''0215''', 05 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0216|'''0216''', 06 Nov 1842 - Fr Claude-Andre Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0217|'''0217''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to the Council of the Propagation of the Faith, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0218|'''0218''', 06 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0219|'''0219''', 07 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0220|'''0220''', 08 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0221|'''0221''', 08 Nov 1842 - Fr Philippe Viard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0222|'''0222''', 09 Nov 1842 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Epalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0223|'''0223''', 10 Nov 1842 - Letter of the Christians of Ouvea to the Christians of Lyon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0224|'''0224''', 10 Nov 1842 - Susanne Pukega and Romaine Tui to the Faithful of Lyons, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0225|'''0225''', 12 Nov 1842 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0226|'''0226''', 18 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0227|'''0227''', 25 Nov 1842 - Bp Jean-Baptiste-François Pompallier to his mother, madame Françoise Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0228|'''0228''', 30 Nov 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0229|'''0229''', 12 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Claude Girard, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0230|'''0230''', 25 Dec 1842 - Fr Antoine Garin to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]

==='''1843'''===
:*[[Girard0231|'''0231''', 7 Jan 1843 - Yvert to Poupinel, Kororareka]] and [[Girard0231B|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0232|'''0232''', 18 Jan 1843 – Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0233|'''0233''', 21 Jan 1843 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Claude Girard, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0234|'''0234''', 22 Jan - 2 Feb 1843 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand) to Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0235|'''0235''', 05 Feb 1843 - Br Emery (Pierre Roudet) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0236|'''0236''', 12 Feb 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0237|'''0237''',12 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean Lampila, to Father Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0238|'''0238''',14 Feb 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie (Pierre Perenon) to Father Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0239|'''0239''', 15 Feb 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0240|'''0240''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Father Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0241|'''0241''',16 Feb 1843 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his mother, Mme Solichon, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0242|'''0242''', 19 Feb 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0243|'''0243''', 22 Feb 1843 - Fr Servant to Father Etienne Buffard, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0244|'''0244''', 15 Mar 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Father Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0245|'''0245''', 19 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Forest, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0246|'''0246''', 23 Mar 1843 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0247|'''0247''', 26 Mar 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0248|'''0248''', 27 Mar 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0249|'''0249''', 30 Mar 1843 - Fr Reignier to his parents (an extract only), New Zealand]]
:*[[Girard0250|'''0250''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0251|'''0251''', 12 Apr 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0252|'''0252''', 24 Apr 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0253|'''0253''', 28 Apr 1843 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0254|'''0254''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0255|'''0255''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0256|'''0256''', 12 May 1843 - Fr Delphin Moreau to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0257|'''0257''', 27 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Maitrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0258|'''0258''', 30 May 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0259|'''0259''', 30 May 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0260|'''0260''', 08 Jun 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0261|'''0261''', 24–25 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0262|'''0262''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0263|'''0263''', 27 Jun 1843 - Fr Reignier to Fr Forest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0264|'''0264''', 01 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange Fr Nicoud, Parish Priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0265|'''0265''', 03 Jul 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0266|'''0266''', 06 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0267|'''0267''', 09 Jul 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0268|'''0268''', 12 Jul 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0269|'''0269''', 03 Sep 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0270|'''0270''', 05 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0271|'''0271''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Tripe to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0272|'''0272''', 05 Oct 1843 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0273|'''0273''', 15 Oct 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to his father-in-law (Jean-Marie Solichon), Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0274|'''0274''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Luc to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0275|'''0275''', 01 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0276|'''0276''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Emery to Henry Garnett, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0277|'''0277''', 02 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0278|'''0278''', 02 Nov 1843 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0279|'''0279''', 03 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0280|'''0280''', 04 Nov 1843 - Bp Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0281|'''0281''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0282|'''0282''', 04 Nov 1843 – Fr Jean Forest to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0283|'''0283''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0284|'''0284''', 04 Nov 1843 - M Jean Yvert to Father Victor Poupinel, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0285|'''0285''', 04 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0286|'''0286''', 24 Nov 1843 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga, note added by Bp Douarre, 22 Jan 1844]]
:*[[Girard0287|'''0287''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0288|'''0288''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Comte to Fr Victor Poupinel, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0289|'''0289''', 25 Nov 1843 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin(only), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0290|'''0290''', 26 Nov 1843 - Br Attale (Jean-Baptiste Grimaud) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0291|'''0291''', 29 Nov 1843 & 8 December - Fr Charles Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0292|'''0292''', 01 Dec 1843 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0293|'''0293''', 03 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Claude-Joseph Favier, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0294|'''0294''', 08 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0295|'''0295''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Letter from Susana, Penetiketa, and Sotana to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0296|'''0296''', c.8 Dec 1843 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0297|'''0297''', 08 Dec 1843 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0298|'''0298''', 08 Dec 1843 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Claude Girard, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0299|'''0299''', 23 Dec 1843 - Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Feret, director of the seminary in Nantes, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0300|'''0300''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Auguste-Joseph Chouvet to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0301|'''0301''', 31 Dec 1843 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Father Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]

==='''1844'''===
:*[[Girard0302|'''0302''', Jan 1844 – Fr Euloge-Marie Reignier to Fr Victor Poupinel, with a note added by Fr Jean Forest, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0303|'''0303''', Jan 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Matamata]]
:*[[Girard0304|'''0304''', 10 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0305|'''0305''', 15 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Victor Poupinel, on the ''Tryphene'']]
:*[[Girard0306|'''0306''', 17 Jan, 24 Feb, 4 and 10 March, 12 and 24 July 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his mother, brothers, and sisters, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0307|'''0307''', After 17 Jan 1844 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0308|'''0308''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Abbé Vidal, chaplain of the naval hospice, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0309|'''0309''', 19 Jan 1844 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Augustin Marquand, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0310|'''0310''', 20 Jan 1844 - Fr Louis-Maxime Petit to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0311|'''0311''', 28 Jan 1844 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney ]]
:*[[Girard0312|'''0312''', 02 Feb-24 Jul 1844 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0313|'''0313''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0314|'''0314''', 03 Feb 1844 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Baptiste Épalle, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0315|'''0315''', 08 Feb 1844 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0316|'''0316''', 12 Feb 1844 - Fr Reignier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0317|'''0317''', 12 Feb 1844 - Br Claude-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0318|'''0318''', 14 Feb 1844 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0319|'''0319''', 15 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 — Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0320|'''0320''', 20 Feb - 25 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0321|'''0321''', 26 Feb & 26 Jul 1844 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Frs Nicoud, Villerd, Fond, & Duplay, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0323|'''0323''', 06 Apr 1844 - Fr Chouvet to M. Fourmon, priest, Opotiki]]
:*[[Girard0324|'''0324''', 17 Apr 1844 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0325|'''0325''', 18 Apr 1843 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0326|'''0326''', 25 Apr 1843 - Fr Garin to Fr Colin, Kaipara]]
:*[[Girard0328|0328*, 20 May, 6 & 26 Jun, 19 & 25 Aug 1844 - Fr Charles Mathieu to his brother]]
:*[[Girard0330|'''0330''', Jun & 11 Aug 1844 — Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Colin, Tauranga]] & [[Girard0330b|Amelia's translation]]
:*[[Girard0331|'''0331''', 05 Jun 1844 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0333|'''0333''', c. July 1844. - Observations of Father Jean-André Tripe on the New Zealand Mission]]
:*[[Girard0336|'''0336''', 15 Jul 1844 - Br Marie-Augustin to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0349|'''0349''', 06 Oct 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0350|'''0350''', 23 Oct 1844 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0351|'''0351''', 01 Nov 1844 - Extract from a letter of Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Claude Bertrand)]]
:*[[Girard0352|'''0352''', 29 Nov 1844 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0353|'''0353''', 10 Dec 1844 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0355|'''0355''', 15 Dec 1844 - Br Florentin to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0356|'''0356''', 17 Dec 1844 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean-Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0357|'''0357''', 25 Dec 1844 - Br Claude-Marie (Jean-Baptiste Bertrand) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Kororareka]]

==='''1845'''===
:*[[Girard0359|'''0359''', 02 Jan 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Epalle to the central council of the Propagation of the Faith at Lyon]]
:*[[Girard0360|'''0360''', 22 Jan 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0361|'''0361''', 09 Feb 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0362|'''0362''', 19 Feb 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0363|'''0363''', 20 Apr 1845 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0364|'''0364''', 22 Apr 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0365|'''0365''', 27 Apr 1845 - Fr Baty to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0366|'''0366''', 05 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Colin, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0367|'''0367''', 10 Jun 1845 - Br Attale to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0368|'''0368''', 11 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0369|'''0369''', 12 Jun 1845 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0370|'''0370''', 13 Jun 1845 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Nicoud, parish priest of Saint Clair (Isère), Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0371|'''0371''', 14 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0372|'''0372''', 17 Jun 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0373|'''0373''', 20 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0374|'''0374''', 22 Jun 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Forest, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0375|'''0375''', 24 Jun 1845 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0376|'''0376''', 27 Jun 1845 – Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0378|'''0378''', 28 Jun 1845 - Fr Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0379|'''0379''', 29 Jun 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0380|'''0380''', 29 Jun 1845 — Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0381|'''0381''', 01 July 1845 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0382|'''0382''', 01 Jul 1845 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Wallis]]

:*[[Girard0384|'''0384''', 05 Jul 1845 - Br Emery to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]

:*[[Girard0393|'''0393''', 18 Aug 1845 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0395|'''0395''', 27 Aug 1845 - Bishop Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0396|'''0396''', 27 Aug 1845 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0397|'''0397''', 27 Aug 1845 - The Christians of Futuna to their Catholic brothers of Europe]]
:*[[Girard0398|'''0398''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0399|'''0399''', 01 Sep 1845 - FrAntoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0400|'''0400''', 01 Sep 1845 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0402|'''0402''', 05 Sep 1845 - Fr Forest to Antoine Dubreul, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0404|'''0404''', 28 Sep 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0405|'''0405''', October 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0406|0406*, 24 Oct & 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1845 - Philippe Calinon to Colin]]
:*[[Girard0409|0409*, 3 & 11 Oct 1845 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents and friends]]

:*[[Girard0411|'''0411''', 04 Oct 1845 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0412|'''0412''', 10 & 18 Oct 1845 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0415|'''0415''', 14 Oct 1845 - Fr Petit to Fr Colin, Hokianga]]
:*[[Girard0418|'''0418''', 18 Oct 1845 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0422|'''0422''', 22 Oct 1845 — Bp Jean-Baptiste Épalle to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0425|'''0425''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to Fr Colin, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0426|'''0426''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to his father, Kororareka]]
:*[[Girard0427|'''0427''', 28 Oct 1845 - Fr Chouvet to an unknown]]
:*[[Girard0432|'''0432''', 12 Nov 1845 - Fr Joseph-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0434|'''0434''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Forest to Fr Colin, Auckland]]
:*[[Girard0435|'''0435''', 18 Nov 1845 - Fr Comte to Fr Petit-Jean, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard0442|'''0442''', 16 Dec 1845 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Colin, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0444|'''0444''', 29 Dec 1845 - Br Pierre-Marie to Fr Colin, Kororareka]] and [[Clisby060|2nd Version of same]]
:*[[Girard0445|'''0445''', 30 Dec 1845 - Bishop Guillaume Douarre to Reverend Meydat, secretary of his Lordship the Bishop of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0448|'''0448''', 31 Dec 1845 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, San Cristobal]]

==='''1846'''===
:*[[Girard0450|'''0450''', 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0451|'''0451''', Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0452|'''0452''', Jan 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Claude-Joseph Favier, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0453|'''0453''', 01 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0454|'''0454''', 02 Jan 1846 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gamon, bursar of the major seminary of Clermont, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0457|'''0457''', 05 Jan -28 Feb 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0460|'''0460''', 08 Jan 1846 – Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame des Ternes, benefactress]]
:*[[Girard0461|'''0461''', 08 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Madame Pénissat, Superior of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, Yssac la Tourette]]
:*[[Girard0462|'''0462''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0463|'''0463''', 10 Jan 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0464|'''0464''', 12 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0465|'''0465''', 13 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0466|'''0466''', 14 Jan 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0467|'''0467''', 14 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0468|'''0468''', 15 Jan 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0469|'''0469''', 26 Jan 1846 - Fr Claude Jacquet to Fr Para, (Chaplain at General Hospital, Montbrison), San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0470|'''0470''', 30 Jan 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0471|'''0471''', Feb 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier. SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0472|'''0472''', 01 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0473|'''0473''', 08 Feb 1846 - Fr Louis-Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0474|'''0474''', 10 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0475|'''0475''', 15 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0476|'''0476''', 18 Feb 1846 — Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0479|'''0479''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0480|'''0480''', 22 Feb 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Cardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0496|0496*, 01 Apr 1846 - Fr Rougeyron to Fr Colin]]
:*[[Girard0499|'''0499''', 03 Apr 1846 - Br Blaise Marmoiton to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0512|'''0512''', 24 May 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0514|'''0514''', 04 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0515|'''0515''', 05 Jun 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0518|'''0518''', 24 Jun & 24 Jul 1846 — Fr Léopold Verguet to his father, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0526|'''0526''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0527|'''0527''', 24 Jul 1846 - Fr Joseph Thomassin to Fr Victor Poupinel? San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0528|'''0528''', 28 Jul 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean Cholleton, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0529|'''0529''', 13 Aug 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0530|'''0530''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0531|'''0531''', 13 Aug 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0532|'''0532''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0533|'''0533''', 03 Sep 1846 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin: Report on New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0534|'''0534''', 04 Sep 1846 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0535|'''0535''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0536|'''0536''', 05 Sep 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0537|'''0537''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0538|'''0538''', 06 Sep 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0539|'''0539''', 15 Sep 1846 - Bishop Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0540|'''0540''', 17 Sep 1846 - Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Brazil]]
:*[[Girard0542|'''0542''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Ferdinand-François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0543|'''0543''', 28 Sep 1846 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Jean Forest, Kororareka, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0544|'''0544''', 30 Sep 1846 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0545|'''0545''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0546|'''0546''', 01 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0547|'''0547''', 02 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0548|'''0548''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0549|'''0549''', 12 Oct 1846 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Father Meydat, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0550|'''0550''', 13 Oct 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust, Parish Priest of Reyrieux, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0552|'''0552''', 19 Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0553|'''0553''', 20 Oct 1846 - Frs Joseph-François Roulleaux, Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret and Brother Annet Pérol to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0556|'''0556''', Late Oct 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0557|'''0557''', End of Oct 1846 - Br Jean Taragnat to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0561|'''0561''', 08 Nov 1846 - Fr Étienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0562|'''0562''', 11 Nov 1846 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Port Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0563|'''0563''', 21 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0565|'''0565''', 24 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0567|'''0567''', 25 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0568|'''0568''', 27 Nov 1846 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0569|'''0569''', 28 Nov & 18 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0570|'''0570''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Fr Victor Poupinel and Fr Gabriel Germain, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0571|'''0571''', 28 Nov 1846 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0572|'''0572''', 29 Nov 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0573|'''0573''', 30 Nov 1846 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Mrs Auguste Junillon, his sister, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0574|'''0574''', 04 Dec 1846 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Mrs Guérin & Sons, Lyon, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0577|'''0577''', 10 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, near Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0578|'''0578''', 10 Dec 1846 - Fr Pierre Verne to Fr Giroust (Parish Priest), Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0579|'''0579''', 10 Dec 1846 - Br Lucien (Jean-François-Régis Manhaudier) to Br François (Gabriel Rivat), Superior General of the Little Brothers of Mary]]
:*[[Girard0580|'''0580''', 14 Dec 1846 - Br Attale to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0581|'''0581''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0582|'''0582''', 15 Dec 1846 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his parents, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0583|'''0583''', 15 Dec 1846 - Br Charles (Charles-Edouard Aubert) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0584|'''0584''', 18 Dec 1846 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0585|'''0585''', 31 Dec 1846 - Br Marie-Nizier (Jean-Marie Delorme) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1847 ===
:*[[Girard0586|'''0586''', January 1847 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to the Abbot F. de Meydat, canon and secretary to the Bishop of Clermont, Apia]]

:*[[Girard0614|'''0614''', 13 Mar 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0621|'''0621''', 15 Apr 1847 - Fr Padel to Fr Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0626|'''0626''', 08 May 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0635|'''0635''', 04 Jun 1847 - Fr Verguet to his parents, Kororareka]] or [[Girard0635b|an alternate translation]]
:*[[Girard0636|'''0636''', 16 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0637|'''0637''', 22 Jun 1847 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin]]
:*[[Girard0638|'''0638''', 27 Jun 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0639|'''0639''', ?? Jul 1847 – Fr Jérôme Grange to a Father, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0640|'''0640''', 15 Jul, 1 Sep, 18 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents]]
:*[[Girard0641|'''0641''', 16 Jul 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ballade]]
:*[[Girard0642|'''0642''', 16 Jul 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Denis Maîtrepierre, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0643|'''0643''', 19 Jul 1847 – Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Etienne Séon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0644|'''0644''', 19 Jul 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Henri Montrouzier SJ, San Cristobal]]
:*[[Girard0645|'''0645''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Supplies of the corvette ''la Seine'']]
:*[[Girard0646|'''0646''', 20 Jul 1847 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0647|'''0647''', 20 Jul 1847 – Fr Catherin Servant to his parents, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0648|'''0648''', 06 Aug 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Bp Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0649|'''0649''', 09 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0650|'''0650''', 13 Aug 1847 – Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0651|'''0651''', 13 Aug 1847 – Official Report on the events occurring at the Catholic Mission Station in New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0652|'''0652''', c. 20 Aug 1847 - Report from Bishop Jean-Georges Collomb to the two central councils for the work of the Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0653|'''0653''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0654|'''0654''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0655|'''0655''', 21 Aug 1847 – Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0656|'''0656''', 28 Aug 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bp Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0657|'''0657''', 11 Sep 1847 - Fr Léopold Verguet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0658|'''0658''', 14 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0659|'''0659''', 14 Sep 1847 – (Extract) Father Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0660|'''0660''', 14 Sep 1847 – Catechist Louis Tadinan to Bishop Guillaume Douarre with a note of introduction from Father Pierre Rougeyron, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0661|'''0661''', 18 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Villerd & Fr Nicoud, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0662|'''0662''', 18 Sep 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0663|'''0663''', 22 Sep 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Bishop Guillaume Douarre, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0664|'''0664''', 28 Sep 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0665|'''0665''', 29 Sep 1847 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0666|'''0666''', 30 Sep 1847 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0667|'''0667''', Oct 1847 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Fr Jacques-Marie Crozet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0668|'''0668''', 01 Oct 1847 – Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0669|'''0669''', 02 Oct 1847 – Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0670|'''0670''', 02 Oct 1847 - Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0671|'''0671''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Joseph Mériais to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0672|'''0672''', 04 Oct 1847 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0673|'''0673''', 04 Oct 1847 − Br Jean-Joseph Muraour to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0674|'''0674''', 13 Oct 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Gabriel Montrouzier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0675|'''0675''', 14 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0676|'''0676''', 15 Oct 1847 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0677|'''0677''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0678|'''0678''', 26 Oct 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0679|'''0679''', 19 Nov 1847 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0680|'''0680''', 30 Nov 1847 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0681|'''0681''', 17 Dec 1847 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Baptiste Jacquet, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0682|'''0682''', 20 Dec 1847 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Claude Favier, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0683|'''0683''', 22 Dec 1847 − Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0684|'''0684''', 23 Dec 1847 − Dn Isidore Grézel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

==='''1848'''===
:*[[Girard0685|'''0685''', 00 Feb 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0686|'''0686''', 14 Mar 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0687|'''0687''', 01 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to a confrere, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0688|'''0688''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0689|'''0689''', 02 Apr 1848 - Fr Grégoire Villien to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0690|'''0690''', 04 Apr 1848 − Extract from a letter from Fr Xavier Montrouzier to the abbot Gaffino, priest at Montignac, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0691|'''0691''', 04 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0692|'''0692''', 4&6 Apr 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0693|'''0693''', 08 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Council for the Propagation of the Faith, with a letter from Louis Tadinan, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard0694|'''0694''', 11 Apr 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, at sea]]
:*[[Girard0695|'''0695''', 25 Apr & 12 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0696|'''0696''', 26 Apr 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0697|'''0697''', 01 May 1848 - Declaration of Jean des Cars, captain of the Stella del Mare, and of Father Jean Chatelut, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard0700|'''0700''', 11 May 1848 - Fr Petit-Jean to Bishop Selwyn, Bay of Islands]]
:*[[Girard0701|'''0701''', 16 May 1848 − Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0702|'''0702''', 20 May 1848 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0703|'''0703''', 22 May 1848 − Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0704|'''0704''', 29 May 1848 − Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0705|'''0705''', 30 May 1848 − Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0706|'''0706''', June 1848 — Unfinished report from Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Propagation of the Faith]]
:*[[Girard0707|'''0707''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Gabriel-Claude Mayet, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0708|'''0708''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Joseph Mériais and the pupils of the seminary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Uvea (Wallis) to the Fathers and novices of Bonne Encontre (in France)]]
:*[[Girard0709|'''0709''', 01 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0710|'''0710''', 05 Jun 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to his sister, Madame Auguste Junillon, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0711|'''0711''', 12 Jun 1848 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0712|'''0712''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0713|'''0713''', 15 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0714|'''0714''', 22 Jun 1848 - Speech by Fr Pierre Rougeyron: Farewell to the crew of the ''Arche d’Alliance'', Anatom Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0715|'''0715''', 23 Jun 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0716|'''0716''', 24 Jun 1848 - Fr Jean Chatelut to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0717|'''0717''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0718|'''0718''', 25 Jun 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0719|'''0719''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (1)]]
:*[[Girard0720|'''0720''', 01 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney (2)]]
:*[[Girard0721|'''0721''', 02 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0722|'''0722''', 02 Jul 1848 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0723|'''0723''', 10 Jul 1848 — Fr Grégoire Villien to his cousin Fr Villien, director of missions at Tarentaise in Moutiers (Savoie), Rook]]
:*[[Girard0724|'''0724''', 11 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Pierre Frémont to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0725|'''0725''', 13 Jul 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Julien Eymard, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0726|'''0726''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Calinon to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0727|'''0727''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean Griffon, curate at the Chapel Aubrey, Beaupréau arrondissement, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0728|'''0728''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Claude Girard, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0729|'''0729''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0730|'''0730''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Frs Jean Chapel and Anthelme Buyat, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0731|'''0731''', 20 Jul 1848 - Fr Jean-François Roulleaux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0732|'''0732''', 28 Jul 1848 - Bp Jean-Georges Collomb to Captain Auguste Marceau, with a note from Father Jean-Pierre Frémont, Rook]]
:*[[Girard0733|'''0733''', August 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to his mother, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0734|'''0734''', 01 Aug 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0735|'''0735''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0736|'''0736''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0737|'''0737''', 01 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0738|'''0738''', 1&6 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0739|'''0739''', 02 Aug 1848 - Br Sauveur (André Conil) to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0740|'''0740''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0741|'''0741''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0742|'''0742''', 03 Aug 1848 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0743|'''0743''', 13 Aug 1848 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0744|'''0744''', 20 Aug 1848 - Br Jacques to his family, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0745|'''0745''', 21 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0746|'''0746''', 29 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0747|'''0747''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0748|'''0748''', 31 Aug 1848 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Anatom, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0749|'''0749''', 31 Aug 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0750|'''0750''', Sep or Oct 1848 - Fr Louis-Théodore Violette to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0751|'''0751''', 01 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph-Xavier Vachon to Fr Gabriel Mayet, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0752|'''0752''', 04 Sep 1848 - Fr Jérôme Grange to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard0753|'''0753''', 18 Sep 1848 - Fr Etienne Chaurain to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0754|'''0754''', 23 Sep 1848 - Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0755|'''0755''', 25 Sep 1848 - Fr Joseph Mugniéry to Father Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0756|'''0756''', 28 Sep 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0757|'''0757''', 29 Sep 1848 - Fr Mathieu Gagniére to a Marist priest, Vanuatu]]
:*[[Girard0758|'''0758''', 01 Oct 1848 - Br Jacques Peloux to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0759|'''0759''', 12 Oct, 2 Nov 1848 & 5 Jan 1849 - Fr Joseph Chevron to his family and friends, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard0760|'''0760''', 28 Oct 1848 - Fr Prosper Goujon to Fr Benoît Lagniet, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0761|'''0761''', Novem 1848 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0762|'''0762''', 01 Nov 1848 - Fr Eugène Ducrettet to Fr Jean-Claude Collin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0763|'''0763''', 01 Nov 1848 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, via Fr Thomas Paulinus Heptonstall, OSB, with a note from Heptonstall, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0764|'''0764''', 02 Nov 1848 – Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (1), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0765|'''0765''', 02 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin (2), Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0766|'''0766''', 03 Nov 1848 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0767|'''0767''', 04 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0768|'''0768''', 14 Nov 1848 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0769|'''0769''', 15 Nov 1848 - Br Prosper Rouesné to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Anatom]]
:*[[Girard0770|'''0770''',19 Dec 1848 & 1 Jan 1849 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0771|'''0771''', 20 Dec 1848 - Br Paschase to Br François, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard0772|'''0772''', 21 Dec 1848 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Father Victor Poupinel, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0773|'''0773''', End Dec 1848 & end Jul 1849 - Extract from Fr Gilbert Roudaire to Jules Roudaire, his brother, New Caledonia]]

==='''1849'''===
:*[[Girard0791|0791*, 24 Mar 1849 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to the Rev. Gamon]]
:*[[Girard0814|'''0814''', 13 Jun 1849 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

:*[[Girard0849|0849*, 4 Dec 1849 - Pierre Trapenard to Ernest Téallier]]

=== 1850 ===
:*[[Girard0859|'''0859''',1850? - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0861|'''0861''', 06 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0862|'''0862''', 06 Jan 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai]]
:*[[Girard0864|'''0864''', 10 Jan 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0865|'''0865''', 15 Jan & 10 Apr 1850 - Report for use in the history of the Catholic mission station at Rangiaowhia (Waikato), in the north of New Zealand – by Jean Pezant]]
:*[[Girard0867|'''0867''', 23 Jan 1850 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Lakeba, Fiji]]

:*[[Girard0875|'''0875''', 12 Feb 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Fr Poupinel, Auckland]]

:*[[Girard0880|0880*, 08 March 1850 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]

:*[[Girard0883|'''0883''', 12 Mar 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0876|'''0876''', 15 Feb 1850 - Fr Reignier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rotorua]]
:*[[Girard0888|'''0888''', 30 Apr 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0894|'''0894''', 05 May 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0897|'''0897''', 24 May 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0899|'''0899''', 01 Jun 1850 - Fr Ferdinand Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0905|'''0905''', 22 Jun 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0906|'''0906''', 02 Jul 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard0917|'''0917''', 15 Aug 1850 - Fr Petit-Jean to Mr Paillasson, NZ]]
:*[[Girard0925|'''0925''', 03 Sep 1850 – Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his parents, Woodlark]]
:*[[Girard0939|'''0939''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0940|'''0940''', 20 Sep 1850 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard0944|'''0944''', 06 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0947|'''0947''', 10 Oct 1850 - Fr Delphin-Victor Moreau to his anonymous cousin, Tauranga]]
:*[[Girard0950|'''0950''', 22&24 Oct 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0951|'''0951''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0952|'''0952''', 25 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Marie-Louise Boutarel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0953|'''0953''', 27 Oct 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[ '''0954''', 29 Oct 1850 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Riberolles, Saint-Amant-Tallende (being translated)]
:*[[Girard0956|'''0956''', 05 Nov 1850 - Fr Claude-André Baty to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0957|'''0957''', 09 Nov 1850 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0963|'''0963''', 06 Dec 1850 — Fr Antoine Dubreul to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0964|'''0964''', 06 Dec 1850 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard0968|'''0968''', 11 Dec 1850 - Fr Ferdinand François Junillon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard0973|'''0973''', 29 Dec 1850 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Savai, Samoa]]

=== 1851 ===
:*[[Girard0981|'''0981''', 16 Jan 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard0982|'''0982''', 16 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Jeanne Bernard, his sister, Akaroa]]

:*[[Girard0984|'''0984''', 22 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Akaroa]]
:*[[Girard0985|'''0985''', 24 Jan 1851 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]

:*[[Girard0992|'''0992''', 01 Mar 1851 - Fr Lampila to Fr Colin, Heretaunga(Hawkes Bay)]]
:*[[Girard1023|'''1023''', 23 Jun 1851 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1029|'''1029''', 29 Jun 1851 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1044|'''1044''', 20 Aug 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1048|'''1048''', 24 Aug 1851 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1099|'''1099''', 08 Dec 1851 - Br Marie-Nizier to Fr Colin, Futuna]]

=== 1852 ===
:*[[Girard1112|'''1112''', 11 Jan 1852 - Br Élie-Régis to Fr Colin, Otaki]]
:*[[Girard1117|1117*, 28 Jan 1852 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to the Archconfraternity of the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary]]
:*[[Girard1123|'''1123''', 15 Feb 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Colin, Samoa]]

:*[[Girard1166|'''1166''', 2 & 31 Aug 1852 - Fr Chevron to Fr Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1184|'''1184''', 22 Sep 1852 - Fr Louis Rozet to Fr Victor Poupinel, Hutt]]
:*[[Girard1200|'''1200''', 23 Nov 1852 - Br Charise to Fr Codina, Upolu, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1206|'''1206''', 15 Dec 1852 - Br Jacques to Fr Colin, Port of Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1207|'''1207''', 21 Dec 1852 - Fr Jean Pezant to Fr Jérôme-Basile Grange, Whanganui]]

=== 1853 ===
:*[[Girard1211|'''1211''', 01 Jan 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel(?), Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1221|'''1221''', 02 Feb 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1222|'''1222''', 04 Feb 1853 — Fr André Chapuy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Isle of Pines]]
:*[[Girard1224|'''1224''', 24 Feb 1853 - Bp Guillaume Douarre to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1232|'''1232''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1233|'''1233''', 10 Mar 1853 - Br Aimé Mallet to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1237|'''1237''', 12 Mar 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Victor Poupinel, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1239|'''1239''', 26 Mar 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1246|'''1246''', 22 Apr 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1247|'''1247''', 24 Apr 1853 - Bp Pierre Bataillon to Fr Victor Poupinel, Apia]]
:*[[Girard1248|'''1248''', 25 Apr 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1260|'''1260''', 30 Jun 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1261|'''1261''', ?? Jul 1853 - Br Joseph-Xavier to Fr Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1262|'''1262''', 03 Jul 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1273|'''1273''', 25 Aug 1853 - Bp Philippe Viard to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1274|'''1274''', 25 Aug 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Petit-Jean to Fr Victor Poupinel, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1275|'''1275''', 30 Aug 1853 - Fr Catherin Servant to his brother-in-law, Mr Fleury Séon]]
:*[[Girard1276|'''1276''', 01 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Louis Vidal, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1277|'''1277''', 06 Sep & 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Louis Padel to Fr Victor Poupinel, Tonga]]

:*[[Girard1284|'''1284''', 17 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Victor Poupinel, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1285|'''1285''', 18 Sep 1853 - Fr Mathieu Gagnière to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1286|'''1286''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1287|'''1287''', 19 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Pouebo, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1288|'''1288''', 20 Sep 1853 - Br Jacques to Fr Mugniéry, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1289|'''1289''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Benoît Forestier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1290|'''1290''', 20 Sep 1853 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1295|'''1295''', 23 Sep 1853 - Fr Philippe Calinon to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tahiti]]
:*[[Girard1296|'''1296''', 24 Sep & 14 Oct 1853 - Fr Xavier Montrouzier to his brother, Fr Henri Montrouzier SJ, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1297|'''1297''', 26 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Balade, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1298|'''1298''', 29 Sep 1853 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1299|'''1299''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1300|'''1300''', 06 Oct 1853 - Fr Pierre Rougeyron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, New Caledonia]]
:*[[Girard1302|'''1302''', 18 Oct 1853 - Fr Charles-Eugène Mathieu to his brother, Rewa, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1307|'''1307''', 15 Nov 1853 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1311|'''1311''', 21 Nov 1853 - Bp Bataillon to Fr Colin, Apia, Upolu]]

=== 1854 ===
:*[[Girard1333|'''1333''', 08 Apr 1854 - Br Jacques to Fr Poupinel, Apia, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1343|'''1343''', 10 May 1854 - Fr Antoine Séon to Fr Luis Rozet, Wellington]]
:*[[Girard1344|'''1344''', 22 May 1854 - Fr Jean Forest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Hutt Valley]]
:*[[Girard1345|'''1345''', 23 May 1845 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1346|'''1346''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Victor Poupinel, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1347|'''1347''', 23 May 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Trapenard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1348|'''1348''', June 1854 - Fr Catherin Servant to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]
:*[[Girard1349|'''1349''', 02 Jun 1854 - Fr François Palazy to Fr Victor Poupinel, Samoa]]
:*[[Girard1350|'''1350''', 27 Jun 1854 - Fr Jean-Simon Bernard to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Wallis]]
:*[[Girard1351|'''1351''', July 1854 - Fr Jean-Victor Favier to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Ovalau]]
:*[[Girard1352|'''1352''', 14 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1353|'''1353''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier to the Superior General, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1354|'''1354''', 15 Jul 1854 - Br Joseph-Xavier (Jean-Marie Luzy) to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1355|'''1355''', 15 Jul 1854 - Fr Joseph Sage to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Upulu]]
:*[[Girard1356|'''1356''', 17 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1357|'''1357''', 18 Jul & 11 Aug 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to his family, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1358|'''1358''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1359|'''1359''', 22 Jul 1854 - Fr Jean-Louis Rocher to Fr François Yardin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1360|'''1360''', 26 Aug 1854 - Fr Pierre Michel to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1361|'''1361''', 30 Aug 1854 - Fr Jan-Louis Rocher to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Sydney]]
:*[[Girard1362|'''1362''', 12 Sep 1854 - Br Jean Raynaud to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1363|'''1363''', 13 Sep 1854 - Fr Joseph-André Chevron to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga]]
:*[[Girard1364|'''1364''', 02 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Baptiste Bréhéret to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Fiji]]
:*[[Girard1365|'''1365''', 28 Nov 1854 - Fr Jean-Laurent Dezest to Fr Jean-Claude Colin, Futuna]]

Girard0320

2026-08-10T03:23:20Z

Merv:

==20 February-25 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga==

''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange. In the ED1 letter register it bore number 140.''

Five sheets comprising twenty written pages, together with a slip of paper measuring 50 mm × 146 mm, pasted at the top of the first page and bearing text that seems better placed at the end of the letter. Poupinel's annotation is at the top of the first page.

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026''

''[p. 1]''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga-Tabu - 20 February 1844.

:Tonga-Tabou, 20 February 1844

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: Allow me to say a few words to you concerning the mission and its administration. I have neither the time nor the courage to arrange all these matters in order; you will judge them according to your wisdom, and I ask your pardon in advance for anything in them that may be ''minus rectum''. It is a son opening his heart to the father whom he loves and by whom he is loved. I greatly doubt that you know the whole truth about the mission and its members, who are your children. I shall tell it to you as far as I know it and in its full extent.<ref group="variant">“Extent” replaces a misspelled form in the manuscript.</ref> It is important that you know it in full.

;[2]: From what I see, people in Europe generally have an inaccurate idea of our missions, and this inaccurate idea may be harmful. In France I have seen parish priests exalt the missions while complaining about their own parishes and scolding parishioners in whom they found nothing good, no virtue, and no estimable quality. There are several reasons for this. First, accounts written about the missions, already somewhat inaccurate, are considered only from their favourable aspects: they are a medal of which only the shining side is seen. Second, being four, five, or six thousand leagues away, people pay no attention to all the circumstances of things that affect only those immediately concerned. Moreover, Montesquieu's principle, ''there are things that are always said because they were once said'', applies very well here. Once a prejudice has taken root it is so strong that people continue repeating what they once heard even when diametrically contrary facts stand before their eyes. But if they considered this other principle of the great Master, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'',<ref>Cf. Matthew 7:16: ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'' (“By their fruits you will know them”).</ref> perhaps they would judge quite differently.

;[3]: Are the peoples of Oceania better in religious matters than those of Europe? What I say of Oceania can, I think, also be said of Asia, Africa, and America. If a European answered me affirmatively, I would give him the answer I gave His Excellency the other day. Here it is: ''[p. 2]'' To answer this question, one must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> consider the means employed to convert them and the successes obtained by those same means: ''a fructibus eorum''. Our mission is partly Protestant and partly pagan. His Excellency said to me one day: “We have not been here very long, and already several Protestants have come over to our side, whereas in France I have seen mixed parishes where not one heretic became Catholic in twenty years.” “Yes,” I told him, “that is true, and I myself have seen parishes where not only did Protestants not become Catholics, but Catholics became Protestants. But let us see: do the parish priests there employ the means we employ here? If those priests had freely given everyone medicines to cure their illnesses; if they had charitable brothers to prepare herbal infusions for them all, shave them, administer remedies at all times, and dress their wounds; if those priests had waited to eat dinner until the last parishioner had brought them a few pieces of cold potato; and if they had continually gone into the poor people's verminous huts to give every kind of temporal assistance, then the comparison would be fair. If, after all that, they had converted no one, you could say that the peoples of Europe are inferior to those of Oceania. But have you seen all that done? Certainly not. If you consider everything carefully, you have often seen that outwardly parish priests differed little from Protestant ministers except by demanding their dues more rigorously. We have cured several people whose illnesses appeared incurable, yet they remained in heresy or paganism; and although some declared themselves ours, several abandoned us after a few months. Do you think that, with such means, a great many Europeans would not have left error?”

;[4]: In the ''Annals'', speaking of the peoples of Asia, I read these remarkable words: ''One would truly be tempted to believe that this good people had no part in the common fault and did not taste the apple.'' I could reply to the author of that letter: “If that is so, why have you not converted this good people? After preaching to them for so long and with such zeal, you would need only show yourself to make good Christians of these people who, you say, yearn with all the ardour of their desires for the truth. Why, then, after you have cultivated this soil for so long, is the number of Christians still so small and perhaps so lukewarm? ''A fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos.''” Allow me, therefore, to believe that this people ate a good piece of the apple ''[p. 3]'' and even added some pears.

;[5]: The fervour of the Christians of China is praised because three or four martyrs are counted during a general persecution. But among the great number of Christians in that vast country, how many apostates were there? They are not counted. Three or four martyrs! If a similar persecution occurred in France, a greater number would be found in one moderately fervent little parish.

;[6]: A general illness occurred on our island. We exhausted ourselves caring for everyone, and the good God so blessed our perseverance that no one died in the large tribe among whom we live. During that interval the ship arrived, bringing us a number of articles, all of which we distributed free of charge and without distinction to Christians and pagans. Immediately afterward, the pagans of that very tribe agreed among themselves not to turn to the religion of the papists. I frankly believe that the peoples of the islands we inhabit and other similar peoples are generally more apathetic,<ref>The French editor suggests that the manuscript's word may mean “apathetic.”</ref> more indifferent, less generous, and less grateful than Europeans. The reason, I believe, lies in the climate and in habits different from those of Europe. In Europe, a poorly dressed man numb with cold will be full of gratitude toward someone who gives him clothing or hospitality, because clothing and shelter are true benefits and needs he cannot do without. A lost traveller will find no words to express his gratitude to someone who shows him the right road. In Europe, benefits touch the heart in proportion to how necessary they are to their recipient. The heart expands through the many forms of knowledge<ref>The French editor suggests “forms of knowledge” as the probable reading.</ref> born of society; but here each person lives in isolation, in complete selfishness, and<ref group="variant">“And” was written above the line.</ref> has, so to speak, no real needs, with a heart and mind as narrow as the land he inhabits.

;[7]: I observe that travel writing is more a romantic creation than true history and gives scarcely a more accurate idea of the peoples and countries<ref group="variant">“And countries” was written above the line.</ref> it describes than Virgil gives of pastoral customs in his ''Georgics'' and ''Eclogues''. Indeed, the only accurate element I find in these accounts is geographical position, and not always even that. The reason is that those who wrote them had their minds and imaginations stirred more than they understood the customs of the peoples they described, customs it was impossible for them to ''[p. 4]'' know. If I related the history of these peoples with full knowledge and complete fidelity, my narrative would be the opposite of all theirs. I say that they could not know them. Navigators who supplied information about these countries arrived at a roadstead, remained there for fifteen or twenty days without knowing the language, and consequently could scarcely<ref group="variant">“Could” was written above the line.</ref> judge the people as a whole any better than a foreigner could judge France merely from seeing the king and a few ministers. Yet there is a great difference between a passer-by from the Alps or Upper Brittany and the king of France with his court. As everyone knows, that is no way to judge a people. To know them thoroughly one must see them informally, question them, understand them, and be understood by them. For example, the cleanliness of the islands where I live has been exalted. But if their panegyrists had eaten, drunk, and lodged with them as I have - things whose description alone would turn the stomach - and if, after a three- or four-day journey, they had been obliged to wash all their clothing to rid it of vermin, they would have spoken very differently.

;[8]: What astonishes me still more is that nearly all missionaries continue to lend credibility to these false ideas, and people would have me do the same. Their reason, they say, is to encourage ever more vocations. But I would ask them first whether it is ever permissible to lie, and second whether a vocation founded upon error can produce much good. The conduct of our divine Master was very different.<ref group="variant">“Different” was written above the line.</ref> He had said that the harvest was great and the number of labourers very small.<ref>Cf. Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2.</ref> A man came forward and promised to follow Him everywhere; that is, this man presented himself to become a missionary. But Jesus Christ, who knew that to be a good missionary one must first know the mission's conditions, immediately told him: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests in which to rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58.</ref> The disciple must not be treated better than the Master. In other words, Jesus Christ set out the conditions of the mission for him. The young man withdrew. All commentators agree that this man missed his vocation. I would be tempted to reverse the proposition and believe that, had he followed Jesus Christ, he would have missed it. He may have possessed all the qualities ''[p. 5]'' of a good Christian without possessing those of an apostle or missionary. When encouraging vocations in this manner, I think great care must be taken not to cause some missionaries later to say, “Had I known, I would not have come,” and how many have in fact suffered shipwreck because they entered the missionary vocation in that way! They may have had the qualifications sufficient for an ordinary mission as they imagined it and as it had been portrayed to them, but not for the mission as it actually was.

;[9]: Our peoples are not as eager for grace as you may have been told. Here as elsewhere, and more than elsewhere, people fear nothing so much as what is spiritually beneficial to them; everywhere they must be compelled to be happy. Fine phrases are made for you, showing islands stretching out their arms and crying loudly for men to break for them the bread of the Word, islands yearning for the benefits of religion as the earth after a long drought yearns for heaven's dew. Such ideas make fine rhetoric, but they are far from the truth. Afterward, ask those who make such statements for the results of their work and then, if on this occasion they tell you the truth, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos''. I do not think an island has ever yet sincerely asked for missionaries; we should be very pleased when they are willing to tolerate us. For twenty months we have sought to establish ourselves in a tribe on our island where, according to His Excellency, people were loudly<ref group="variant">“Loudly” was written above the line.</ref> demanding us, and we have continually been refused.<ref group="variant">The manuscript replaces “there” with “have” in this clause.</ref> They receive us well when we go there, especially if we bring gifts, but if we wish to say a word about religion, they are deaf. I can state in all sincerity that I have never yet seen anyone come to religion for purely supernatural motives. One must therefore expect a rupture and an almost general desertion by those who embrace religion unless we remain constantly present to support them through certain<ref group="variant">“Means” was written above the line.</ref> natural and supernatural means together.

;[10]: Nevertheless, I would not wish to discourage missionaries who want to come to our islands. Without telling them every hardship endured here, however, I would want them to know at least some, so that they would be less surprised when they experienced them. It must be admitted that, although these peoples possess the bad qualities I have just mentioned and many others besides, they nevertheless give great consolation to evangelical labourers. Several live in a very Christian manner, and undoubtedly these islanders will populate heaven, provided zealous apostles show them the road. Men so distant ''[p. 6]'' from the truth cannot be changed in a day. Meanwhile, some are always being converted. Even if we had no other reason to love them than that they are our brothers, redeemed like us by the blood of Jesus Christ, that alone would be more than sufficient. How many souls, even in this seemingly ungrateful country, would thank us and praise God in heaven for all eternity if they had guides to lead them there! I have not been here very long, and already through my ministry a great number of souls praise God in heaven who would otherwise curse Him in hell - the children.

;[11]: Almost everyone has his own way of seeing nearly everything, but I think disagreement of opinion comes from prejudice. If people considered things carefully and independently of all prejudice, I believe their ideas would agree much more closely. To counterbalance the heretics in the eyes of the inhabitants, people advance, and want me to advance, as proof that ours is the true religion, the facts that we neither buy nor sell anything; that we endure hunger and thirst; that we eat only what good people are willing to give us; that we are so poor as to possess nothing; and that we give everything without wishing to receive anything. These<ref group="variant">“These” replaces “My” in the manuscript.</ref> reasons are undoubtedly good, but they are not direct proof<ref>The French editor indicates that the manuscript's form should probably read “proof.”</ref> of the religion. I think that if an author wrote a booklet offering no other proofs of the true religion, he would deserve to be reprimanded by the Church. For my part, I like to suppose that everyone has common sense, even the greatest idiots.

;[12]: Indeed, if one of the heretical missionaries with whom we have to deal reasoned with us as follows: “You claim that the foregoing proofs are marks of the true religion, but in that case where is the true religion? Surely it is not found in the pope, who draws revenues from every quarter and has a kingdom and soldiers to defend him. It is not found in the cardinals, who inhabit magnificent houses and receive fine stipends. It is not found in your clergy, who do nothing for nothing and consequently are better housed, better clothed, and better fed than all their parishioners. It certainly is not found in your bishop, who receives considerable sums every year.” What could I answer him? I know that I would make distinctions, but certainly<ref group="variant">“Certainly” was written above the line.</ref> the inhabitants would scarcely understand them. I therefore do not feel able to triumph with such arguments.

;[13]: Besides, Jesus Christ, whom the angels served when necessary, had a purse and made purchases; and Saint Paul, writing to the Corinthians, says: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink at the expense of those to whom ''[p. 7]'' we proclaim the Gospel?”<ref>Cf. 1 Corinthians 9:4: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink?” - understood to mean “at your expense.”</ref> “Yes,” he says, “we have that right, like all preachers of the Gospel, but we have not used it. If, on the contrary, we suffer every kind of inconvenience, it is so that we may place no obstacle before the Gospel of Jesus Christ and remove every reason for you to believe that self-interest makes us preach it.” This reasoning is infinitely wise, but Saint Paul is careful not to present his manner of life as a mark of the truth he proclaims, because he knew that this extraordinary path would not be the ordinary path of preachers of the Gospel, people ordinarily being incapable of it. Indeed, if it had been necessary to live in that way, people being what they are, religion would have disappeared long ago. Moreover, Saint Paul had the gift of miracles, which won him the friendship of many and could therefore ordinarily supply<ref group="variant">“Supply” was written above the line.</ref> him with what he needed. From time to time there were generous and reasonable persons among the peoples he evangelized; here we deal only with unreasonable and ungrateful persons.

;[14]: His Excellency tells us that we must trust in Providence and that it will never abandon us. I believe this and experience its effects more than anyone. But it is also Providence that distributes considerable assistance to us every year, undoubtedly so that we may use it. We must trust Providence, but we must not tempt it. We must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> use wisely the goods it supplies. Yet from what I know, and from what you can see for yourself, trust in Providence would apply only to us and not at all to him. To tell others that they must trust entirely in Providence while continually asking for money, money, and nothing but money appears to me more distrust than trust: distrust for oneself, and trust - I would call it negligence - for others.

;[15]: Following these principles of trust, our mission has been set upon an untenable course, and certainly those who ordered it would not have wished to set the example. Not one hundredth of the island is cultivated. We could very easily have as much land as we wanted, yet we are more cramped and constrained than a wretched family in the middle of Paris. We are lodged in a public place where study and reflection are impossible and where we can do or say nothing without the whole island knowing it. I wanted to plant a few vine cuttings, but I was told that grapevines would cause a revolution on the island. ''[p. 8]'' A little gate that would not be locked, but would prevent animals from entering a small garden plot where I planted five vines, eight fig trees, and a few European plants, would supposedly have greatly harmed the house. I assure you that I was somewhat distressed by this way of proceeding, so far removed from what I had imagined and so violently opposed<ref>The French editor suggests “opposed” as the probable reading.</ref> to my own view: refusing us what is necessary and preventing us from obtaining it ourselves!

;[16]: Independently of all particular opinions, I think that for the good of the mission this way of proceeding must change, because the people we have to evangelize possess a very particular character. In their eyes humility is baseness and worthy of contempt, and their self-love, or rather their pride, is such that they will never embrace the opinion of a man they despise. This is especially so of the chiefs, and without the chiefs no one dares take the initiative. An example may help you understand. It is the distribution of kava. This distribution reveals each person's rank in society. Its preparation alone turns the stomach, and I know many people who would rather die than drink it; but let us pass over that. Once it has been prepared, everyone sits in a circle, with the chief at the head and beside him a man who directs the distribution, and each person is served according to rank. Such importance is attached to this distribution that if its director skipped one person to serve another farther away first, it would be a major cause of war. For propriety's sake we attend these distributions, and they always pass us over and serve us last. According to the custom of the country, this is the greatest contempt possible. Matters changed somewhat after I twice refused to drink in such circumstances, telling them: “You know that I drink kava out of friendship for you, and in return for that friendship you insult me in a way you never insult even the lowest inhabitant of the island.” The Father<ref>Joseph Chevron, the other missionary priest on Tongatapu; Philippe Calinon did not arrive there until 12 July 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0312|312]], § 14 and n. 9; [[Girard0328|328]], § 26, n. 15).</ref> thinks it is good to endure all this because, he says, it can only benefit the mission. I am inwardly convinced that it harms the mission, because in this way they despise us and will never embrace a religion whose ministers they despise. Compared with these people we are great, and as ministers of God we truly are so. I would therefore have us preserve our rank and wisely, ''[p. 9]'' apostolically, make them feel our superiority; to do so, we must preserve our independence. I ask you,<ref>The French editor corrects a repeated syllable in the manuscript to “ask.”</ref> what in general would become of ministers of religion who entrusted their existence to the whim of the lowest of their parishioners, any one of whom could at pleasure drive them from the house and deprive them of food? We know the whims to which the populace is subject even in a Christian country, and all the more among pagans. Until now we have been very poor, yet despite that we have given gifts worth more than ten times what we received; nevertheless, no one on the island fails to think that he rendered us a great service by bringing a few pieces of yam. I have been obliged to eat a piece of root half gnawed by a savage and at other times, unable even to find a savage's leftovers to eat, have fallen on the road from hunger and exhaustion. Judge from this whether one can teach, study, and debate religion as our contact with the heretics requires.

;[17]: Truly, the more I examine matters, the more I see that people have an inaccurate idea of the mission. In general, a European who begins missionary life at thirty or thirty-five cannot live in our countries solely on local produce; he needs some European provisions to sustain him. We can have them, since Providence, which sends us, supplies and grants them, and I am sure that if you knew our condition perfectly, you would compel us to use them. You received the letter dated 2 July 1843 that I had the honour of addressing to you,<ref>Cf. [[Girard0265|doc. 265]], a letter dated 3 July 1843.</ref> in which I discussed some means of meeting our pressing needs. I would insist upon them still more, because I am increasingly convinced that all these means are indispensable. One day my confrère<ref>Joseph Chevron.</ref> and I discussed these measures. He told me that none of the things I had mentioned would be sent from Europe because, he said, people there<ref group="variant">“There” was written above the line.</ref> would be scandalized; if people in France knew<ref group="variant">“Knew” replaces “were acquainted with.”</ref> that we ate bread and drank a little wine on our islands, they would immediately cease giving their customary alms. His argument has some appearance of truth, but it is founded upon error. If that happened, it could come only from lack of knowledge. If the good and charitable people of Europe saw the sufferings of a poor missionary in a harsh climate like ours; if they saw a poor priest accustomed to Europe's fine climate travel eight or ten leagues along the seashore in heat of twenty-five to thirty degrees, ''[p. 10]'' with no food except a few disgusting wild fruits, and not even as many as he wanted; if they saw him sometimes collapse from hunger and exhaustion, perhaps they would not be scandalized if, upon reaching his hut, that missionary found a piece of dry bread and a drop of wine to drink.

;[18]: We are no different from men in France. Yet if a priest in France, obliged to travel continually for his ministry, walked in heat, cold, and bad weather carrying in his pocket a piece of bread and in a small flask a drop of wine - please do not be scandalized - as his entire food, so that he could give more abundant alms to the people,<ref group="variant">“To the people” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase concerning admiration.</ref> far from being scandalized, people would admire him beyond anything imaginable. Why, then, would actions even more praiseworthy be blamed in us? Besides, if the people of Europe reflected that the Propagation of the Faith supplies four to five thousand francs each year for every priest in our mission, I believe they would be scandalized to learn that these priests suffer because the entire sum is absorbed by one man, especially if they learned that nothing is spent here on churches and almost nothing on worship, those things being supplied in addition to the ordinary allocations. The charitable people of France would see that the Society intends the missionaries to have<ref group="variant">“To have” replaces the singular form in the manuscript.</ref> enough to live upon. I am quite certain that ours is the only mission administered in this manner, with one man keeping everything given for all.

;[19]: Moreover, living as we have been forced to live until now, the missionaries will be little more than victims who are made to travel for four or five years before dying, for I do not think they can live any longer; and then what will become of the mission? That much time is needed to learn the language. They will therefore cease to be capable of action at the very moment they could labour fruitfully. You have indeed been told that one could learn to speak this country's language in three or four months, but allow me to tell you that those who spoke in this way are still far from knowing it after five or six years. That is a fact they would not dare deny if they wished to speak sincerely. You will judge for yourself if you consider what can be learned of a European language in three or four months, while the languages ''[p. 11]'' of these countries are much more difficult than those of Europe. When a European learns another European language, that foreign language always has much in common with one he knows; moreover, he has good grammars, good dictionaries, and good teachers to explain it. Here the languages have no relation to European languages, and we have neither grammar, dictionary, nor teacher. We must discover the language's principles in ordinary conversation, which one can scarcely begin to understand before a year has passed.

;[20]: I scarcely began studying English until London, yet five months later, upon my arrival in New Zealand, I was able to instruct people and exercise the holy ministry. I have now been here eighteen months and have great difficulty doing all that. I therefore conclude this article by saying that if the mission is to be preserved, means must be found to preserve the missionaries. You know that those means exist; it is only necessary to know how to use them. While discussing the administration of the mission and our manner of life, I said that when leaving France I expected us to have some means, given the allocations from the Propagation of the Faith. My confrère replied that he had expected to have none and that he was<ref group="variant">“Was” was written above the line.</ref> at least as well off as he had imagined he would be.<ref group="variant">“Would be” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> I told him that his way of thinking came from a lack of reflection, because he had failed to notice the means Providence<ref group="variant">“Providence” was written above the line.</ref> supplies us. “Yet,” he told me, “my expectation proved correct, while you, who reflected, were mistaken.” “Yes,” I replied, “and that is exactly my point: you proved correct as two errors sometimes coincide.” You understand, my Very Reverend Father, the full force of my thought.

;[21]: Until now the administration has, in my opinion, been very defective and consequently very harmful to the mission. My heart has been deeply wounded; allow me to tell you so. I left France full of zeal. I believe I can bear myself that testimony, not because I thought, as many others did, that there was as much good to be done as was said, but I was far from thinking things were going so badly. I arrived at the Bay of Islands on 4 May. His Excellency was not there. Father Épalle was replacing him;<ref>The sixth group of Marist missionaries, including Grange and Forest, arrived at the Bay of Islands in New Zealand on 4 May 1842 “at half past ten in the morning.” Pompallier was then “in the tropical islands,” and Épalle was his pro-vicar (cf. [[Girard0166|doc. 166]], § 7).</ref> he received us as coldly as it is possible to describe. His second remark was: ''[p. 12]'' “Are you bringing much money?” When we replied that we had only 17,000 francs, he displayed extraordinary displeasure, withdrew to his room with Father Forest, and said nothing further to the rest of us, priests and brothers. We were exhausted and had not slept for two days. At half past ten, only a brother came to meet us. Our bed was the dining room, where Fathers Forest and Reignier and I slept on planks, although an appointed, empty room stood beside it. A few days later I left for my mission.<ref>Lampila states that Grange went to join Father Maxime Petit in a tribe “fifteen days after our arrival at the Bay of Islands,” that is, on 18 May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0141|doc. 141]], § 2). According to Yvert, Grange was to be at Hokianga during May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0152|doc. 152]], § 13). On 4 October that year, Grange left the Bay of Islands for Tongatapu (cf. docs. [[Girard0161|161]], § 12; [[Girard0218|218]], § 12).</ref> When I requested some means of subsistence, Father Épalle answered: “We never give any to anyone.” “How, then, shall I conduct the mission?” I asked. “Do not concern yourself with the mission. Try to plant potatoes so you will have something to eat. Let the souls be lost.” Such was his reply. Judge, my Very Reverend Father, how wounded my heart must have been. To come more than six thousand leagues to plant and eat potatoes! I could easily have eaten them in France without planting them and perhaps have accomplished something more. I assure you that I was on the point of asking to return to France, especially after seeing how the funds were absorbed. I told you something about that in another letter. Driven by circumstances, I tried to discuss certain points of administration, but no account was ever taken of my arguments. Missionaries and visitors at the Bay establishment<ref group="variant">“Bay” was written above the line.</ref> consumed fifty pounds of bread a week<ref group="variant">“Week” replaces “day.”</ref> at one franc a pound. I showed them that by making it themselves in the house they could save considerably, because it would then cost five sous a pound. They replied that their baker was a Catholic and benefactor of the mission, and that they needed him. “But,” I said, “if the baker is truly a benefactor of the mission, he should be the first to teach you the means I am describing.” This argument counted for nothing, etc. Judge for yourself whether it has any value.

;[22]: I shall tell you, my Reverend Father, that the principal motive which led me to ask to come to the tropics was the hope of having another bishop and entering another administration where things would go less badly; I hope I have succeeded. ''[p. 13]'' Even so, I think you must take a hand in it and establish general rules so that everyone knows his rights distinctly. Since the experience of all ages teaches us that no one possessing absolute power has ever failed to abuse it, whether by nature or ignorance, I think the bishop's power must be counterbalanced in temporal matters by that of a procurator who does not indiscriminately say amen to everything the bishop says. Procurators must act in concert with the bishop, but I also think it good for a procurator, when necessary and independently of the bishop, to be able to assign the members of the Society and some of the resources allocated to them. I therefore think there should be one procurator general for the whole mission of Oceania and a particular procurator for each mission district. The particular procurator would form the bishop's council and consequently reside with him. The procurator general should be based at Sydney or Valparaiso, but preferably Sydney, the centre of Oceanian commerce. He would certainly incur no expense there; one might even hope he would receive a government stipend. All the fathers could communicate with him and, through him, with the Father General. In addition, and I regard this as of the greatest importance, we need a small vessel for the Central Oceania mission, one that would cost little to operate and appears indispensable for communications.

;[23]: Until now people have written to you asking for money, money, and nothing but money. In my opinion, and that of the fathers generally, this demand is the most harmful one possible for the mission. Money means absolutely nothing here; goods are everything. You are told that two habits and two pairs of shoes suffice for a priest leaving for the mission, another proposition extremely ruinous to the mission: ruinous to the mission in New Zealand and ruinous to the missionaries in the tropics. In New Zealand things can be bought, but at six times the price in France; in the tropics nothing can be found, and one is obliged to go naked. I left France two and a half years ago with four pairs of shoes and three cassocks, and for a long time I have had<ref group="variant">“Have had” incorporates “not,” written above the line.</ref> nothing left. The arriving ship brings me not so much as a pin. To whom can I complain? I learned from a Sydney newspaper that a shipment from France arrived in January 1843.<ref>Jean-Simon Bernard, Auguste Chouvet, and Delphin Moreau stayed in Sydney from 10 to 22 January 1843, where they boarded another ship for New Zealand. They arrived at Auckland on 7 February and finally at the Bay of Islands on 18 February (cf. APM OG 031, seventh departure, Chouvet's unpublished journal, 27 December 1842-22 January 1843, pp. 1, 9; docs. [[Girard0242|242]], §§ 1-3; [[Girard0247|247]], § 31; [[Girard0257|257]], § 1).</ref> I expect it brought something for me. Since then three ships have come here from the Bay of Islands, but ''[p. 14]'' they brought me nothing, and certainly I shall receive none of that shipment. When will I now receive anything? You see how the administration is conducted. Two pairs of shoes suffice? Ask those who speak to you in that way how long one pair lasts on our islands. If they wish to be sincere, they will be forced to answer that a pair can sometimes be worn out in two or three days. How, then, are missionaries to manage when they go two or three years without receiving anything?

;[24]: Money... nothing but money! Truly, why this language? What will they do with 130,000 francs allocated to the New Zealand mission alone and delivered freight-free with the missionaries aboard a government vessel? Will they always spend the entire sum at a single establishment that does not have thirty Christians? To consume that sum, will they continue borrowing at twenty-two and a half percent to buy land that yields nothing? Will they always buy their necessities at six times the price for which they could obtain them: one franc for a pound of bread, twenty francs for a bad pair of shoes, seventy-two francs to make a cassock? Will they always feed outsiders?

;[25]: Our mission district has certainly received little by comparison with what is ordinarily given to others. Yet after bringing a fairly substantial quantity of provisions with all costs paid, the Bishop of Amata<ref>Guillaume Douarre, who arrived at Tongatapu on 22 November 1843 for a stay of several days (cf. docs. [[Girard0286|286]], § 1; [[Girard0292|292]], § 14 and n. 9).</ref> arrived with 59,000 francs. Truly, if that sum had been converted into goods purchased in France - for money is useless here - we would have enough to buy more goods than exist in the entire archipelago. The missionaries' condition can therefore easily be improved. It is for you to decide whether it should be; for my part, I think it a necessity. This people is filled with pride beyond anything that can be described. Here the inhabitants, speaking of Europeans, say “my white” as one might say in Europe “my Negro, my slave.” I therefore believe that, even for this people's benefit, we cannot tolerate this treatment of ourselves. To place ourselves in a position to do them good, we must wisely make them feel our superiority and independence, showing that we do not need them and that they cannot do without us. For this purpose we must be lodged in our own house, in a position respectable according to the country and one from which we cannot be driven at will. We must have an enclosure, a farmyard, a few pieces of land to cultivate, and some European and other plants, and consequently ''[p. 15]'' teach the inhabitants to cultivate. We must even create needs for them that they can meet only by working and submitting to us. One means I consider useful is to teach them agriculture and to teach them to house, clothe, and feed themselves decently. To reduce their pride somewhat, I would have us lend them, rather than give everyone as we now do, all the tools necessary for their work, without surrendering ownership. This is how God acts<ref group="variant">“Acts” replaces “proceeds.”</ref> toward all people. He distributes His gifts abundantly, but always reserves dominion over them and sometimes<ref group="variant">“Sometimes” was written above the line.</ref> withdraws them when we are too unfaithful, to teach us that we depend entirely upon Him. Why should we not follow the same course for God's glory and the salvation of souls?

;[26]: I have been told that I know how to say only one thing: that the inhabitants must be taught agriculture. I believe I know how to say something else, but I continue sincerely to believe that agriculture is the foundation of their spiritual and temporal happiness, and that without it we shall never<ref group="variant">“Never” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> make true men of them, still less good Christians. This means alone would draw them out of the shameful idleness that is the mother of every vice. Without making them wealthy, I would make them comfortably situated workers, because I have observed that the best Christians are found neither in the upper class nor among the destitute, but in the comfortably situated class: ''in medio stat virtus''. Remember what I have already told you about this in another letter. Truly, it is not right for a poor country like Europe to continue supplying the means of life to a rich country like ours. I call Europe poor when considering its soil alone and apart from industry, for I estimate that the soil here is six times as fertile as Europe's. I am therefore astonished to see missions founded more than fifty years ago in countries richer than ours whose missionaries still continually ask France for money. This is undoubtedly because they did not employ the true means: teaching their peoples to draw abundant resources from their own lands. In short, it is not fitting that Europeans, who are obliged to work day and night to live, should impose further privations upon themselves to feed people who would be unhappy only because they refuse to work two hours a day. ''[p. 16]'' Instead, they must be taught to work. This is one of the missionary's tasks, because one day the inhabitants must not only support themselves but also provide for the missionaries' subsistence. Otherwise we must expect sooner or later to see the mission collapse and the peoples in some places return to barbarism. We must labour to form workers, for soil that always imported its plants from afar and never produced seed would eventually become sterile.

;[27]: I think a letter from you addressed to all missionaries concerning the care that must be taken of the brothers would be very useful, because at times they have been treated somewhat too harshly. These words, whose full meaning you will understand, have pierced me to the heart: “They are only brothers.” Truly, if some have suffered shipwreck, some fathers may place a hand upon their conscience and say: “I drove them into the waves.”

;[28]: Concerning the clothing missionaries need, you have been told that woollen cassocks are quite suitable because the country is neither hot nor cold, but you received these instructions only from New Zealand. What a difference there is between New Zealand and the tropics! If at Condrieu and Chalmazelle,<ref>Condrieu, chief town of a canton in the Rhône arrondissement of Lyon, on the Rhône; Chalmazelles, in the Loire department.</ref> which are in the same diocese, people need different clothing, how much more so at Copenhagen and Constantinople! That is at least the difference between New Zealand and the countries we inhabit, and those were the observations I made to the procurator before leaving. Oh, if the man responsible for our supplies could make just one of the journeys we are obliged to make so frequently, that argument would be stronger than all my reasoning, and we would soon be clothed suitably for the climate!

;[29]: When a brother is sent from France, people imagine that he will be a catechist,<ref>The French editor corrects the manuscript's form to “catechist.”</ref> teach the inhabitants agriculture and weaving, treat the sick, and so on. But what man in France would be capable of doing all that? Imagine in France a brother<ref group="variant">“A brother” was written above the line.</ref> who had to serve two priests in every respect; prepare their food; mend their clothing; wash their bed linen and the sacristy linen; cultivate a small garden; treat all the sick in a large parish; and shave everyone. Should he be required to do still more? Certainly not; it could not reasonably be required. Well, crossing the ocean does not make us different men. We have the same needs here as in France, only we are infinitely weaker. ''[p. 17]'' Yes, for the mission to proceed well, the inhabitants must be taught some crafts. But this requires other means. First, each father must have a brother with him; then every island must have one additional brother to teach something to the inhabitants. Each establishment must have a boat to transport missionaries more easily from one place to another. The missionaries must have some European food to sustain them.

;[30]: When I say that the Protestant missions<ref group="variant">“Protestant” was written in the margin.</ref> are so well managed in temporal matters, I am told that they have more means than we do. That is inaccurate, for I know the allowance received by each missionary and his wife. It does not exceed 4,000 francs in all<ref group="variant">“In all” was written between the lines.</ref> for both of them, and you know well that the Propagation of the Faith allocates us much more each year. For the eleven priests in our district, from allocations and particular gifts, we received more than 12,000 francs delivered to their destination without charge, amounting to 10,000 francs or more<ref group="variant">“Or more” was written above the line.</ref> for each one. If after this we lack absolutely everything and the mission consequently suffers, does it not appear to be the administration's fault? I cannot see the matter otherwise.

;[31]: We shall be told to be patient and rely only upon God's help. But I say,<ref group="variant">“I say” was written in the margin.</ref> first, that it is hardly becoming to speak in that way when one spends hundreds of thousands of francs every year and consequently lacks nothing; and second, that Providence supplies us with human means. We must not rely upon human means alone, but our mission is entirely different from that of the apostles. What little good has been accomplished here was accomplished only through human means. Wallis, now converted, was considering how to send the missionaries away when the bishop's ship and a war corvette arrived simultaneously with resources. People no longer wished to listen to us when Monsieur Laferrière,<ref>Julien-Laferrière (cf. [[Girard0285|doc. 285]], § 1, n. 2).</ref> commander of the ''Bucéphale'', came with the Bishop of Amata to strengthen us. It was the same at Futuna, and you know or will soon know how the New Zealand mission is proceeding without those human means. When our peoples have been converted, matters will undoubtedly go well; but to reach that point we must employ the means available to us. I would never finish if I attempted to describe in detail everything we need for the mission to prosper. Your wisdom and reflection will bring these things to mind, and a separate list will show you some of them.

;[32]: I cannot finish without telling you that it is absolutely necessary for every ''[p. 18]'' father to have a brother with him. You call the brothers catechists, but they certainly will never fulfil that function. It is therefore neither necessary nor even useful for them to know Latin or French. It is enough that they possess some natural intelligence and be humble, genuinely pious, patient, and obedient. A man skilled in certain crafts would generally be more to be feared than desired here. Before their departure, they should be given some instruction in laundering, linen care, the preparation of tobacco, and various things indispensable to a household.

;[33]: If you think a letter such as this is inappropriate, I most humbly ask your pardon and beg you to tell me so in future. I shall close my eyes to everything and remain silent.

;[34]: In the enclosed letter to my friends you will read these words: “Among the peoples we evangelize, some listen to us and put our teaching into practice; others listen to us and refuse to do anything; the greater number refuse to hear us. People are the same everywhere: ice toward truth and fire for falsehood.” I earnestly beg you to allow this truth to be read. It is certainly the least unfavourable thing that can be said while remaining truthful. These are undoubtedly not islands stretching out their arms to us; but the islands stretching out their arms to us are figures of speech as beautiful as they are far removed from the truth. Or, if one wished the statement to be true, one would have to add that they stretch out their arms to push us away.

;[35]: In his instructions His Excellency tells us always to speak favourably about the mission in order to encourage ever more vocations. That is indeed my opinion, but I do not at all think that for this reason one must say things as evidently false as those that have been said, which sooner or later will become known and may cover us with shame. I think that to create genuine interest in the mission, it must be portrayed from the beginning more or less as it is, with its difficulties and advantages, although painting the latter somewhat more favourably; by this means there will always be something interesting to relate. But we must not proceed as was done at first, displaying advantages that never existed<ref group="variant">“Existed” was written above the line.</ref> and could not have existed, especially in New Zealand, where more fruits were shown after three years than can actually be obtained in fifteen, even supposing the mission succeeded as well as possible. His Excellency had announced 72,000 converts in New Zealand, although the whole of New Zealand does not have that population; 15,000 were claimed from a single tour, yet when he is asked for the result of the entire mission he cannot find 15,000. Father Baty and I made the calculation. He told me: “Father, what am I to do? His Excellency tells me to put down 15,000, and I am quite sure there are not 5,000.” “You will do as you wish,” I told him. “I would not obey.” ''[p. 19]'' And he wrote 15,000. Judge, then, how frankly your children give you the truth. Experience teaches us not to hurry to count our peoples among the faithful. The last time I wrote, I told you that if we wished to use the arithmetic used by some, we could count more than 2,000 persons as being on our side. Had I announced such a wonder to you, I would be obliged to tell you today that this great number has been reduced to two or three hundred.

;[36]: Nevertheless, we can bear ourselves this testimony: we have not spared ourselves, but the people seem to draw away from us in proportion<ref group="variant">“In proportion” replaces a misspelled form.</ref> as we increase our zeal. The goodness and generosity of this people are praised to you; here is an example. The Bishop of Amata left us a little money when he passed through. An English ship anchored in our roadstead, and we had an opportunity to purchase some goods, which we distributed to the inhabitants. At the prices for which they are sold in the country, all the goods we gave them were worth 1,700 chickens, without counting the medicines of every kind that we administer to them daily; not one person brought us a single chicken. They believe they render us a great service by giving us a few pieces of yam.

;[37]: Note. An objection is made that foodstuffs brought from Europe would cost too much. I reply first that price must not be considered if they are necessary to the mission and funds are available. Second, I say that some things brought from France will cost scarcely more than in France itself, while others will be much cheaper here. One evident fact is that, for the mission to survive, a ship must visit us at least once a year. Since this is so, transporting a few goods costs little. As a hot country, we need wine capable of keeping. We require ordinary Bordeaux wine, which six thousand leagues away will cost us less here than it would cost when transported fifty leagues inland in France. What I say of wine I could also say of sugar, which would pay no duty, and of salt, etc., etc. I do not say anything in this letter for my own sake, for my health is exhausted, my stomach is ruined, and my voice nearly extinguished. I can no longer hope to recover and consequently cannot hope to enjoy the funds of which I speak.

;[38]: One more word. Does it not seem strange that, with sums as considerable as those allocated to us, we find ourselves in such poverty that we lack necessities? Truly, what would the administrators of the Propagation of the Faith think if they learned this? In the last shipment, purchases worth 55,000 francs were made, yet we at Tonga, who make up one quarter of the mission's personnel, received less than 600 francs' worth of goods, and even those articles are almost useless to us. There was not a pin for me. Fortunately, the brother who is the same size as I am gave me a pair of his shoes. His Excellency came ''[p. 20]'' less to relieve us than to bring gifts to the inhabitants, who were not very grateful, not to say discourteous, toward him. He intended to place priests among different tribes on the island, and they flatly refused them. I think people will no longer write to you that the islands stretch out their arms to us. God grant that he is not treated even worse in Fiji than at Tonga.

;[39]: Judge the generosity of the inhabitants. Curiosities that would give great pleasure in Europe can be obtained here for trifles. With<ref group="variant">“With” was written above the line.</ref> all the goods we gave them, we could have bought enough to load a schooner, yet we did not receive the slightest thing in return. I nevertheless wished to send some of these objects to the friends who have given, and continue to give, me presents, but I was entirely unable to do so. It is one more mortification for me. The more I consider matters, the more I see the necessity of what I told you in a previous letter: namely, that we should have a procurator and a ship that would come from France to visit us.

;[40]: I assure you that I wrote this letter calmly and for the sole purpose of making known to you the state of the mission and of your children, of whom I am the least of all, although I hope I am not the least faithful. I finish by asking for your blessing. I state only facts. My health has improved somewhat, but I am still very weak.

:I have the honour to be,
::my Very Reverend Father,
:::your most humble and most
:::respectful child,
::::Grange
::::apostolic missionary, priest of
::::the Society of Mary

:Tonga, 25 July 1844

;[41]: ''[On a slip of paper pasted to p. 1]'' I have learned that His Excellency entered 6,000 Catholics in his budget. Here is the number, accurate to within twenty persons: Wallis, 2,300; Futuna, 1,050 - the Father from Futuna gives this very exact figure, and all are baptized; Tonga, 130 baptized and 200 catechumens. Consequently, it is quite possible that in two or three years we will still not actually have the number already announced.

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Merv:

==20 February-25 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga==

''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange. In the ED1 letter register it bore number 140.''

Five sheets comprising twenty written pages, together with a slip of paper measuring 50 mm × 146 mm, pasted at the top of the first page and bearing text that seems better placed at the end of the letter. Poupinel's annotation is at the top of the first page.

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026''

''[p. 1]''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga-Tabu - 20 February 1844.

:Tonga-Tabou, 20 February 1844

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: Allow me to say a few words to you concerning the mission and its administration. I have neither the time nor the courage to arrange all these matters in order; you will judge them according to your wisdom, and I ask your pardon in advance for anything in them that may be ''minus rectum''. It is a son opening his heart to the father whom he loves and by whom he is loved. I greatly doubt that you know the whole truth about the mission and its members, who are your children. I shall tell it to you as far as I know it and in its full extent.<ref group="variant">“Extent” replaces a misspelled form in the manuscript.</ref> It is important that you know it in full.

;[2]: From what I see, people in Europe generally have an inaccurate idea of our missions, and this inaccurate idea may be harmful. In France I have seen parish priests exalt the missions while complaining about their own parishes and scolding parishioners in whom they found nothing good, no virtue, and no estimable quality. There are several reasons for this. First, accounts written about the missions, already somewhat inaccurate, are considered only from their favourable aspects: they are a medal of which only the shining side is seen. Second, being four, five, or six thousand leagues away, people pay no attention to all the circumstances of things that affect only those immediately concerned. Moreover, Montesquieu's principle, ''there are things that are always said because they were once said'', applies very well here. Once a prejudice has taken root it is so strong that people continue repeating what they once heard even when diametrically contrary facts stand before their eyes. But if they considered this other principle of the great Master, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'',<ref>Cf. Matthew 7:16: ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'' (“By their fruits you will know them”).</ref> perhaps they would judge quite differently.

;[3]: Are the peoples of Oceania better in religious matters than those of Europe? What I say of Oceania can, I think, also be said of Asia, Africa, and America. If a European answered me affirmatively, I would give him the answer I gave His Excellency the other day. Here it is: ''[p. 2]'' To answer this question, one must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> consider the means employed to convert them and the successes obtained by those same means: ''a fructibus eorum''. Our mission is partly Protestant and partly pagan. His Excellency said to me one day: “We have not been here very long, and already several Protestants have come over to our side, whereas in France I have seen mixed parishes where not one heretic became Catholic in twenty years.” “Yes,” I told him, “that is true, and I myself have seen parishes where not only did Protestants not become Catholics, but Catholics became Protestants. But let us see: do the parish priests there employ the means we employ here? If those priests had freely given everyone medicines to cure their illnesses; if they had charitable brothers to prepare herbal infusions for them all, shave them, administer remedies at all times, and dress their wounds; if those priests had waited to eat dinner until the last parishioner had brought them a few pieces of cold potato; and if they had continually gone into the poor people's verminous huts to give every kind of temporal assistance, then the comparison would be fair. If, after all that, they had converted no one, you could say that the peoples of Europe are inferior to those of Oceania. But have you seen all that done? Certainly not. If you consider everything carefully, you have often seen that outwardly parish priests differed little from Protestant ministers except by demanding their dues more rigorously. We have cured several people whose illnesses appeared incurable, yet they remained in heresy or paganism; and although some declared themselves ours, several abandoned us after a few months. Do you think that, with such means, a great many Europeans would not have left error?”

;[4]: In the ''Annals'', speaking of the peoples of Asia, I read these remarkable words: ''One would truly be tempted to believe that this good people had no part in the common fault and did not taste the apple.'' I could reply to the author of that letter: “If that is so, why have you not converted this good people? After preaching to them for so long and with such zeal, you would need only show yourself to make good Christians of these people who, you say, yearn with all the ardour of their desires for the truth. Why, then, after you have cultivated this soil for so long, is the number of Christians still so small and perhaps so lukewarm? ''A fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos.''” Allow me, therefore, to believe that this people ate a good piece of the apple ''[p. 3]'' and even added some pears.

;[5]: The fervour of the Christians of China is praised because three or four martyrs are counted during a general persecution. But among the great number of Christians in that vast country, how many apostates were there? They are not counted. Three or four martyrs! If a similar persecution occurred in France, a greater number would be found in one moderately fervent little parish.

;[6]: A general illness occurred on our island. We exhausted ourselves caring for everyone, and the good God so blessed our perseverance that no one died in the large tribe among whom we live. During that interval the ship arrived, bringing us a number of articles, all of which we distributed free of charge and without distinction to Christians and pagans. Immediately afterward, the pagans of that very tribe agreed among themselves not to turn to the religion of the papists. I frankly believe that the peoples of the islands we inhabit and other similar peoples are generally more apathetic,<ref>The French editor suggests that the manuscript's word may mean “apathetic.”</ref> more indifferent, less generous, and less grateful than Europeans. The reason, I believe, lies in the climate and in habits different from those of Europe. In Europe, a poorly dressed man numb with cold will be full of gratitude toward someone who gives him clothing or hospitality, because clothing and shelter are true benefits and needs he cannot do without. A lost traveller will find no words to express his gratitude to someone who shows him the right road. In Europe, benefits touch the heart in proportion to how necessary they are to their recipient. The heart expands through the many forms of knowledge<ref>The French editor suggests “forms of knowledge” as the probable reading.</ref> born of society; but here each person lives in isolation, in complete selfishness, and<ref group="variant">“And” was written above the line.</ref> has, so to speak, no real needs, with a heart and mind as narrow as the land he inhabits.

;[7]: I observe that travel writing is more a romantic creation than true history and gives scarcely a more accurate idea of the peoples and countries<ref group="variant">“And countries” was written above the line.</ref> it describes than Virgil gives of pastoral customs in his ''Georgics'' and ''Eclogues''. Indeed, the only accurate element I find in these accounts is geographical position, and not always even that. The reason is that those who wrote them had their minds and imaginations stirred more than they understood the customs of the peoples they described, customs it was impossible for them to ''[p. 4]'' know. If I related the history of these peoples with full knowledge and complete fidelity, my narrative would be the opposite of all theirs. I say that they could not know them. Navigators who supplied information about these countries arrived at a roadstead, remained there for fifteen or twenty days without knowing the language, and consequently could scarcely<ref group="variant">“Could” was written above the line.</ref> judge the people as a whole any better than a foreigner could judge France merely from seeing the king and a few ministers. Yet there is a great difference between a passer-by from the Alps or Upper Brittany and the king of France with his court. As everyone knows, that is no way to judge a people. To know them thoroughly one must see them informally, question them, understand them, and be understood by them. For example, the cleanliness of the islands where I live has been exalted. But if their panegyrists had eaten, drunk, and lodged with them as I have - things whose description alone would turn the stomach - and if, after a three- or four-day journey, they had been obliged to wash all their clothing to rid it of vermin, they would have spoken very differently.

;[8]: What astonishes me still more is that nearly all missionaries continue to lend credibility to these false ideas, and people would have me do the same. Their reason, they say, is to encourage ever more vocations. But I would ask them first whether it is ever permissible to lie, and second whether a vocation founded upon error can produce much good. The conduct of our divine Master was very different.<ref group="variant">“Different” was written above the line.</ref> He had said that the harvest was great and the number of labourers very small.<ref>Cf. Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2.</ref> A man came forward and promised to follow Him everywhere; that is, this man presented himself to become a missionary. But Jesus Christ, who knew that to be a good missionary one must first know the mission's conditions, immediately told him: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests in which to rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58.</ref> The disciple must not be treated better than the Master. In other words, Jesus Christ set out the conditions of the mission for him. The young man withdrew. All commentators agree that this man missed his vocation. I would be tempted to reverse the proposition and believe that, had he followed Jesus Christ, he would have missed it. He may have possessed all the qualities ''[p. 5]'' of a good Christian without possessing those of an apostle or missionary. When encouraging vocations in this manner, I think great care must be taken not to cause some missionaries later to say, “Had I known, I would not have come,” and how many have in fact suffered shipwreck because they entered the missionary vocation in that way! They may have had the qualifications sufficient for an ordinary mission as they imagined it and as it had been portrayed to them, but not for the mission as it actually was.

;[9]: Our peoples are not as eager for grace as you may have been told. Here as elsewhere, and more than elsewhere, people fear nothing so much as what is spiritually beneficial to them; everywhere they must be compelled to be happy. Fine phrases are made for you, showing islands stretching out their arms and crying loudly for men to break for them the bread of the Word, islands yearning for the benefits of religion as the earth after a long drought yearns for heaven's dew. Such ideas make fine rhetoric, but they are far from the truth. Afterward, ask those who make such statements for the results of their work and then, if on this occasion they tell you the truth, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos''. I do not think an island has ever yet sincerely asked for missionaries; we should be very pleased when they are willing to tolerate us. For twenty months we have sought to establish ourselves in a tribe on our island where, according to His Excellency, people were loudly<ref group="variant">“Loudly” was written above the line.</ref> demanding us, and we have continually been refused.<ref group="variant">The manuscript replaces “there” with “have” in this clause.</ref> They receive us well when we go there, especially if we bring gifts, but if we wish to say a word about religion, they are deaf. I can state in all sincerity that I have never yet seen anyone come to religion for purely supernatural motives. One must therefore expect a rupture and an almost general desertion by those who embrace religion unless we remain constantly present to support them through certain<ref group="variant">“Means” was written above the line.</ref> natural and supernatural means together.

;[10]: Nevertheless, I would not wish to discourage missionaries who want to come to our islands. Without telling them every hardship endured here, however, I would want them to know at least some, so that they would be less surprised when they experienced them. It must be admitted that, although these peoples possess the bad qualities I have just mentioned and many others besides, they nevertheless give great consolation to evangelical labourers. Several live in a very Christian manner, and undoubtedly these islanders will populate heaven, provided zealous apostles show them the road. Men so distant ''[p. 6]'' from the truth cannot be changed in a day. Meanwhile, some are always being converted. Even if we had no other reason to love them than that they are our brothers, redeemed like us by the blood of Jesus Christ, that alone would be more than sufficient. How many souls, even in this seemingly ungrateful country, would thank us and praise God in heaven for all eternity if they had guides to lead them there! I have not been here very long, and already through my ministry a great number of souls praise God in heaven who would otherwise curse Him in hell - the children.

;[11]: Almost everyone has his own way of seeing nearly everything, but I think disagreement of opinion comes from prejudice. If people considered things carefully and independently of all prejudice, I believe their ideas would agree much more closely. To counterbalance the heretics in the eyes of the inhabitants, people advance, and want me to advance, as proof that ours is the true religion, the facts that we neither buy nor sell anything; that we endure hunger and thirst; that we eat only what good people are willing to give us; that we are so poor as to possess nothing; and that we give everything without wishing to receive anything. These<ref group="variant">“These” replaces “My” in the manuscript.</ref> reasons are undoubtedly good, but they are not direct proof<ref>The French editor indicates that the manuscript's form should probably read “proof.”</ref> of the religion. I think that if an author wrote a booklet offering no other proofs of the true religion, he would deserve to be reprimanded by the Church. For my part, I like to suppose that everyone has common sense, even the greatest idiots.

;[12]: Indeed, if one of the heretical missionaries with whom we have to deal reasoned with us as follows: “You claim that the foregoing proofs are marks of the true religion, but in that case where is the true religion? Surely it is not found in the pope, who draws revenues from every quarter and has a kingdom and soldiers to defend him. It is not found in the cardinals, who inhabit magnificent houses and receive fine stipends. It is not found in your clergy, who do nothing for nothing and consequently are better housed, better clothed, and better fed than all their parishioners. It certainly is not found in your bishop, who receives considerable sums every year.” What could I answer him? I know that I would make distinctions, but certainly<ref group="variant">“Certainly” was written above the line.</ref> the inhabitants would scarcely understand them. I therefore do not feel able to triumph with such arguments.

;[13]: Besides, Jesus Christ, whom the angels served when necessary, had a purse and made purchases; and Saint Paul, writing to the Corinthians, says: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink at the expense of those to whom ''[p. 7]'' we proclaim the Gospel?”<ref>Cf. 1 Corinthians 9:4: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink?” - understood to mean “at your expense.”</ref> “Yes,” he says, “we have that right, like all preachers of the Gospel, but we have not used it. If, on the contrary, we suffer every kind of inconvenience, it is so that we may place no obstacle before the Gospel of Jesus Christ and remove every reason for you to believe that self-interest makes us preach it.” This reasoning is infinitely wise, but Saint Paul is careful not to present his manner of life as a mark of the truth he proclaims, because he knew that this extraordinary path would not be the ordinary path of preachers of the Gospel, people ordinarily being incapable of it. Indeed, if it had been necessary to live in that way, people being what they are, religion would have disappeared long ago. Moreover, Saint Paul had the gift of miracles, which won him the friendship of many and could therefore ordinarily supply<ref group="variant">“Supply” was written above the line.</ref> him with what he needed. From time to time there were generous and reasonable persons among the peoples he evangelized; here we deal only with unreasonable and ungrateful persons.

;[14]: His Excellency tells us that we must trust in Providence and that it will never abandon us. I believe this and experience its effects more than anyone. But it is also Providence that distributes considerable assistance to us every year, undoubtedly so that we may use it. We must trust Providence, but we must not tempt it. We must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> use wisely the goods it supplies. Yet from what I know, and from what you can see for yourself, trust in Providence would apply only to us and not at all to him. To tell others that they must trust entirely in Providence while continually asking for money, money, and nothing but money appears to me more distrust than trust: distrust for oneself, and trust - I would call it negligence - for others.

;[15]: Following these principles of trust, our mission has been set upon an untenable course, and certainly those who ordered it would not have wished to set the example. Not one hundredth of the island is cultivated. We could very easily have as much land as we wanted, yet we are more cramped and constrained than a wretched family in the middle of Paris. We are lodged in a public place where study and reflection are impossible and where we can do or say nothing without the whole island knowing it. I wanted to plant a few vine cuttings, but I was told that grapevines would cause a revolution on the island. ''[p. 8]'' A little gate that would not be locked, but would prevent animals from entering a small garden plot where I planted five vines, eight fig trees, and a few European plants, would supposedly have greatly harmed the house. I assure you that I was somewhat distressed by this way of proceeding, so far removed from what I had imagined and so violently opposed<ref>The French editor suggests “opposed” as the probable reading.</ref> to my own view: refusing us what is necessary and preventing us from obtaining it ourselves!

;[16]: Independently of all particular opinions, I think that for the good of the mission this way of proceeding must change, because the people we have to evangelize possess a very particular character. In their eyes humility is baseness and worthy of contempt, and their self-love, or rather their pride, is such that they will never embrace the opinion of a man they despise. This is especially so of the chiefs, and without the chiefs no one dares take the initiative. An example may help you understand. It is the distribution of kava. This distribution reveals each person's rank in society. Its preparation alone turns the stomach, and I know many people who would rather die than drink it; but let us pass over that. Once it has been prepared, everyone sits in a circle, with the chief at the head and beside him a man who directs the distribution, and each person is served according to rank. Such importance is attached to this distribution that if its director skipped one person to serve another farther away first, it would be a major cause of war. For propriety's sake we attend these distributions, and they always pass us over and serve us last. According to the custom of the country, this is the greatest contempt possible. Matters changed somewhat after I twice refused to drink in such circumstances, telling them: “You know that I drink kava out of friendship for you, and in return for that friendship you insult me in a way you never insult even the lowest inhabitant of the island.” The Father<ref>Joseph Chevron, the other missionary priest on Tongatapu; Philippe Calinon did not arrive there until 12 July 1844 (cf. doc. [[Girard0312|312]], § 14 and n. 9; [[Girard0328|328]], § 26, n. 15).</ref> thinks it is good to endure all this because, he says, it can only benefit the mission. I am inwardly convinced that it harms the mission, because in this way they despise us and will never embrace a religion whose ministers they despise. Compared with these people we are great, and as ministers of God we truly are so. I would therefore have us preserve our rank and wisely, ''[p. 9]'' apostolically, make them feel our superiority; to do so, we must preserve our independence. I ask you,<ref>The French editor corrects a repeated syllable in the manuscript to “ask.”</ref> what in general would become of ministers of religion who entrusted their existence to the whim of the lowest of their parishioners, any one of whom could at pleasure drive them from the house and deprive them of food? We know the whims to which the populace is subject even in a Christian country, and all the more among pagans. Until now we have been very poor, yet despite that we have given gifts worth more than ten times what we received; nevertheless, no one on the island fails to think that he rendered us a great service by bringing a few pieces of yam. I have been obliged to eat a piece of root half gnawed by a savage and at other times, unable even to find a savage's leftovers to eat, have fallen on the road from hunger and exhaustion. Judge from this whether one can teach, study, and debate religion as our contact with the heretics requires.

;[17]: Truly, the more I examine matters, the more I see that people have an inaccurate idea of the mission. In general, a European who begins missionary life at thirty or thirty-five cannot live in our countries solely on local produce; he needs some European provisions to sustain him. We can have them, since Providence, which sends us, supplies and grants them, and I am sure that if you knew our condition perfectly, you would compel us to use them. You received the letter dated 2 July 1843 that I had the honour of addressing to you,<ref>Cf. doc. 265, a letter dated 3 July 1843.</ref> in which I discussed some means of meeting our pressing needs. I would insist upon them still more, because I am increasingly convinced that all these means are indispensable. One day my confrère<ref>Joseph Chevron.</ref> and I discussed these measures. He told me that none of the things I had mentioned would be sent from Europe because, he said, people there<ref group="variant">“There” was written above the line.</ref> would be scandalized; if people in France knew<ref group="variant">“Knew” replaces “were acquainted with.”</ref> that we ate bread and drank a little wine on our islands, they would immediately cease giving their customary alms. His argument has some appearance of truth, but it is founded upon error. If that happened, it could come only from lack of knowledge. If the good and charitable people of Europe saw the sufferings of a poor missionary in a harsh climate like ours; if they saw a poor priest accustomed to Europe's fine climate travel eight or ten leagues along the seashore in heat of twenty-five to thirty degrees, ''[p. 10]'' with no food except a few disgusting wild fruits, and not even as many as he wanted; if they saw him sometimes collapse from hunger and exhaustion, perhaps they would not be scandalized if, upon reaching his hut, that missionary found a piece of dry bread and a drop of wine to drink.

;[18]: We are no different from men in France. Yet if a priest in France, obliged to travel continually for his ministry, walked in heat, cold, and bad weather carrying in his pocket a piece of bread and in a small flask a drop of wine - please do not be scandalized - as his entire food, so that he could give more abundant alms to the people,<ref group="variant">“To the people” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase concerning admiration.</ref> far from being scandalized, people would admire him beyond anything imaginable. Why, then, would actions even more praiseworthy be blamed in us? Besides, if the people of Europe reflected that the Propagation of the Faith supplies four to five thousand francs each year for every priest in our mission, I believe they would be scandalized to learn that these priests suffer because the entire sum is absorbed by one man, especially if they learned that nothing is spent here on churches and almost nothing on worship, those things being supplied in addition to the ordinary allocations. The charitable people of France would see that the Society intends the missionaries to have<ref group="variant">“To have” replaces the singular form in the manuscript.</ref> enough to live upon. I am quite certain that ours is the only mission administered in this manner, with one man keeping everything given for all.

;[19]: Moreover, living as we have been forced to live until now, the missionaries will be little more than victims who are made to travel for four or five years before dying, for I do not think they can live any longer; and then what will become of the mission? That much time is needed to learn the language. They will therefore cease to be capable of action at the very moment they could labour fruitfully. You have indeed been told that one could learn to speak this country's language in three or four months, but allow me to tell you that those who spoke in this way are still far from knowing it after five or six years. That is a fact they would not dare deny if they wished to speak sincerely. You will judge for yourself if you consider what can be learned of a European language in three or four months, while the languages ''[p. 11]'' of these countries are much more difficult than those of Europe. When a European learns another European language, that foreign language always has much in common with one he knows; moreover, he has good grammars, good dictionaries, and good teachers to explain it. Here the languages have no relation to European languages, and we have neither grammar, dictionary, nor teacher. We must discover the language's principles in ordinary conversation, which one can scarcely begin to understand before a year has passed.

;[20]: I scarcely began studying English until London, yet five months later, upon my arrival in New Zealand, I was able to instruct people and exercise the holy ministry. I have now been here eighteen months and have great difficulty doing all that. I therefore conclude this article by saying that if the mission is to be preserved, means must be found to preserve the missionaries. You know that those means exist; it is only necessary to know how to use them. While discussing the administration of the mission and our manner of life, I said that when leaving France I expected us to have some means, given the allocations from the Propagation of the Faith. My confrère replied that he had expected to have none and that he was<ref group="variant">“Was” was written above the line.</ref> at least as well off as he had imagined he would be.<ref group="variant">“Would be” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> I told him that his way of thinking came from a lack of reflection, because he had failed to notice the means Providence<ref group="variant">“Providence” was written above the line.</ref> supplies us. “Yet,” he told me, “my expectation proved correct, while you, who reflected, were mistaken.” “Yes,” I replied, “and that is exactly my point: you proved correct as two errors sometimes coincide.” You understand, my Very Reverend Father, the full force of my thought.

;[21]: Until now the administration has, in my opinion, been very defective and consequently very harmful to the mission. My heart has been deeply wounded; allow me to tell you so. I left France full of zeal. I believe I can bear myself that testimony, not because I thought, as many others did, that there was as much good to be done as was said, but I was far from thinking things were going so badly. I arrived at the Bay of Islands on 4 May. His Excellency was not there. Father Épalle was replacing him;<ref>The sixth group of Marist missionaries, including Grange and Forest, arrived at the Bay of Islands in New Zealand on 4 May 1842 “at half past ten in the morning.” Pompallier was then “in the tropical islands,” and Épalle was his pro-vicar (cf. [[Girard0166|doc. 166]], § 7).</ref> he received us as coldly as it is possible to describe. His second remark was: ''[p. 12]'' “Are you bringing much money?” When we replied that we had only 17,000 francs, he displayed extraordinary displeasure, withdrew to his room with Father Forest, and said nothing further to the rest of us, priests and brothers. We were exhausted and had not slept for two days. At half past ten, only a brother came to meet us. Our bed was the dining room, where Fathers Forest and Reignier and I slept on planks, although an appointed, empty room stood beside it. A few days later I left for my mission.<ref>Lampila states that Grange went to join Father Maxime Petit in a tribe “fifteen days after our arrival at the Bay of Islands,” that is, on 18 May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0141|doc. 141]], § 2). According to Yvert, Grange was to be at Hokianga during May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0152|doc. 152]], § 13). On 4 October that year, Grange left the Bay of Islands for Tongatapu (cf. docs. [[Girard0161|161]], § 12; [[Girard0218|218]], § 12).</ref> When I requested some means of subsistence, Father Épalle answered: “We never give any to anyone.” “How, then, shall I conduct the mission?” I asked. “Do not concern yourself with the mission. Try to plant potatoes so you will have something to eat. Let the souls be lost.” Such was his reply. Judge, my Very Reverend Father, how wounded my heart must have been. To come more than six thousand leagues to plant and eat potatoes! I could easily have eaten them in France without planting them and perhaps have accomplished something more. I assure you that I was on the point of asking to return to France, especially after seeing how the funds were absorbed. I told you something about that in another letter. Driven by circumstances, I tried to discuss certain points of administration, but no account was ever taken of my arguments. Missionaries and visitors at the Bay establishment<ref group="variant">“Bay” was written above the line.</ref> consumed fifty pounds of bread a week<ref group="variant">“Week” replaces “day.”</ref> at one franc a pound. I showed them that by making it themselves in the house they could save considerably, because it would then cost five sous a pound. They replied that their baker was a Catholic and benefactor of the mission, and that they needed him. “But,” I said, “if the baker is truly a benefactor of the mission, he should be the first to teach you the means I am describing.” This argument counted for nothing, etc. Judge for yourself whether it has any value.

;[22]: I shall tell you, my Reverend Father, that the principal motive which led me to ask to come to the tropics was the hope of having another bishop and entering another administration where things would go less badly; I hope I have succeeded. ''[p. 13]'' Even so, I think you must take a hand in it and establish general rules so that everyone knows his rights distinctly. Since the experience of all ages teaches us that no one possessing absolute power has ever failed to abuse it, whether by nature or ignorance, I think the bishop's power must be counterbalanced in temporal matters by that of a procurator who does not indiscriminately say amen to everything the bishop says. Procurators must act in concert with the bishop, but I also think it good for a procurator, when necessary and independently of the bishop, to be able to assign the members of the Society and some of the resources allocated to them. I therefore think there should be one procurator general for the whole mission of Oceania and a particular procurator for each mission district. The particular procurator would form the bishop's council and consequently reside with him. The procurator general should be based at Sydney or Valparaiso, but preferably Sydney, the centre of Oceanian commerce. He would certainly incur no expense there; one might even hope he would receive a government stipend. All the fathers could communicate with him and, through him, with the Father General. In addition, and I regard this as of the greatest importance, we need a small vessel for the Central Oceania mission, one that would cost little to operate and appears indispensable for communications.

;[23]: Until now people have written to you asking for money, money, and nothing but money. In my opinion, and that of the fathers generally, this demand is the most harmful one possible for the mission. Money means absolutely nothing here; goods are everything. You are told that two habits and two pairs of shoes suffice for a priest leaving for the mission, another proposition extremely ruinous to the mission: ruinous to the mission in New Zealand and ruinous to the missionaries in the tropics. In New Zealand things can be bought, but at six times the price in France; in the tropics nothing can be found, and one is obliged to go naked. I left France two and a half years ago with four pairs of shoes and three cassocks, and for a long time I have had<ref group="variant">“Have had” incorporates “not,” written above the line.</ref> nothing left. The arriving ship brings me not so much as a pin. To whom can I complain? I learned from a Sydney newspaper that a shipment from France arrived in January 1843.<ref>Jean-Simon Bernard, Auguste Chouvet, and Delphin Moreau stayed in Sydney from 10 to 22 January 1843, where they boarded another ship for New Zealand. They arrived at Auckland on 7 February and finally at the Bay of Islands on 18 February (cf. APM OG 031, seventh departure, Chouvet's unpublished journal, 27 December 1842-22 January 1843, pp. 1, 9; docs. [[Girard0242|242]], §§ 1-3; [[Girard0247|247]], § 31; [[Girard0257|257]], § 1).</ref> I expect it brought something for me. Since then three ships have come here from the Bay of Islands, but ''[p. 14]'' they brought me nothing, and certainly I shall receive none of that shipment. When will I now receive anything? You see how the administration is conducted. Two pairs of shoes suffice? Ask those who speak to you in that way how long one pair lasts on our islands. If they wish to be sincere, they will be forced to answer that a pair can sometimes be worn out in two or three days. How, then, are missionaries to manage when they go two or three years without receiving anything?

;[24]: Money... nothing but money! Truly, why this language? What will they do with 130,000 francs allocated to the New Zealand mission alone and delivered freight-free with the missionaries aboard a government vessel? Will they always spend the entire sum at a single establishment that does not have thirty Christians? To consume that sum, will they continue borrowing at twenty-two and a half percent to buy land that yields nothing? Will they always buy their necessities at six times the price for which they could obtain them: one franc for a pound of bread, twenty francs for a bad pair of shoes, seventy-two francs to make a cassock? Will they always feed outsiders?

;[25]: Our mission district has certainly received little by comparison with what is ordinarily given to others. Yet after bringing a fairly substantial quantity of provisions with all costs paid, the Bishop of Amata<ref>Guillaume Douarre, who arrived at Tongatapu on 22 November 1843 for a stay of several days (cf. docs. [[Girard0286|286]], § 1; [[Girard0292|292]], § 14 and n. 9).</ref> arrived with 59,000 francs. Truly, if that sum had been converted into goods purchased in France - for money is useless here - we would have enough to buy more goods than exist in the entire archipelago. The missionaries' condition can therefore easily be improved. It is for you to decide whether it should be; for my part, I think it a necessity. This people is filled with pride beyond anything that can be described. Here the inhabitants, speaking of Europeans, say “my white” as one might say in Europe “my Negro, my slave.” I therefore believe that, even for this people's benefit, we cannot tolerate this treatment of ourselves. To place ourselves in a position to do them good, we must wisely make them feel our superiority and independence, showing that we do not need them and that they cannot do without us. For this purpose we must be lodged in our own house, in a position respectable according to the country and one from which we cannot be driven at will. We must have an enclosure, a farmyard, a few pieces of land to cultivate, and some European and other plants, and consequently ''[p. 15]'' teach the inhabitants to cultivate. We must even create needs for them that they can meet only by working and submitting to us. One means I consider useful is to teach them agriculture and to teach them to house, clothe, and feed themselves decently. To reduce their pride somewhat, I would have us lend them, rather than give everyone as we now do, all the tools necessary for their work, without surrendering ownership. This is how God acts<ref group="variant">“Acts” replaces “proceeds.”</ref> toward all people. He distributes His gifts abundantly, but always reserves dominion over them and sometimes<ref group="variant">“Sometimes” was written above the line.</ref> withdraws them when we are too unfaithful, to teach us that we depend entirely upon Him. Why should we not follow the same course for God's glory and the salvation of souls?

;[26]: I have been told that I know how to say only one thing: that the inhabitants must be taught agriculture. I believe I know how to say something else, but I continue sincerely to believe that agriculture is the foundation of their spiritual and temporal happiness, and that without it we shall never<ref group="variant">“Never” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> make true men of them, still less good Christians. This means alone would draw them out of the shameful idleness that is the mother of every vice. Without making them wealthy, I would make them comfortably situated workers, because I have observed that the best Christians are found neither in the upper class nor among the destitute, but in the comfortably situated class: ''in medio stat virtus''. Remember what I have already told you about this in another letter. Truly, it is not right for a poor country like Europe to continue supplying the means of life to a rich country like ours. I call Europe poor when considering its soil alone and apart from industry, for I estimate that the soil here is six times as fertile as Europe's. I am therefore astonished to see missions founded more than fifty years ago in countries richer than ours whose missionaries still continually ask France for money. This is undoubtedly because they did not employ the true means: teaching their peoples to draw abundant resources from their own lands. In short, it is not fitting that Europeans, who are obliged to work day and night to live, should impose further privations upon themselves to feed people who would be unhappy only because they refuse to work two hours a day. ''[p. 16]'' Instead, they must be taught to work. This is one of the missionary's tasks, because one day the inhabitants must not only support themselves but also provide for the missionaries' subsistence. Otherwise we must expect sooner or later to see the mission collapse and the peoples in some places return to barbarism. We must labour to form workers, for soil that always imported its plants from afar and never produced seed would eventually become sterile.

;[27]: I think a letter from you addressed to all missionaries concerning the care that must be taken of the brothers would be very useful, because at times they have been treated somewhat too harshly. These words, whose full meaning you will understand, have pierced me to the heart: “They are only brothers.” Truly, if some have suffered shipwreck, some fathers may place a hand upon their conscience and say: “I drove them into the waves.”

;[28]: Concerning the clothing missionaries need, you have been told that woollen cassocks are quite suitable because the country is neither hot nor cold, but you received these instructions only from New Zealand. What a difference there is between New Zealand and the tropics! If at Condrieu and Chalmazelle,<ref>Condrieu, chief town of a canton in the Rhône arrondissement of Lyon, on the Rhône; Chalmazelles, in the Loire department.</ref> which are in the same diocese, people need different clothing, how much more so at Copenhagen and Constantinople! That is at least the difference between New Zealand and the countries we inhabit, and those were the observations I made to the procurator before leaving. Oh, if the man responsible for our supplies could make just one of the journeys we are obliged to make so frequently, that argument would be stronger than all my reasoning, and we would soon be clothed suitably for the climate!

;[29]: When a brother is sent from France, people imagine that he will be a catechist,<ref>The French editor corrects the manuscript's form to “catechist.”</ref> teach the inhabitants agriculture and weaving, treat the sick, and so on. But what man in France would be capable of doing all that? Imagine in France a brother<ref group="variant">“A brother” was written above the line.</ref> who had to serve two priests in every respect; prepare their food; mend their clothing; wash their bed linen and the sacristy linen; cultivate a small garden; treat all the sick in a large parish; and shave everyone. Should he be required to do still more? Certainly not; it could not reasonably be required. Well, crossing the ocean does not make us different men. We have the same needs here as in France, only we are infinitely weaker. ''[p. 17]'' Yes, for the mission to proceed well, the inhabitants must be taught some crafts. But this requires other means. First, each father must have a brother with him; then every island must have one additional brother to teach something to the inhabitants. Each establishment must have a boat to transport missionaries more easily from one place to another. The missionaries must have some European food to sustain them.

;[30]: When I say that the Protestant missions<ref group="variant">“Protestant” was written in the margin.</ref> are so well managed in temporal matters, I am told that they have more means than we do. That is inaccurate, for I know the allowance received by each missionary and his wife. It does not exceed 4,000 francs in all<ref group="variant">“In all” was written between the lines.</ref> for both of them, and you know well that the Propagation of the Faith allocates us much more each year. For the eleven priests in our district, from allocations and particular gifts, we received more than 12,000 francs delivered to their destination without charge, amounting to 10,000 francs or more<ref group="variant">“Or more” was written above the line.</ref> for each one. If after this we lack absolutely everything and the mission consequently suffers, does it not appear to be the administration's fault? I cannot see the matter otherwise.

;[31]: We shall be told to be patient and rely only upon God's help. But I say,<ref group="variant">“I say” was written in the margin.</ref> first, that it is hardly becoming to speak in that way when one spends hundreds of thousands of francs every year and consequently lacks nothing; and second, that Providence supplies us with human means. We must not rely upon human means alone, but our mission is entirely different from that of the apostles. What little good has been accomplished here was accomplished only through human means. Wallis, now converted, was considering how to send the missionaries away when the bishop's ship and a war corvette arrived simultaneously with resources. People no longer wished to listen to us when Monsieur Laferrière,<ref>Julien-Laferrière (cf. [[Girard0285|doc. 285]], § 1, n. 2).</ref> commander of the ''Bucéphale'', came with the Bishop of Amata to strengthen us. It was the same at Futuna, and you know or will soon know how the New Zealand mission is proceeding without those human means. When our peoples have been converted, matters will undoubtedly go well; but to reach that point we must employ the means available to us. I would never finish if I attempted to describe in detail everything we need for the mission to prosper. Your wisdom and reflection will bring these things to mind, and a separate list will show you some of them.

;[32]: I cannot finish without telling you that it is absolutely necessary for every ''[p. 18]'' father to have a brother with him. You call the brothers catechists, but they certainly will never fulfil that function. It is therefore neither necessary nor even useful for them to know Latin or French. It is enough that they possess some natural intelligence and be humble, genuinely pious, patient, and obedient. A man skilled in certain crafts would generally be more to be feared than desired here. Before their departure, they should be given some instruction in laundering, linen care, the preparation of tobacco, and various things indispensable to a household.

;[33]: If you think a letter such as this is inappropriate, I most humbly ask your pardon and beg you to tell me so in future. I shall close my eyes to everything and remain silent.

;[34]: In the enclosed letter to my friends you will read these words: “Among the peoples we evangelize, some listen to us and put our teaching into practice; others listen to us and refuse to do anything; the greater number refuse to hear us. People are the same everywhere: ice toward truth and fire for falsehood.” I earnestly beg you to allow this truth to be read. It is certainly the least unfavourable thing that can be said while remaining truthful. These are undoubtedly not islands stretching out their arms to us; but the islands stretching out their arms to us are figures of speech as beautiful as they are far removed from the truth. Or, if one wished the statement to be true, one would have to add that they stretch out their arms to push us away.

;[35]: In his instructions His Excellency tells us always to speak favourably about the mission in order to encourage ever more vocations. That is indeed my opinion, but I do not at all think that for this reason one must say things as evidently false as those that have been said, which sooner or later will become known and may cover us with shame. I think that to create genuine interest in the mission, it must be portrayed from the beginning more or less as it is, with its difficulties and advantages, although painting the latter somewhat more favourably; by this means there will always be something interesting to relate. But we must not proceed as was done at first, displaying advantages that never existed<ref group="variant">“Existed” was written above the line.</ref> and could not have existed, especially in New Zealand, where more fruits were shown after three years than can actually be obtained in fifteen, even supposing the mission succeeded as well as possible. His Excellency had announced 72,000 converts in New Zealand, although the whole of New Zealand does not have that population; 15,000 were claimed from a single tour, yet when he is asked for the result of the entire mission he cannot find 15,000. Father Baty and I made the calculation. He told me: “Father, what am I to do? His Excellency tells me to put down 15,000, and I am quite sure there are not 5,000.” “You will do as you wish,” I told him. “I would not obey.” ''[p. 19]'' And he wrote 15,000. Judge, then, how frankly your children give you the truth. Experience teaches us not to hurry to count our peoples among the faithful. The last time I wrote, I told you that if we wished to use the arithmetic used by some, we could count more than 2,000 persons as being on our side. Had I announced such a wonder to you, I would be obliged to tell you today that this great number has been reduced to two or three hundred.

;[36]: Nevertheless, we can bear ourselves this testimony: we have not spared ourselves, but the people seem to draw away from us in proportion<ref group="variant">“In proportion” replaces a misspelled form.</ref> as we increase our zeal. The goodness and generosity of this people are praised to you; here is an example. The Bishop of Amata left us a little money when he passed through. An English ship anchored in our roadstead, and we had an opportunity to purchase some goods, which we distributed to the inhabitants. At the prices for which they are sold in the country, all the goods we gave them were worth 1,700 chickens, without counting the medicines of every kind that we administer to them daily; not one person brought us a single chicken. They believe they render us a great service by giving us a few pieces of yam.

;[37]: Note. An objection is made that foodstuffs brought from Europe would cost too much. I reply first that price must not be considered if they are necessary to the mission and funds are available. Second, I say that some things brought from France will cost scarcely more than in France itself, while others will be much cheaper here. One evident fact is that, for the mission to survive, a ship must visit us at least once a year. Since this is so, transporting a few goods costs little. As a hot country, we need wine capable of keeping. We require ordinary Bordeaux wine, which six thousand leagues away will cost us less here than it would cost when transported fifty leagues inland in France. What I say of wine I could also say of sugar, which would pay no duty, and of salt, etc., etc. I do not say anything in this letter for my own sake, for my health is exhausted, my stomach is ruined, and my voice nearly extinguished. I can no longer hope to recover and consequently cannot hope to enjoy the funds of which I speak.

;[38]: One more word. Does it not seem strange that, with sums as considerable as those allocated to us, we find ourselves in such poverty that we lack necessities? Truly, what would the administrators of the Propagation of the Faith think if they learned this? In the last shipment, purchases worth 55,000 francs were made, yet we at Tonga, who make up one quarter of the mission's personnel, received less than 600 francs' worth of goods, and even those articles are almost useless to us. There was not a pin for me. Fortunately, the brother who is the same size as I am gave me a pair of his shoes. His Excellency came ''[p. 20]'' less to relieve us than to bring gifts to the inhabitants, who were not very grateful, not to say discourteous, toward him. He intended to place priests among different tribes on the island, and they flatly refused them. I think people will no longer write to you that the islands stretch out their arms to us. God grant that he is not treated even worse in Fiji than at Tonga.

;[39]: Judge the generosity of the inhabitants. Curiosities that would give great pleasure in Europe can be obtained here for trifles. With<ref group="variant">“With” was written above the line.</ref> all the goods we gave them, we could have bought enough to load a schooner, yet we did not receive the slightest thing in return. I nevertheless wished to send some of these objects to the friends who have given, and continue to give, me presents, but I was entirely unable to do so. It is one more mortification for me. The more I consider matters, the more I see the necessity of what I told you in a previous letter: namely, that we should have a procurator and a ship that would come from France to visit us.

;[40]: I assure you that I wrote this letter calmly and for the sole purpose of making known to you the state of the mission and of your children, of whom I am the least of all, although I hope I am not the least faithful. I finish by asking for your blessing. I state only facts. My health has improved somewhat, but I am still very weak.

:I have the honour to be,
::my Very Reverend Father,
:::your most humble and most
:::respectful child,
::::Grange
::::apostolic missionary, priest of
::::the Society of Mary

:Tonga, 25 July 1844

;[41]: ''[On a slip of paper pasted to p. 1]'' I have learned that His Excellency entered 6,000 Catholics in his budget. Here is the number, accurate to within twenty persons: Wallis, 2,300; Futuna, 1,050 - the Father from Futuna gives this very exact figure, and all are baptized; Tonga, 130 baptized and 200 catechumens. Consequently, it is quite possible that in two or three years we will still not actually have the number already announced.

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Girard0320

2026-08-10T03:00:00Z

Merv:

==20 February-25 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga==

''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange. In the ED1 letter register it bore number 140.''

Five sheets comprising twenty written pages, together with a slip of paper measuring 50 mm × 146 mm, pasted at the top of the first page and bearing text that seems better placed at the end of the letter. Poupinel's annotation is at the top of the first page.

''Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026''

''[p. 1]''

'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga-Tabu - 20 February 1844.

:Tonga-Tabou, 20 February 1844

:My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: Allow me to say a few words to you concerning the mission and its administration. I have neither the time nor the courage to arrange all these matters in order; you will judge them according to your wisdom, and I ask your pardon in advance for anything in them that may be ''minus rectum''. It is a son opening his heart to the father whom he loves and by whom he is loved. I greatly doubt that you know the whole truth about the mission and its members, who are your children. I shall tell it to you as far as I know it and in its full extent.<ref group="variant">“Extent” replaces a misspelled form in the manuscript.</ref> It is important that you know it in full.

;[2]: From what I see, people in Europe generally have an inaccurate idea of our missions, and this inaccurate idea may be harmful. In France I have seen parish priests exalt the missions while complaining about their own parishes and scolding parishioners in whom they found nothing good, no virtue, and no estimable quality. There are several reasons for this. First, accounts written about the missions, already somewhat inaccurate, are considered only from their favourable aspects: they are a medal of which only the shining side is seen. Second, being four, five, or six thousand leagues away, people pay no attention to all the circumstances of things that affect only those immediately concerned. Moreover, Montesquieu's principle, ''there are things that are always said because they were once said'', applies very well here. Once a prejudice has taken root it is so strong that people continue repeating what they once heard even when diametrically contrary facts stand before their eyes. But if they considered this other principle of the great Master, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'',<ref>Cf. Matthew 7:16: ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'' (“By their fruits you will know them”).</ref> perhaps they would judge quite differently.

;[3]: Are the peoples of Oceania better in religious matters than those of Europe? What I say of Oceania can, I think, also be said of Asia, Africa, and America. If a European answered me affirmatively, I would give him the answer I gave His Excellency the other day. Here it is: ''[p. 2]'' To answer this question, one must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> consider the means employed to convert them and the successes obtained by those same means: ''a fructibus eorum''. Our mission is partly Protestant and partly pagan. His Excellency said to me one day: “We have not been here very long, and already several Protestants have come over to our side, whereas in France I have seen mixed parishes where not one heretic became Catholic in twenty years.” “Yes,” I told him, “that is true, and I myself have seen parishes where not only did Protestants not become Catholics, but Catholics became Protestants. But let us see: do the parish priests there employ the means we employ here? If those priests had freely given everyone medicines to cure their illnesses; if they had charitable brothers to prepare herbal infusions for them all, shave them, administer remedies at all times, and dress their wounds; if those priests had waited to eat dinner until the last parishioner had brought them a few pieces of cold potato; and if they had continually gone into the poor people's verminous huts to give every kind of temporal assistance, then the comparison would be fair. If, after all that, they had converted no one, you could say that the peoples of Europe are inferior to those of Oceania. But have you seen all that done? Certainly not. If you consider everything carefully, you have often seen that outwardly parish priests differed little from Protestant ministers except by demanding their dues more rigorously. We have cured several people whose illnesses appeared incurable, yet they remained in heresy or paganism; and although some declared themselves ours, several abandoned us after a few months. Do you think that, with such means, a great many Europeans would not have left error?”

;[4]: In the ''Annals'', speaking of the peoples of Asia, I read these remarkable words: ''One would truly be tempted to believe that this good people had no part in the common fault and did not taste the apple.'' I could reply to the author of that letter: “If that is so, why have you not converted this good people? After preaching to them for so long and with such zeal, you would need only show yourself to make good Christians of these people who, you say, yearn with all the ardour of their desires for the truth. Why, then, after you have cultivated this soil for so long, is the number of Christians still so small and perhaps so lukewarm? ''A fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos.''” Allow me, therefore, to believe that this people ate a good piece of the apple ''[p. 3]'' and even added some pears.

;[5]: The fervour of the Christians of China is praised because three or four martyrs are counted during a general persecution. But among the great number of Christians in that vast country, how many apostates were there? They are not counted. Three or four martyrs! If a similar persecution occurred in France, a greater number would be found in one moderately fervent little parish.

;[6]: A general illness occurred on our island. We exhausted ourselves caring for everyone, and the good God so blessed our perseverance that no one died in the large tribe among whom we live. During that interval the ship arrived, bringing us a number of articles, all of which we distributed free of charge and without distinction to Christians and pagans. Immediately afterward, the pagans of that very tribe agreed among themselves not to turn to the religion of the papists. I frankly believe that the peoples of the islands we inhabit and other similar peoples are generally more apathetic,<ref>The French editor suggests that the manuscript's word may mean “apathetic.”</ref> more indifferent, less generous, and less grateful than Europeans. The reason, I believe, lies in the climate and in habits different from those of Europe. In Europe, a poorly dressed man numb with cold will be full of gratitude toward someone who gives him clothing or hospitality, because clothing and shelter are true benefits and needs he cannot do without. A lost traveller will find no words to express his gratitude to someone who shows him the right road. In Europe, benefits touch the heart in proportion to how necessary they are to their recipient. The heart expands through the many forms of knowledge<ref>The French editor suggests “forms of knowledge” as the probable reading.</ref> born of society; but here each person lives in isolation, in complete selfishness, and<ref group="variant">“And” was written above the line.</ref> has, so to speak, no real needs, with a heart and mind as narrow as the land he inhabits.

;[7]: I observe that travel writing is more a romantic creation than true history and gives scarcely a more accurate idea of the peoples and countries<ref group="variant">“And countries” was written above the line.</ref> it describes than Virgil gives of pastoral customs in his ''Georgics'' and ''Eclogues''. Indeed, the only accurate element I find in these accounts is geographical position, and not always even that. The reason is that those who wrote them had their minds and imaginations stirred more than they understood the customs of the peoples they described, customs it was impossible for them to ''[p. 4]'' know. If I related the history of these peoples with full knowledge and complete fidelity, my narrative would be the opposite of all theirs. I say that they could not know them. Navigators who supplied information about these countries arrived at a roadstead, remained there for fifteen or twenty days without knowing the language, and consequently could scarcely<ref group="variant">“Could” was written above the line.</ref> judge the people as a whole any better than a foreigner could judge France merely from seeing the king and a few ministers. Yet there is a great difference between a passer-by from the Alps or Upper Brittany and the king of France with his court. As everyone knows, that is no way to judge a people. To know them thoroughly one must see them informally, question them, understand them, and be understood by them. For example, the cleanliness of the islands where I live has been exalted. But if their panegyrists had eaten, drunk, and lodged with them as I have - things whose description alone would turn the stomach - and if, after a three- or four-day journey, they had been obliged to wash all their clothing to rid it of vermin, they would have spoken very differently.

;[8]: What astonishes me still more is that nearly all missionaries continue to lend credibility to these false ideas, and people would have me do the same. Their reason, they say, is to encourage ever more vocations. But I would ask them first whether it is ever permissible to lie, and second whether a vocation founded upon error can produce much good. The conduct of our divine Master was very different.<ref group="variant">“Different” was written above the line.</ref> He had said that the harvest was great and the number of labourers very small.<ref>Cf. Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2.</ref> A man came forward and promised to follow Him everywhere; that is, this man presented himself to become a missionary. But Jesus Christ, who knew that to be a good missionary one must first know the mission's conditions, immediately told him: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests in which to rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58.</ref> The disciple must not be treated better than the Master. In other words, Jesus Christ set out the conditions of the mission for him. The young man withdrew. All commentators agree that this man missed his vocation. I would be tempted to reverse the proposition and believe that, had he followed Jesus Christ, he would have missed it. He may have possessed all the qualities ''[p. 5]'' of a good Christian without possessing those of an apostle or missionary. When encouraging vocations in this manner, I think great care must be taken not to cause some missionaries later to say, “Had I known, I would not have come,” and how many have in fact suffered shipwreck because they entered the missionary vocation in that way! They may have had the qualifications sufficient for an ordinary mission as they imagined it and as it had been portrayed to them, but not for the mission as it actually was.

;[9]: Our peoples are not as eager for grace as you may have been told. Here as elsewhere, and more than elsewhere, people fear nothing so much as what is spiritually beneficial to them; everywhere they must be compelled to be happy. Fine phrases are made for you, showing islands stretching out their arms and crying loudly for men to break for them the bread of the Word, islands yearning for the benefits of religion as the earth after a long drought yearns for heaven's dew. Such ideas make fine rhetoric, but they are far from the truth. Afterward, ask those who make such statements for the results of their work and then, if on this occasion they tell you the truth, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos''. I do not think an island has ever yet sincerely asked for missionaries; we should be very pleased when they are willing to tolerate us. For twenty months we have sought to establish ourselves in a tribe on our island where, according to His Excellency, people were loudly<ref group="variant">“Loudly” was written above the line.</ref> demanding us, and we have continually been refused.<ref group="variant">The manuscript replaces “there” with “have” in this clause.</ref> They receive us well when we go there, especially if we bring gifts, but if we wish to say a word about religion, they are deaf. I can state in all sincerity that I have never yet seen anyone come to religion for purely supernatural motives. One must therefore expect a rupture and an almost general desertion by those who embrace religion unless we remain constantly present to support them through certain<ref group="variant">“Means” was written above the line.</ref> natural and supernatural means together.

;[10]: Nevertheless, I would not wish to discourage missionaries who want to come to our islands. Without telling them every hardship endured here, however, I would want them to know at least some, so that they would be less surprised when they experienced them. It must be admitted that, although these peoples possess the bad qualities I have just mentioned and many others besides, they nevertheless give great consolation to evangelical labourers. Several live in a very Christian manner, and undoubtedly these islanders will populate heaven, provided zealous apostles show them the road. Men so distant ''[p. 6]'' from the truth cannot be changed in a day. Meanwhile, some are always being converted. Even if we had no other reason to love them than that they are our brothers, redeemed like us by the blood of Jesus Christ, that alone would be more than sufficient. How many souls, even in this seemingly ungrateful country, would thank us and praise God in heaven for all eternity if they had guides to lead them there! I have not been here very long, and already through my ministry a great number of souls praise God in heaven who would otherwise curse Him in hell - the children.

;[11]: Almost everyone has his own way of seeing nearly everything, but I think disagreement of opinion comes from prejudice. If people considered things carefully and independently of all prejudice, I believe their ideas would agree much more closely. To counterbalance the heretics in the eyes of the inhabitants, people advance, and want me to advance, as proof that ours is the true religion, the facts that we neither buy nor sell anything; that we endure hunger and thirst; that we eat only what good people are willing to give us; that we are so poor as to possess nothing; and that we give everything without wishing to receive anything. These<ref group="variant">“These” replaces “My” in the manuscript.</ref> reasons are undoubtedly good, but they are not direct proof<ref>The French editor indicates that the manuscript's form should probably read “proof.”</ref> of the religion. I think that if an author wrote a booklet offering no other proofs of the true religion, he would deserve to be reprimanded by the Church. For my part, I like to suppose that everyone has common sense, even the greatest idiots.

;[12]: Indeed, if one of the heretical missionaries with whom we have to deal reasoned with us as follows: “You claim that the foregoing proofs are marks of the true religion, but in that case where is the true religion? Surely it is not found in the pope, who draws revenues from every quarter and has a kingdom and soldiers to defend him. It is not found in the cardinals, who inhabit magnificent houses and receive fine stipends. It is not found in your clergy, who do nothing for nothing and consequently are better housed, better clothed, and better fed than all their parishioners. It certainly is not found in your bishop, who receives considerable sums every year.” What could I answer him? I know that I would make distinctions, but certainly<ref group="variant">“Certainly” was written above the line.</ref> the inhabitants would scarcely understand them. I therefore do not feel able to triumph with such arguments.

;[13]: Besides, Jesus Christ, whom the angels served when necessary, had a purse and made purchases; and Saint Paul, writing to the Corinthians, says: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink at the expense of those to whom ''[p. 7]'' we proclaim the Gospel?”<ref>Cf. 1 Corinthians 9:4: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink?” - understood to mean “at your expense.”</ref> “Yes,” he says, “we have that right, like all preachers of the Gospel, but we have not used it. If, on the contrary, we suffer every kind of inconvenience, it is so that we may place no obstacle before the Gospel of Jesus Christ and remove every reason for you to believe that self-interest makes us preach it.” This reasoning is infinitely wise, but Saint Paul is careful not to present his manner of life as a mark of the truth he proclaims, because he knew that this extraordinary path would not be the ordinary path of preachers of the Gospel, people ordinarily being incapable of it. Indeed, if it had been necessary to live in that way, people being what they are, religion would have disappeared long ago. Moreover, Saint Paul had the gift of miracles, which won him the friendship of many and could therefore ordinarily supply<ref group="variant">“Supply” was written above the line.</ref> him with what he needed. From time to time there were generous and reasonable persons among the peoples he evangelized; here we deal only with unreasonable and ungrateful persons.

;[14]: His Excellency tells us that we must trust in Providence and that it will never abandon us. I believe this and experience its effects more than anyone. But it is also Providence that distributes considerable assistance to us every year, undoubtedly so that we may use it. We must trust Providence, but we must not tempt it. We must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> use wisely the goods it supplies. Yet from what I know, and from what you can see for yourself, trust in Providence would apply only to us and not at all to him. To tell others that they must trust entirely in Providence while continually asking for money, money, and nothing but money appears to me more distrust than trust: distrust for oneself, and trust - I would call it negligence - for others.

;[15]: Following these principles of trust, our mission has been set upon an untenable course, and certainly those who ordered it would not have wished to set the example. Not one hundredth of the island is cultivated. We could very easily have as much land as we wanted, yet we are more cramped and constrained than a wretched family in the middle of Paris. We are lodged in a public place where study and reflection are impossible and where we can do or say nothing without the whole island knowing it. I wanted to plant a few vine cuttings, but I was told that grapevines would cause a revolution on the island. ''[p. 8]'' A little gate that would not be locked, but would prevent animals from entering a small garden plot where I planted five vines, eight fig trees, and a few European plants, would supposedly have greatly harmed the house. I assure you that I was somewhat distressed by this way of proceeding, so far removed from what I had imagined and so violently opposed<ref>The French editor suggests “opposed” as the probable reading.</ref> to my own view: refusing us what is necessary and preventing us from obtaining it ourselves!

;[16]: Independently of all particular opinions, I think that for the good of the mission this way of proceeding must change, because the people we have to evangelize possess a very particular character. In their eyes humility is baseness and worthy of contempt, and their self-love, or rather their pride, is such that they will never embrace the opinion of a man they despise. This is especially so of the chiefs, and without the chiefs no one dares take the initiative. An example may help you understand. It is the distribution of kava. This distribution reveals each person's rank in society. Its preparation alone turns the stomach, and I know many people who would rather die than drink it; but let us pass over that. Once it has been prepared, everyone sits in a circle, with the chief at the head and beside him a man who directs the distribution, and each person is served according to rank. Such importance is attached to this distribution that if its director skipped one person to serve another farther away first, it would be a major cause of war. For propriety's sake we attend these distributions, and they always pass us over and serve us last. According to the custom of the country, this is the greatest contempt possible. Matters changed somewhat after I twice refused to drink in such circumstances, telling them: “You know that I drink kava out of friendship for you, and in return for that friendship you insult me in a way you never insult even the lowest inhabitant of the island.” The Father<ref>Joseph Chevron, the other missionary priest on Tongatapu; Philippe Calinon did not arrive there until 12 July 1844 (cf. doc. 312, § 14 and n. 9; 328, § 26, n. 15).</ref> thinks it is good to endure all this because, he says, it can only benefit the mission. I am inwardly convinced that it harms the mission, because in this way they despise us and will never embrace a religion whose ministers they despise. Compared with these people we are great, and as ministers of God we truly are so. I would therefore have us preserve our rank and wisely, ''[p. 9]'' apostolically, make them feel our superiority; to do so, we must preserve our independence. I ask you,<ref>The French editor corrects a repeated syllable in the manuscript to “ask.”</ref> what in general would become of ministers of religion who entrusted their existence to the whim of the lowest of their parishioners, any one of whom could at pleasure drive them from the house and deprive them of food? We know the whims to which the populace is subject even in a Christian country, and all the more among pagans. Until now we have been very poor, yet despite that we have given gifts worth more than ten times what we received; nevertheless, no one on the island fails to think that he rendered us a great service by bringing a few pieces of yam. I have been obliged to eat a piece of root half gnawed by a savage and at other times, unable even to find a savage's leftovers to eat, have fallen on the road from hunger and exhaustion. Judge from this whether one can teach, study, and debate religion as our contact with the heretics requires.

;[17]: Truly, the more I examine matters, the more I see that people have an inaccurate idea of the mission. In general, a European who begins missionary life at thirty or thirty-five cannot live in our countries solely on local produce; he needs some European provisions to sustain him. We can have them, since Providence, which sends us, supplies and grants them, and I am sure that if you knew our condition perfectly, you would compel us to use them. You received the letter dated 2 July 1843 that I had the honour of addressing to you,<ref>Cf. doc. 265, a letter dated 3 July 1843.</ref> in which I discussed some means of meeting our pressing needs. I would insist upon them still more, because I am increasingly convinced that all these means are indispensable. One day my confrère<ref>Joseph Chevron.</ref> and I discussed these measures. He told me that none of the things I had mentioned would be sent from Europe because, he said, people there<ref group="variant">“There” was written above the line.</ref> would be scandalized; if people in France knew<ref group="variant">“Knew” replaces “were acquainted with.”</ref> that we ate bread and drank a little wine on our islands, they would immediately cease giving their customary alms. His argument has some appearance of truth, but it is founded upon error. If that happened, it could come only from lack of knowledge. If the good and charitable people of Europe saw the sufferings of a poor missionary in a harsh climate like ours; if they saw a poor priest accustomed to Europe's fine climate travel eight or ten leagues along the seashore in heat of twenty-five to thirty degrees, ''[p. 10]'' with no food except a few disgusting wild fruits, and not even as many as he wanted; if they saw him sometimes collapse from hunger and exhaustion, perhaps they would not be scandalized if, upon reaching his hut, that missionary found a piece of dry bread and a drop of wine to drink.

;[18]: We are no different from men in France. Yet if a priest in France, obliged to travel continually for his ministry, walked in heat, cold, and bad weather carrying in his pocket a piece of bread and in a small flask a drop of wine - please do not be scandalized - as his entire food, so that he could give more abundant alms to the people,<ref group="variant">“To the people” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase concerning admiration.</ref> far from being scandalized, people would admire him beyond anything imaginable. Why, then, would actions even more praiseworthy be blamed in us? Besides, if the people of Europe reflected that the Propagation of the Faith supplies four to five thousand francs each year for every priest in our mission, I believe they would be scandalized to learn that these priests suffer because the entire sum is absorbed by one man, especially if they learned that nothing is spent here on churches and almost nothing on worship, those things being supplied in addition to the ordinary allocations. The charitable people of France would see that the Society intends the missionaries to have<ref group="variant">“To have” replaces the singular form in the manuscript.</ref> enough to live upon. I am quite certain that ours is the only mission administered in this manner, with one man keeping everything given for all.

;[19]: Moreover, living as we have been forced to live until now, the missionaries will be little more than victims who are made to travel for four or five years before dying, for I do not think they can live any longer; and then what will become of the mission? That much time is needed to learn the language. They will therefore cease to be capable of action at the very moment they could labour fruitfully. You have indeed been told that one could learn to speak this country's language in three or four months, but allow me to tell you that those who spoke in this way are still far from knowing it after five or six years. That is a fact they would not dare deny if they wished to speak sincerely. You will judge for yourself if you consider what can be learned of a European language in three or four months, while the languages ''[p. 11]'' of these countries are much more difficult than those of Europe. When a European learns another European language, that foreign language always has much in common with one he knows; moreover, he has good grammars, good dictionaries, and good teachers to explain it. Here the languages have no relation to European languages, and we have neither grammar, dictionary, nor teacher. We must discover the language's principles in ordinary conversation, which one can scarcely begin to understand before a year has passed.

;[20]: I scarcely began studying English until London, yet five months later, upon my arrival in New Zealand, I was able to instruct people and exercise the holy ministry. I have now been here eighteen months and have great difficulty doing all that. I therefore conclude this article by saying that if the mission is to be preserved, means must be found to preserve the missionaries. You know that those means exist; it is only necessary to know how to use them. While discussing the administration of the mission and our manner of life, I said that when leaving France I expected us to have some means, given the allocations from the Propagation of the Faith. My confrère replied that he had expected to have none and that he was<ref group="variant">“Was” was written above the line.</ref> at least as well off as he had imagined he would be.<ref group="variant">“Would be” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> I told him that his way of thinking came from a lack of reflection, because he had failed to notice the means Providence<ref group="variant">“Providence” was written above the line.</ref> supplies us. “Yet,” he told me, “my expectation proved correct, while you, who reflected, were mistaken.” “Yes,” I replied, “and that is exactly my point: you proved correct as two errors sometimes coincide.” You understand, my Very Reverend Father, the full force of my thought.

;[21]: Until now the administration has, in my opinion, been very defective and consequently very harmful to the mission. My heart has been deeply wounded; allow me to tell you so. I left France full of zeal. I believe I can bear myself that testimony, not because I thought, as many others did, that there was as much good to be done as was said, but I was far from thinking things were going so badly. I arrived at the Bay of Islands on 4 May. His Excellency was not there. Father Épalle was replacing him;<ref>The sixth group of Marist missionaries, including Grange and Forest, arrived at the Bay of Islands in New Zealand on 4 May 1842 “at half past ten in the morning.” Pompallier was then “in the tropical islands,” and Épalle was his pro-vicar (cf. [[Girard0166|doc. 166]], § 7).</ref> he received us as coldly as it is possible to describe. His second remark was: ''[p. 12]'' “Are you bringing much money?” When we replied that we had only 17,000 francs, he displayed extraordinary displeasure, withdrew to his room with Father Forest, and said nothing further to the rest of us, priests and brothers. We were exhausted and had not slept for two days. At half past ten, only a brother came to meet us. Our bed was the dining room, where Fathers Forest and Reignier and I slept on planks, although an appointed, empty room stood beside it. A few days later I left for my mission.<ref>Lampila states that Grange went to join Father Maxime Petit in a tribe “fifteen days after our arrival at the Bay of Islands,” that is, on 18 May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0141|doc. 141]], § 2). According to Yvert, Grange was to be at Hokianga during May 1842 (cf. [[Girard01525|doc. 152]], § 13). On 4 October that year, Grange left the Bay of Islands for Tongatapu (cf. docs. [[Girard0161|161]], § 12; [[Girard0218|218]], § 12).</ref> When I requested some means of subsistence, Father Épalle answered: “We never give any to anyone.” “How, then, shall I conduct the mission?” I asked. “Do not concern yourself with the mission. Try to plant potatoes so you will have something to eat. Let the souls be lost.” Such was his reply. Judge, my Very Reverend Father, how wounded my heart must have been. To come more than six thousand leagues to plant and eat potatoes! I could easily have eaten them in France without planting them and perhaps have accomplished something more. I assure you that I was on the point of asking to return to France, especially after seeing how the funds were absorbed. I told you something about that in another letter. Driven by circumstances, I tried to discuss certain points of administration, but no account was ever taken of my arguments. Missionaries and visitors at the Bay establishment<ref group="variant">“Bay” was written above the line.</ref> consumed fifty pounds of bread a week<ref group="variant">“Week” replaces “day.”</ref> at one franc a pound. I showed them that by making it themselves in the house they could save considerably, because it would then cost five sous a pound. They replied that their baker was a Catholic and benefactor of the mission, and that they needed him. “But,” I said, “if the baker is truly a benefactor of the mission, he should be the first to teach you the means I am describing.” This argument counted for nothing, etc. Judge for yourself whether it has any value.

;[22]: I shall tell you, my Reverend Father, that the principal motive which led me to ask to come to the tropics was the hope of having another bishop and entering another administration where things would go less badly; I hope I have succeeded. ''[p. 13]'' Even so, I think you must take a hand in it and establish general rules so that everyone knows his rights distinctly. Since the experience of all ages teaches us that no one possessing absolute power has ever failed to abuse it, whether by nature or ignorance, I think the bishop's power must be counterbalanced in temporal matters by that of a procurator who does not indiscriminately say amen to everything the bishop says. Procurators must act in concert with the bishop, but I also think it good for a procurator, when necessary and independently of the bishop, to be able to assign the members of the Society and some of the resources allocated to them. I therefore think there should be one procurator general for the whole mission of Oceania and a particular procurator for each mission district. The particular procurator would form the bishop's council and consequently reside with him. The procurator general should be based at Sydney or Valparaiso, but preferably Sydney, the centre of Oceanian commerce. He would certainly incur no expense there; one might even hope he would receive a government stipend. All the fathers could communicate with him and, through him, with the Father General. In addition, and I regard this as of the greatest importance, we need a small vessel for the Central Oceania mission, one that would cost little to operate and appears indispensable for communications.

;[23]: Until now people have written to you asking for money, money, and nothing but money. In my opinion, and that of the fathers generally, this demand is the most harmful one possible for the mission. Money means absolutely nothing here; goods are everything. You are told that two habits and two pairs of shoes suffice for a priest leaving for the mission, another proposition extremely ruinous to the mission: ruinous to the mission in New Zealand and ruinous to the missionaries in the tropics. In New Zealand things can be bought, but at six times the price in France; in the tropics nothing can be found, and one is obliged to go naked. I left France two and a half years ago with four pairs of shoes and three cassocks, and for a long time I have had<ref group="variant">“Have had” incorporates “not,” written above the line.</ref> nothing left. The arriving ship brings me not so much as a pin. To whom can I complain? I learned from a Sydney newspaper that a shipment from France arrived in January 1843.<ref>Jean-Simon Bernard, Auguste Chouvet, and Delphin Moreau stayed in Sydney from 10 to 22 January 1843, where they boarded another ship for New Zealand. They arrived at Auckland on 7 February and finally at the Bay of Islands on 18 February (cf. APM OG 031, seventh departure, Chouvet's unpublished journal, 27 December 1842-22 January 1843, pp. 1, 9; docs. [[Girard0242|242]], §§ 1-3; [[Girard0247|247]], § 31; [[Girard0257|257]], § 1).</ref> I expect it brought something for me. Since then three ships have come here from the Bay of Islands, but ''[p. 14]'' they brought me nothing, and certainly I shall receive none of that shipment. When will I now receive anything? You see how the administration is conducted. Two pairs of shoes suffice? Ask those who speak to you in that way how long one pair lasts on our islands. If they wish to be sincere, they will be forced to answer that a pair can sometimes be worn out in two or three days. How, then, are missionaries to manage when they go two or three years without receiving anything?

;[24]: Money... nothing but money! Truly, why this language? What will they do with 130,000 francs allocated to the New Zealand mission alone and delivered freight-free with the missionaries aboard a government vessel? Will they always spend the entire sum at a single establishment that does not have thirty Christians? To consume that sum, will they continue borrowing at twenty-two and a half percent to buy land that yields nothing? Will they always buy their necessities at six times the price for which they could obtain them: one franc for a pound of bread, twenty francs for a bad pair of shoes, seventy-two francs to make a cassock? Will they always feed outsiders?

;[25]: Our mission district has certainly received little by comparison with what is ordinarily given to others. Yet after bringing a fairly substantial quantity of provisions with all costs paid, the Bishop of Amata<ref>Guillaume Douarre, who arrived at Tongatapu on 22 November 1843 for a stay of several days (cf. docs. [[Girard0286|286]], § 1; [[Girard0292|292]], § 14 and n. 9).</ref> arrived with 59,000 francs. Truly, if that sum had been converted into goods purchased in France - for money is useless here - we would have enough to buy more goods than exist in the entire archipelago. The missionaries' condition can therefore easily be improved. It is for you to decide whether it should be; for my part, I think it a necessity. This people is filled with pride beyond anything that can be described. Here the inhabitants, speaking of Europeans, say “my white” as one might say in Europe “my Negro, my slave.” I therefore believe that, even for this people's benefit, we cannot tolerate this treatment of ourselves. To place ourselves in a position to do them good, we must wisely make them feel our superiority and independence, showing that we do not need them and that they cannot do without us. For this purpose we must be lodged in our own house, in a position respectable according to the country and one from which we cannot be driven at will. We must have an enclosure, a farmyard, a few pieces of land to cultivate, and some European and other plants, and consequently ''[p. 15]'' teach the inhabitants to cultivate. We must even create needs for them that they can meet only by working and submitting to us. One means I consider useful is to teach them agriculture and to teach them to house, clothe, and feed themselves decently. To reduce their pride somewhat, I would have us lend them, rather than give everyone as we now do, all the tools necessary for their work, without surrendering ownership. This is how God acts<ref group="variant">“Acts” replaces “proceeds.”</ref> toward all people. He distributes His gifts abundantly, but always reserves dominion over them and sometimes<ref group="variant">“Sometimes” was written above the line.</ref> withdraws them when we are too unfaithful, to teach us that we depend entirely upon Him. Why should we not follow the same course for God's glory and the salvation of souls?

;[26]: I have been told that I know how to say only one thing: that the inhabitants must be taught agriculture. I believe I know how to say something else, but I continue sincerely to believe that agriculture is the foundation of their spiritual and temporal happiness, and that without it we shall never<ref group="variant">“Never” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> make true men of them, still less good Christians. This means alone would draw them out of the shameful idleness that is the mother of every vice. Without making them wealthy, I would make them comfortably situated workers, because I have observed that the best Christians are found neither in the upper class nor among the destitute, but in the comfortably situated class: ''in medio stat virtus''. Remember what I have already told you about this in another letter. Truly, it is not right for a poor country like Europe to continue supplying the means of life to a rich country like ours. I call Europe poor when considering its soil alone and apart from industry, for I estimate that the soil here is six times as fertile as Europe's. I am therefore astonished to see missions founded more than fifty years ago in countries richer than ours whose missionaries still continually ask France for money. This is undoubtedly because they did not employ the true means: teaching their peoples to draw abundant resources from their own lands. In short, it is not fitting that Europeans, who are obliged to work day and night to live, should impose further privations upon themselves to feed people who would be unhappy only because they refuse to work two hours a day. ''[p. 16]'' Instead, they must be taught to work. This is one of the missionary's tasks, because one day the inhabitants must not only support themselves but also provide for the missionaries' subsistence. Otherwise we must expect sooner or later to see the mission collapse and the peoples in some places return to barbarism. We must labour to form workers, for soil that always imported its plants from afar and never produced seed would eventually become sterile.

;[27]: I think a letter from you addressed to all missionaries concerning the care that must be taken of the brothers would be very useful, because at times they have been treated somewhat too harshly. These words, whose full meaning you will understand, have pierced me to the heart: “They are only brothers.” Truly, if some have suffered shipwreck, some fathers may place a hand upon their conscience and say: “I drove them into the waves.”

;[28]: Concerning the clothing missionaries need, you have been told that woollen cassocks are quite suitable because the country is neither hot nor cold, but you received these instructions only from New Zealand. What a difference there is between New Zealand and the tropics! If at Condrieu and Chalmazelle,<ref>Condrieu, chief town of a canton in the Rhône arrondissement of Lyon, on the Rhône; Chalmazelles, in the Loire department.</ref> which are in the same diocese, people need different clothing, how much more so at Copenhagen and Constantinople! That is at least the difference between New Zealand and the countries we inhabit, and those were the observations I made to the procurator before leaving. Oh, if the man responsible for our supplies could make just one of the journeys we are obliged to make so frequently, that argument would be stronger than all my reasoning, and we would soon be clothed suitably for the climate!

;[29]: When a brother is sent from France, people imagine that he will be a catechist,<ref>The French editor corrects the manuscript's form to “catechist.”</ref> teach the inhabitants agriculture and weaving, treat the sick, and so on. But what man in France would be capable of doing all that? Imagine in France a brother<ref group="variant">“A brother” was written above the line.</ref> who had to serve two priests in every respect; prepare their food; mend their clothing; wash their bed linen and the sacristy linen; cultivate a small garden; treat all the sick in a large parish; and shave everyone. Should he be required to do still more? Certainly not; it could not reasonably be required. Well, crossing the ocean does not make us different men. We have the same needs here as in France, only we are infinitely weaker. ''[p. 17]'' Yes, for the mission to proceed well, the inhabitants must be taught some crafts. But this requires other means. First, each father must have a brother with him; then every island must have one additional brother to teach something to the inhabitants. Each establishment must have a boat to transport missionaries more easily from one place to another. The missionaries must have some European food to sustain them.

;[30]: When I say that the Protestant missions<ref group="variant">“Protestant” was written in the margin.</ref> are so well managed in temporal matters, I am told that they have more means than we do. That is inaccurate, for I know the allowance received by each missionary and his wife. It does not exceed 4,000 francs in all<ref group="variant">“In all” was written between the lines.</ref> for both of them, and you know well that the Propagation of the Faith allocates us much more each year. For the eleven priests in our district, from allocations and particular gifts, we received more than 12,000 francs delivered to their destination without charge, amounting to 10,000 francs or more<ref group="variant">“Or more” was written above the line.</ref> for each one. If after this we lack absolutely everything and the mission consequently suffers, does it not appear to be the administration's fault? I cannot see the matter otherwise.

;[31]: We shall be told to be patient and rely only upon God's help. But I say,<ref group="variant">“I say” was written in the margin.</ref> first, that it is hardly becoming to speak in that way when one spends hundreds of thousands of francs every year and consequently lacks nothing; and second, that Providence supplies us with human means. We must not rely upon human means alone, but our mission is entirely different from that of the apostles. What little good has been accomplished here was accomplished only through human means. Wallis, now converted, was considering how to send the missionaries away when the bishop's ship and a war corvette arrived simultaneously with resources. People no longer wished to listen to us when Monsieur Laferrière,<ref>Julien-Laferrière (cf. [[Girard0285|doc. 285]], § 1, n. 2).</ref> commander of the ''Bucéphale'', came with the Bishop of Amata to strengthen us. It was the same at Futuna, and you know or will soon know how the New Zealand mission is proceeding without those human means. When our peoples have been converted, matters will undoubtedly go well; but to reach that point we must employ the means available to us. I would never finish if I attempted to describe in detail everything we need for the mission to prosper. Your wisdom and reflection will bring these things to mind, and a separate list will show you some of them.

;[32]: I cannot finish without telling you that it is absolutely necessary for every ''[p. 18]'' father to have a brother with him. You call the brothers catechists, but they certainly will never fulfil that function. It is therefore neither necessary nor even useful for them to know Latin or French. It is enough that they possess some natural intelligence and be humble, genuinely pious, patient, and obedient. A man skilled in certain crafts would generally be more to be feared than desired here. Before their departure, they should be given some instruction in laundering, linen care, the preparation of tobacco, and various things indispensable to a household.

;[33]: If you think a letter such as this is inappropriate, I most humbly ask your pardon and beg you to tell me so in future. I shall close my eyes to everything and remain silent.

;[34]: In the enclosed letter to my friends you will read these words: “Among the peoples we evangelize, some listen to us and put our teaching into practice; others listen to us and refuse to do anything; the greater number refuse to hear us. People are the same everywhere: ice toward truth and fire for falsehood.” I earnestly beg you to allow this truth to be read. It is certainly the least unfavourable thing that can be said while remaining truthful. These are undoubtedly not islands stretching out their arms to us; but the islands stretching out their arms to us are figures of speech as beautiful as they are far removed from the truth. Or, if one wished the statement to be true, one would have to add that they stretch out their arms to push us away.

;[35]: In his instructions His Excellency tells us always to speak favourably about the mission in order to encourage ever more vocations. That is indeed my opinion, but I do not at all think that for this reason one must say things as evidently false as those that have been said, which sooner or later will become known and may cover us with shame. I think that to create genuine interest in the mission, it must be portrayed from the beginning more or less as it is, with its difficulties and advantages, although painting the latter somewhat more favourably; by this means there will always be something interesting to relate. But we must not proceed as was done at first, displaying advantages that never existed<ref group="variant">“Existed” was written above the line.</ref> and could not have existed, especially in New Zealand, where more fruits were shown after three years than can actually be obtained in fifteen, even supposing the mission succeeded as well as possible. His Excellency had announced 72,000 converts in New Zealand, although the whole of New Zealand does not have that population; 15,000 were claimed from a single tour, yet when he is asked for the result of the entire mission he cannot find 15,000. Father Baty and I made the calculation. He told me: “Father, what am I to do? His Excellency tells me to put down 15,000, and I am quite sure there are not 5,000.” “You will do as you wish,” I told him. “I would not obey.” ''[p. 19]'' And he wrote 15,000. Judge, then, how frankly your children give you the truth. Experience teaches us not to hurry to count our peoples among the faithful. The last time I wrote, I told you that if we wished to use the arithmetic used by some, we could count more than 2,000 persons as being on our side. Had I announced such a wonder to you, I would be obliged to tell you today that this great number has been reduced to two or three hundred.

;[36]: Nevertheless, we can bear ourselves this testimony: we have not spared ourselves, but the people seem to draw away from us in proportion<ref group="variant">“In proportion” replaces a misspelled form.</ref> as we increase our zeal. The goodness and generosity of this people are praised to you; here is an example. The Bishop of Amata left us a little money when he passed through. An English ship anchored in our roadstead, and we had an opportunity to purchase some goods, which we distributed to the inhabitants. At the prices for which they are sold in the country, all the goods we gave them were worth 1,700 chickens, without counting the medicines of every kind that we administer to them daily; not one person brought us a single chicken. They believe they render us a great service by giving us a few pieces of yam.

;[37]: Note. An objection is made that foodstuffs brought from Europe would cost too much. I reply first that price must not be considered if they are necessary to the mission and funds are available. Second, I say that some things brought from France will cost scarcely more than in France itself, while others will be much cheaper here. One evident fact is that, for the mission to survive, a ship must visit us at least once a year. Since this is so, transporting a few goods costs little. As a hot country, we need wine capable of keeping. We require ordinary Bordeaux wine, which six thousand leagues away will cost us less here than it would cost when transported fifty leagues inland in France. What I say of wine I could also say of sugar, which would pay no duty, and of salt, etc., etc. I do not say anything in this letter for my own sake, for my health is exhausted, my stomach is ruined, and my voice nearly extinguished. I can no longer hope to recover and consequently cannot hope to enjoy the funds of which I speak.

;[38]: One more word. Does it not seem strange that, with sums as considerable as those allocated to us, we find ourselves in such poverty that we lack necessities? Truly, what would the administrators of the Propagation of the Faith think if they learned this? In the last shipment, purchases worth 55,000 francs were made, yet we at Tonga, who make up one quarter of the mission's personnel, received less than 600 francs' worth of goods, and even those articles are almost useless to us. There was not a pin for me. Fortunately, the brother who is the same size as I am gave me a pair of his shoes. His Excellency came ''[p. 20]'' less to relieve us than to bring gifts to the inhabitants, who were not very grateful, not to say discourteous, toward him. He intended to place priests among different tribes on the island, and they flatly refused them. I think people will no longer write to you that the islands stretch out their arms to us. God grant that he is not treated even worse in Fiji than at Tonga.

;[39]: Judge the generosity of the inhabitants. Curiosities that would give great pleasure in Europe can be obtained here for trifles. With<ref group="variant">“With” was written above the line.</ref> all the goods we gave them, we could have bought enough to load a schooner, yet we did not receive the slightest thing in return. I nevertheless wished to send some of these objects to the friends who have given, and continue to give, me presents, but I was entirely unable to do so. It is one more mortification for me. The more I consider matters, the more I see the necessity of what I told you in a previous letter: namely, that we should have a procurator and a ship that would come from France to visit us.

;[40]: I assure you that I wrote this letter calmly and for the sole purpose of making known to you the state of the mission and of your children, of whom I am the least of all, although I hope I am not the least faithful. I finish by asking for your blessing. I state only facts. My health has improved somewhat, but I am still very weak.

:I have the honour to be,
::my Very Reverend Father,
:::your most humble and most
:::respectful child,
::::Grange
::::apostolic missionary, priest of
::::the Society of Mary

:Tonga, 25 July 1844

;[41]: ''[On a slip of paper pasted to p. 1]'' I have learned that His Excellency entered 6,000 Catholics in his budget. Here is the number, accurate to within twenty persons: Wallis, 2,300; Futuna, 1,050 - the Father from Futuna gives this very exact figure, and all are baptized; Tonga, 130 baptized and 200 catechumens. Consequently, it is quite possible that in two or three years we will still not actually have the number already announced.

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Merv: Created page with "==20 February-25 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga== ''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange. In the ED1 letter register it bore number 140.'' Five sheets comprising twenty written pages, together with a slip of paper measuring 50 mm × 146 mm, pasted at the top of the first page and bearing text that seems better placed at the end of the letter. Poupinel's annotation is at the top of the first page. Translated by Merv D..."

==20 February-25 July 1844 - Father Jérôme Grange to Father Jean-Claude Colin, Tonga==

''Based on the original, APM OC 208 (Tonga), Grange. In the ED1 letter register it bore number 140.''

Five sheets comprising twenty written pages, together with a slip of paper measuring 50 mm × 146 mm, pasted at the top of the first page and bearing text that seems better placed at the end of the letter. Poupinel's annotation is at the top of the first page.

Translated by Merv Duffy and ChatGPT, August 2026

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'''[In Poupinel's hand:]''' Tonga-Tabu - 20 February 1844.

:Tonga-Tabou, 20 February 1844

My Very Reverend Father,

;[1]: Allow me to say a few words to you concerning the mission and its administration. I have neither the time nor the courage to arrange all these matters in order; you will judge them according to your wisdom, and I ask your pardon in advance for anything in them that may be ''minus rectum''. It is a son opening his heart to the father whom he loves and by whom he is loved. I greatly doubt that you know the whole truth about the mission and its members, who are your children. I shall tell it to you as far as I know it and in its full extent.<ref group="variant">“Extent” replaces a misspelled form in the manuscript.</ref> It is important that you know it in full.

;[2]: From what I see, people in Europe generally have an inaccurate idea of our missions, and this inaccurate idea may be harmful. In France I have seen parish priests exalt the missions while complaining about their own parishes and scolding parishioners in whom they found nothing good, no virtue, and no estimable quality. There are several reasons for this. First, accounts written about the missions, already somewhat inaccurate, are considered only from their favourable aspects: they are a medal of which only the shining side is seen. Second, being four, five, or six thousand leagues away, people pay no attention to all the circumstances of things that affect only those immediately concerned. Moreover, Montesquieu's principle, ''there are things that are always said because they were once said'', applies very well here. Once a prejudice has taken root it is so strong that people continue repeating what they once heard even when diametrically contrary facts stand before their eyes. But if they considered this other principle of the great Master, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'',<ref>Cf. Matthew 7:16: ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos'' (“By their fruits you will know them”).</ref> perhaps they would judge quite differently.

;[3]: Are the peoples of Oceania better in religious matters than those of Europe? What I say of Oceania can, I think, also be said of Asia, Africa, and America. If a European answered me affirmatively, I would give him the answer I gave His Excellency the other day. Here it is: ''[p. 2]'' To answer this question, one must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> consider the means employed to convert them and the successes obtained by those same means: ''a fructibus eorum''. Our mission is partly Protestant and partly pagan. His Excellency said to me one day: “We have not been here very long, and already several Protestants have come over to our side, whereas in France I have seen mixed parishes where not one heretic became Catholic in twenty years.” “Yes,” I told him, “that is true, and I myself have seen parishes where not only did Protestants not become Catholics, but Catholics became Protestants. But let us see: do the parish priests there employ the means we employ here? If those priests had freely given everyone medicines to cure their illnesses; if they had charitable brothers to prepare herbal infusions for them all, shave them, administer remedies at all times, and dress their wounds; if those priests had waited to eat dinner until the last parishioner had brought them a few pieces of cold potato; and if they had continually gone into the poor people's verminous huts to give every kind of temporal assistance, then the comparison would be fair. If, after all that, they had converted no one, you could say that the peoples of Europe are inferior to those of Oceania. But have you seen all that done? Certainly not. If you consider everything carefully, you have often seen that outwardly parish priests differed little from Protestant ministers except by demanding their dues more rigorously. We have cured several people whose illnesses appeared incurable, yet they remained in heresy or paganism; and although some declared themselves ours, several abandoned us after a few months. Do you think that, with such means, a great many Europeans would not have left error?”

;[4]: In the ''Annals'', speaking of the peoples of Asia, I read these remarkable words: ''One would truly be tempted to believe that this good people had no part in the common fault and did not taste the apple.'' I could reply to the author of that letter: “If that is so, why have you not converted this good people? After preaching to them for so long and with such zeal, you would need only show yourself to make good Christians of these people who, you say, yearn with all the ardour of their desires for the truth. Why, then, after you have cultivated this soil for so long, is the number of Christians still so small and perhaps so lukewarm? ''A fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos.''” Allow me, therefore, to believe that this people ate a good piece of the apple ''[p. 3]'' and even added some pears.

;[5]: The fervour of the Christians of China is praised because three or four martyrs are counted during a general persecution. But among the great number of Christians in that vast country, how many apostates were there? They are not counted. Three or four martyrs! If a similar persecution occurred in France, a greater number would be found in one moderately fervent little parish.

;[6]: A general illness occurred on our island. We exhausted ourselves caring for everyone, and the good God so blessed our perseverance that no one died in the large tribe among whom we live. During that interval the ship arrived, bringing us a number of articles, all of which we distributed free of charge and without distinction to Christians and pagans. Immediately afterward, the pagans of that very tribe agreed among themselves not to turn to the religion of the papists. I frankly believe that the peoples of the islands we inhabit and other similar peoples are generally more apathetic,<ref>The French editor suggests that the manuscript's word may mean “apathetic.”</ref> more indifferent, less generous, and less grateful than Europeans. The reason, I believe, lies in the climate and in habits different from those of Europe. In Europe, a poorly dressed man numb with cold will be full of gratitude toward someone who gives him clothing or hospitality, because clothing and shelter are true benefits and needs he cannot do without. A lost traveller will find no words to express his gratitude to someone who shows him the right road. In Europe, benefits touch the heart in proportion to how necessary they are to their recipient. The heart expands through the many forms of knowledge<ref>The French editor suggests “forms of knowledge” as the probable reading.</ref> born of society; but here each person lives in isolation, in complete selfishness, and<ref group="variant">“And” was written above the line.</ref> has, so to speak, no real needs, with a heart and mind as narrow as the land he inhabits.

;[7]: I observe that travel writing is more a romantic creation than true history and gives scarcely a more accurate idea of the peoples and countries<ref group="variant">“And countries” was written above the line.</ref> it describes than Virgil gives of pastoral customs in his ''Georgics'' and ''Eclogues''. Indeed, the only accurate element I find in these accounts is geographical position, and not always even that. The reason is that those who wrote them had their minds and imaginations stirred more than they understood the customs of the peoples they described, customs it was impossible for them to ''[p. 4]'' know. If I related the history of these peoples with full knowledge and complete fidelity, my narrative would be the opposite of all theirs. I say that they could not know them. Navigators who supplied information about these countries arrived at a roadstead, remained there for fifteen or twenty days without knowing the language, and consequently could scarcely<ref group="variant">“Could” was written above the line.</ref> judge the people as a whole any better than a foreigner could judge France merely from seeing the king and a few ministers. Yet there is a great difference between a passer-by from the Alps or Upper Brittany and the king of France with his court. As everyone knows, that is no way to judge a people. To know them thoroughly one must see them informally, question them, understand them, and be understood by them. For example, the cleanliness of the islands where I live has been exalted. But if their panegyrists had eaten, drunk, and lodged with them as I have - things whose description alone would turn the stomach - and if, after a three- or four-day journey, they had been obliged to wash all their clothing to rid it of vermin, they would have spoken very differently.

;[8]: What astonishes me still more is that nearly all missionaries continue to lend credibility to these false ideas, and people would have me do the same. Their reason, they say, is to encourage ever more vocations. But I would ask them first whether it is ever permissible to lie, and second whether a vocation founded upon error can produce much good. The conduct of our divine Master was very different.<ref group="variant">“Different” was written above the line.</ref> He had said that the harvest was great and the number of labourers very small.<ref>Cf. Matthew 9:37 and Luke 10:2.</ref> A man came forward and promised to follow Him everywhere; that is, this man presented himself to become a missionary. But Jesus Christ, who knew that to be a good missionary one must first know the mission's conditions, immediately told him: “Foxes have dens and the birds of heaven nests in which to rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”<ref>Cf. Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:58.</ref> The disciple must not be treated better than the Master. In other words, Jesus Christ set out the conditions of the mission for him. The young man withdrew. All commentators agree that this man missed his vocation. I would be tempted to reverse the proposition and believe that, had he followed Jesus Christ, he would have missed it. He may have possessed all the qualities ''[p. 5]'' of a good Christian without possessing those of an apostle or missionary. When encouraging vocations in this manner, I think great care must be taken not to cause some missionaries later to say, “Had I known, I would not have come,” and how many have in fact suffered shipwreck because they entered the missionary vocation in that way! They may have had the qualifications sufficient for an ordinary mission as they imagined it and as it had been portrayed to them, but not for the mission as it actually was.

;[9]: Our peoples are not as eager for grace as you may have been told. Here as elsewhere, and more than elsewhere, people fear nothing so much as what is spiritually beneficial to them; everywhere they must be compelled to be happy. Fine phrases are made for you, showing islands stretching out their arms and crying loudly for men to break for them the bread of the Word, islands yearning for the benefits of religion as the earth after a long drought yearns for heaven's dew. Such ideas make fine rhetoric, but they are far from the truth. Afterward, ask those who make such statements for the results of their work and then, if on this occasion they tell you the truth, ''a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos''. I do not think an island has ever yet sincerely asked for missionaries; we should be very pleased when they are willing to tolerate us. For twenty months we have sought to establish ourselves in a tribe on our island where, according to His Excellency, people were loudly<ref group="variant">“Loudly” was written above the line.</ref> demanding us, and we have continually been refused.<ref group="variant">The manuscript replaces “there” with “have” in this clause.</ref> They receive us well when we go there, especially if we bring gifts, but if we wish to say a word about religion, they are deaf. I can state in all sincerity that I have never yet seen anyone come to religion for purely supernatural motives. One must therefore expect a rupture and an almost general desertion by those who embrace religion unless we remain constantly present to support them through certain<ref group="variant">“Means” was written above the line.</ref> natural and supernatural means together.

;[10]: Nevertheless, I would not wish to discourage missionaries who want to come to our islands. Without telling them every hardship endured here, however, I would want them to know at least some, so that they would be less surprised when they experienced them. It must be admitted that, although these peoples possess the bad qualities I have just mentioned and many others besides, they nevertheless give great consolation to evangelical labourers. Several live in a very Christian manner, and undoubtedly these islanders will populate heaven, provided zealous apostles show them the road. Men so distant ''[p. 6]'' from the truth cannot be changed in a day. Meanwhile, some are always being converted. Even if we had no other reason to love them than that they are our brothers, redeemed like us by the blood of Jesus Christ, that alone would be more than sufficient. How many souls, even in this seemingly ungrateful country, would thank us and praise God in heaven for all eternity if they had guides to lead them there! I have not been here very long, and already through my ministry a great number of souls praise God in heaven who would otherwise curse Him in hell - the children.

;[11]: Almost everyone has his own way of seeing nearly everything, but I think disagreement of opinion comes from prejudice. If people considered things carefully and independently of all prejudice, I believe their ideas would agree much more closely. To counterbalance the heretics in the eyes of the inhabitants, people advance, and want me to advance, as proof that ours is the true religion, the facts that we neither buy nor sell anything; that we endure hunger and thirst; that we eat only what good people are willing to give us; that we are so poor as to possess nothing; and that we give everything without wishing to receive anything. These<ref group="variant">“These” replaces “My” in the manuscript.</ref> reasons are undoubtedly good, but they are not direct proof<ref>The French editor indicates that the manuscript's form should probably read “proof.”</ref> of the religion. I think that if an author wrote a booklet offering no other proofs of the true religion, he would deserve to be reprimanded by the Church. For my part, I like to suppose that everyone has common sense, even the greatest idiots.

;[12]: Indeed, if one of the heretical missionaries with whom we have to deal reasoned with us as follows: “You claim that the foregoing proofs are marks of the true religion, but in that case where is the true religion? Surely it is not found in the pope, who draws revenues from every quarter and has a kingdom and soldiers to defend him. It is not found in the cardinals, who inhabit magnificent houses and receive fine stipends. It is not found in your clergy, who do nothing for nothing and consequently are better housed, better clothed, and better fed than all their parishioners. It certainly is not found in your bishop, who receives considerable sums every year.” What could I answer him? I know that I would make distinctions, but certainly<ref group="variant">“Certainly” was written above the line.</ref> the inhabitants would scarcely understand them. I therefore do not feel able to triumph with such arguments.

;[13]: Besides, Jesus Christ, whom the angels served when necessary, had a purse and made purchases; and Saint Paul, writing to the Corinthians, says: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink at the expense of those to whom ''[p. 7]'' we proclaim the Gospel?”<ref>Cf. 1 Corinthians 9:4: “Do we not have the right to eat and drink?” - understood to mean “at your expense.”</ref> “Yes,” he says, “we have that right, like all preachers of the Gospel, but we have not used it. If, on the contrary, we suffer every kind of inconvenience, it is so that we may place no obstacle before the Gospel of Jesus Christ and remove every reason for you to believe that self-interest makes us preach it.” This reasoning is infinitely wise, but Saint Paul is careful not to present his manner of life as a mark of the truth he proclaims, because he knew that this extraordinary path would not be the ordinary path of preachers of the Gospel, people ordinarily being incapable of it. Indeed, if it had been necessary to live in that way, people being what they are, religion would have disappeared long ago. Moreover, Saint Paul had the gift of miracles, which won him the friendship of many and could therefore ordinarily supply<ref group="variant">“Supply” was written above the line.</ref> him with what he needed. From time to time there were generous and reasonable persons among the peoples he evangelized; here we deal only with unreasonable and ungrateful persons.

;[14]: His Excellency tells us that we must trust in Providence and that it will never abandon us. I believe this and experience its effects more than anyone. But it is also Providence that distributes considerable assistance to us every year, undoubtedly so that we may use it. We must trust Providence, but we must not tempt it. We must<ref group="variant">“Must” was written above the line.</ref> use wisely the goods it supplies. Yet from what I know, and from what you can see for yourself, trust in Providence would apply only to us and not at all to him. To tell others that they must trust entirely in Providence while continually asking for money, money, and nothing but money appears to me more distrust than trust: distrust for oneself, and trust - I would call it negligence - for others.

;[15]: Following these principles of trust, our mission has been set upon an untenable course, and certainly those who ordered it would not have wished to set the example. Not one hundredth of the island is cultivated. We could very easily have as much land as we wanted, yet we are more cramped and constrained than a wretched family in the middle of Paris. We are lodged in a public place where study and reflection are impossible and where we can do or say nothing without the whole island knowing it. I wanted to plant a few vine cuttings, but I was told that grapevines would cause a revolution on the island. ''[p. 8]'' A little gate that would not be locked, but would prevent animals from entering a small garden plot where I planted five vines, eight fig trees, and a few European plants, would supposedly have greatly harmed the house. I assure you that I was somewhat distressed by this way of proceeding, so far removed from what I had imagined and so violently opposed<ref>The French editor suggests “opposed” as the probable reading.</ref> to my own view: refusing us what is necessary and preventing us from obtaining it ourselves!

;[16]: Independently of all particular opinions, I think that for the good of the mission this way of proceeding must change, because the people we have to evangelize possess a very particular character. In their eyes humility is baseness and worthy of contempt, and their self-love, or rather their pride, is such that they will never embrace the opinion of a man they despise. This is especially so of the chiefs, and without the chiefs no one dares take the initiative. An example may help you understand. It is the distribution of kava. This distribution reveals each person's rank in society. Its preparation alone turns the stomach, and I know many people who would rather die than drink it; but let us pass over that. Once it has been prepared, everyone sits in a circle, with the chief at the head and beside him a man who directs the distribution, and each person is served according to rank. Such importance is attached to this distribution that if its director skipped one person to serve another farther away first, it would be a major cause of war. For propriety's sake we attend these distributions, and they always pass us over and serve us last. According to the custom of the country, this is the greatest contempt possible. Matters changed somewhat after I twice refused to drink in such circumstances, telling them: “You know that I drink kava out of friendship for you, and in return for that friendship you insult me in a way you never insult even the lowest inhabitant of the island.” The Father<ref>Joseph Chevron, the other missionary priest on Tongatapu; Philippe Calinon did not arrive there until 12 July 1844 (cf. doc. 312, § 14 and n. 9; 328, § 26, n. 15).</ref> thinks it is good to endure all this because, he says, it can only benefit the mission. I am inwardly convinced that it harms the mission, because in this way they despise us and will never embrace a religion whose ministers they despise. Compared with these people we are great, and as ministers of God we truly are so. I would therefore have us preserve our rank and wisely, ''[p. 9]'' apostolically, make them feel our superiority; to do so, we must preserve our independence. I ask you,<ref>The French editor corrects a repeated syllable in the manuscript to “ask.”</ref> what in general would become of ministers of religion who entrusted their existence to the whim of the lowest of their parishioners, any one of whom could at pleasure drive them from the house and deprive them of food? We know the whims to which the populace is subject even in a Christian country, and all the more among pagans. Until now we have been very poor, yet despite that we have given gifts worth more than ten times what we received; nevertheless, no one on the island fails to think that he rendered us a great service by bringing a few pieces of yam. I have been obliged to eat a piece of root half gnawed by a savage and at other times, unable even to find a savage's leftovers to eat, have fallen on the road from hunger and exhaustion. Judge from this whether one can teach, study, and debate religion as our contact with the heretics requires.

;[17]: Truly, the more I examine matters, the more I see that people have an inaccurate idea of the mission. In general, a European who begins missionary life at thirty or thirty-five cannot live in our countries solely on local produce; he needs some European provisions to sustain him. We can have them, since Providence, which sends us, supplies and grants them, and I am sure that if you knew our condition perfectly, you would compel us to use them. You received the letter dated 2 July 1843 that I had the honour of addressing to you,<ref>Cf. doc. 265, a letter dated 3 July 1843.</ref> in which I discussed some means of meeting our pressing needs. I would insist upon them still more, because I am increasingly convinced that all these means are indispensable. One day my confrère<ref>Joseph Chevron.</ref> and I discussed these measures. He told me that none of the things I had mentioned would be sent from Europe because, he said, people there<ref group="variant">“There” was written above the line.</ref> would be scandalized; if people in France knew<ref group="variant">“Knew” replaces “were acquainted with.”</ref> that we ate bread and drank a little wine on our islands, they would immediately cease giving their customary alms. His argument has some appearance of truth, but it is founded upon error. If that happened, it could come only from lack of knowledge. If the good and charitable people of Europe saw the sufferings of a poor missionary in a harsh climate like ours; if they saw a poor priest accustomed to Europe's fine climate travel eight or ten leagues along the seashore in heat of twenty-five to thirty degrees, ''[p. 10]'' with no food except a few disgusting wild fruits, and not even as many as he wanted; if they saw him sometimes collapse from hunger and exhaustion, perhaps they would not be scandalized if, upon reaching his hut, that missionary found a piece of dry bread and a drop of wine to drink.

;[18]: We are no different from men in France. Yet if a priest in France, obliged to travel continually for his ministry, walked in heat, cold, and bad weather carrying in his pocket a piece of bread and in a small flask a drop of wine - please do not be scandalized - as his entire food, so that he could give more abundant alms to the people,<ref group="variant">“To the people” replaces the beginning of a deleted phrase concerning admiration.</ref> far from being scandalized, people would admire him beyond anything imaginable. Why, then, would actions even more praiseworthy be blamed in us? Besides, if the people of Europe reflected that the Propagation of the Faith supplies four to five thousand francs each year for every priest in our mission, I believe they would be scandalized to learn that these priests suffer because the entire sum is absorbed by one man, especially if they learned that nothing is spent here on churches and almost nothing on worship, those things being supplied in addition to the ordinary allocations. The charitable people of France would see that the Society intends the missionaries to have<ref group="variant">“To have” replaces the singular form in the manuscript.</ref> enough to live upon. I am quite certain that ours is the only mission administered in this manner, with one man keeping everything given for all.

;[19]: Moreover, living as we have been forced to live until now, the missionaries will be little more than victims who are made to travel for four or five years before dying, for I do not think they can live any longer; and then what will become of the mission? That much time is needed to learn the language. They will therefore cease to be capable of action at the very moment they could labour fruitfully. You have indeed been told that one could learn to speak this country's language in three or four months, but allow me to tell you that those who spoke in this way are still far from knowing it after five or six years. That is a fact they would not dare deny if they wished to speak sincerely. You will judge for yourself if you consider what can be learned of a European language in three or four months, while the languages ''[p. 11]'' of these countries are much more difficult than those of Europe. When a European learns another European language, that foreign language always has much in common with one he knows; moreover, he has good grammars, good dictionaries, and good teachers to explain it. Here the languages have no relation to European languages, and we have neither grammar, dictionary, nor teacher. We must discover the language's principles in ordinary conversation, which one can scarcely begin to understand before a year has passed.

;[20]: I scarcely began studying English until London, yet five months later, upon my arrival in New Zealand, I was able to instruct people and exercise the holy ministry. I have now been here eighteen months and have great difficulty doing all that. I therefore conclude this article by saying that if the mission is to be preserved, means must be found to preserve the missionaries. You know that those means exist; it is only necessary to know how to use them. While discussing the administration of the mission and our manner of life, I said that when leaving France I expected us to have some means, given the allocations from the Propagation of the Faith. My confrère replied that he had expected to have none and that he was<ref group="variant">“Was” was written above the line.</ref> at least as well off as he had imagined he would be.<ref group="variant">“Would be” replaces words deleted from the manuscript.</ref> I told him that his way of thinking came from a lack of reflection, because he had failed to notice the means Providence<ref group="variant">“Providence” was written above the line.</ref> supplies us. “Yet,” he told me, “my expectation proved correct, while you, who reflected, were mistaken.” “Yes,” I replied, “and that is exactly my point: you proved correct as two errors sometimes coincide.” You understand, my Very Reverend Father, the full force of my thought.

;[21]: Until now the administration has, in my opinion, been very defective and consequently very harmful to the mission. My heart has been deeply wounded; allow me to tell you so. I left France full of zeal. I believe I can bear myself that testimony, not because I thought, as many others did, that there was as much good to be done as was said, but I was far from thinking things were going so badly. I arrived at the Bay of Islands on 4 May. His Excellency was not there. Father Épalle was replacing him;<ref>The sixth group of Marist missionaries, including Grange and Forest, arrived at the Bay of Islands in New Zealand on 4 May 1842 “at half past ten in the morning.” Pompallier was then “in the tropical islands,” and Épalle was his pro-vicar (cf. [[Girard0166|doc. 166]], § 7).</ref> he received us as coldly as it is possible to describe. His second remark was: ''[p. 12]'' “Are you bringing much money?” When we replied that we had only 17,000 francs, he displayed extraordinary displeasure, withdrew to his room with Father Forest, and said nothing further to the rest of us, priests and brothers. We were exhausted and had not slept for two days. At half past ten, only a brother came to meet us. Our bed was the dining room, where Fathers Forest and Reignier and I slept on planks, although an appointed, empty room stood beside it. A few days later I left for my mission.<ref>Lampila states that Grange went to join Father Maxime Petit in a tribe “fifteen days after our arrival at the Bay of Islands,” that is, on 18 May 1842 (cf. [[Girard0141|doc. 141]], § 2). According to Yvert, Grange was to be at Hokianga during May 1842 (cf. [[Girard01525|doc. 152]], § 13). On 4 October that year, Grange left the Bay of Islands for Tongatapu (cf. docs. [[Girard0161|161]], § 12; [[Girard0218|218]], § 12).</ref> When I requested some means of subsistence, Father Épalle answered: “We never give any to anyone.” “How, then, shall I conduct the mission?” I asked. “Do not concern yourself with the mission. Try to plant potatoes so you will have something to eat. Let the souls be lost.” Such was his reply. Judge, my Very Reverend Father, how wounded my heart must have been. To come more than six thousand leagues to plant and eat potatoes! I could easily have eaten them in France without planting them and perhaps have accomplished something more. I assure you that I was on the point of asking to return to France, especially after seeing how the funds were absorbed. I told you something about that in another letter. Driven by circumstances, I tried to discuss certain points of administration, but no account was ever taken of my arguments. Missionaries and visitors at the Bay establishment<ref group="variant">“Bay” was written above the line.</ref> consumed fifty pounds of bread a week<ref group="variant">“Week” replaces “day.”</ref> at one franc a pound. I showed them that by making it themselves in the house they could save considerably, because it would then cost five sous a pound. They replied that their baker was a Catholic and benefactor of the mission, and that they needed him. “But,” I said, “if the baker is truly a benefactor of the mission, he should be the first to teach you the means I am describing.” This argument counted for nothing, etc. Judge for yourself whether it has any value.

;[22]: I shall tell you, my Reverend Father, that the principal motive which led me to ask to come to the tropics was the hope of having another bishop and entering another administration where things would go less badly; I hope I have succeeded. ''[p. 13]'' Even so, I think you must take a hand in it and establish general rules so that everyone knows his rights distinctly. Since the experience of all ages teaches us that no one possessing absolute power has ever failed to abuse it, whether by nature or ignorance, I think the bishop's power must be counterbalanced in temporal matters by that of a procurator who does not indiscriminately say amen to everything the bishop says. Procurators must act in concert with the bishop, but I also think it good for a procurator, when necessary and independently of the bishop, to be able to assign the members of the Society and some of the resources allocated to them. I therefore think there should be one procurator general for the whole mission of Oceania and a particular procurator for each mission district. The particular procurator would form the bishop's council and consequently reside with him. The procurator general should be based at Sydney or Valparaiso, but preferably Sydney, the centre of Oceanian commerce. He would certainly incur no expense there; one might even hope he would receive a government stipend. All the fathers could communicate with him and, through him, with the Father General. In addition, and I regard this as of the greatest importance, we need a small vessel for the Central Oceania mission, one that would cost little to operate and appears indispensable for communications.

;[23]: Until now people have written to you asking for money, money, and nothing but money. In my opinion, and that of the fathers generally, this demand is the most harmful one possible for the mission. Money means absolutely nothing here; goods are everything. You are told that two habits and two pairs of shoes suffice for a priest leaving for the mission, another proposition extremely ruinous to the mission: ruinous to the mission in New Zealand and ruinous to the missionaries in the tropics. In New Zealand things can be bought, but at six times the price in France; in the tropics nothing can be found, and one is obliged to go naked. I left France two and a half years ago with four pairs of shoes and three cassocks, and for a long time I have had<ref group="variant">“Have had” incorporates “not,” written above the line.</ref> nothing left. The arriving ship brings me not so much as a pin. To whom can I complain? I learned from a Sydney newspaper that a shipment from France arrived in January 1843.<ref>Jean-Simon Bernard, Auguste Chouvet, and Delphin Moreau stayed in Sydney from 10 to 22 January 1843, where they boarded another ship for New Zealand. They arrived at Auckland on 7 February and finally at the Bay of Islands on 18 February (cf. APM OG 031, seventh departure, Chouvet's unpublished journal, 27 December 1842-22 January 1843, pp. 1, 9; docs. [[Girard0242|242]], §§ 1-3; [[Girard0247|247]], § 31; [[Girard0257|257]], § 1).</ref> I expect it brought something for me. Since then three ships have come here from the Bay of Islands, but ''[p. 14]'' they brought me nothing, and certainly I shall receive none of that shipment. When will I now receive anything? You see how the administration is conducted. Two pairs of shoes suffice? Ask those who speak to you in that way how long one pair lasts on our islands. If they wish to be sincere, they will be forced to answer that a pair can sometimes be worn out in two or three days. How, then, are missionaries to manage when they go two or three years without receiving anything?

;[24]: Money... nothing but money! Truly, why this language? What will they do with 130,000 francs allocated to the New Zealand mission alone and delivered freight-free with the missionaries aboard a government vessel? Will they always spend the entire sum at a single establishment that does not have thirty Christians? To consume that sum, will they continue borrowing at twenty-two and a half percent to buy land that yields nothing? Will they always buy their necessities at six times the price for which they could obtain them: one franc for a pound of bread, twenty francs for a bad pair of shoes, seventy-two francs to make a cassock? Will they always feed outsiders?

;[25]: Our mission district has certainly received little by comparison with what is ordinarily given to others. Yet after bringing a fairly substantial quantity of provisions with all costs paid, the Bishop of Amata<ref>Guillaume Douarre, who arrived at Tongatapu on 22 November 1843 for a stay of several days (cf. docs. [[Girard0286|286]], § 1; [[Girard0292|292]], § 14 and n. 9).</ref> arrived with 59,000 francs. Truly, if that sum had been converted into goods purchased in France - for money is useless here - we would have enough to buy more goods than exist in the entire archipelago. The missionaries' condition can therefore easily be improved. It is for you to decide whether it should be; for my part, I think it a necessity. This people is filled with pride beyond anything that can be described. Here the inhabitants, speaking of Europeans, say “my white” as one might say in Europe “my Negro, my slave.” I therefore believe that, even for this people's benefit, we cannot tolerate this treatment of ourselves. To place ourselves in a position to do them good, we must wisely make them feel our superiority and independence, showing that we do not need them and that they cannot do without us. For this purpose we must be lodged in our own house, in a position respectable according to the country and one from which we cannot be driven at will. We must have an enclosure, a farmyard, a few pieces of land to cultivate, and some European and other plants, and consequently ''[p. 15]'' teach the inhabitants to cultivate. We must even create needs for them that they can meet only by working and submitting to us. One means I consider useful is to teach them agriculture and to teach them to house, clothe, and feed themselves decently. To reduce their pride somewhat, I would have us lend them, rather than give everyone as we now do, all the tools necessary for their work, without surrendering ownership. This is how God acts<ref group="variant">“Acts” replaces “proceeds.”</ref> toward all people. He distributes His gifts abundantly, but always reserves dominion over them and sometimes<ref group="variant">“Sometimes” was written above the line.</ref> withdraws them when we are too unfaithful, to teach us that we depend entirely upon Him. Why should we not follow the same course for God's glory and the salvation of souls?

;[26]: I have been told that I know how to say only one thing: that the inhabitants must be taught agriculture. I believe I know how to say something else, but I continue sincerely to believe that agriculture is the foundation of their spiritual and temporal happiness, and that without it we shall never<ref group="variant">“Never” replaces a longer deleted reading.</ref> make true men of them, still less good Christians. This means alone would draw them out of the shameful idleness that is the mother of every vice. Without making them wealthy, I would make them comfortably situated workers, because I have observed that the best Christians are found neither in the upper class nor among the destitute, but in the comfortably situated class: ''in medio stat virtus''. Remember what I have already told you about this in another letter. Truly, it is not right for a poor country like Europe to continue supplying the means of life to a rich country like ours. I call Europe poor when considering its soil alone and apart from industry, for I estimate that the soil here is six times as fertile as Europe's. I am therefore astonished to see missions founded more than fifty years ago in countries richer than ours whose missionaries still continually ask France for money. This is undoubtedly because they did not employ the true means: teaching their peoples to draw abundant resources from their own lands. In short, it is not fitting that Europeans, who are obliged to work day and night to live, should impose further privations upon themselves to feed people who would be unhappy only because they refuse to work two hours a day. ''[p. 16]'' Instead, they must be taught to work. This is one of the missionary's tasks, because one day the inhabitants must not only support themselves but also provide for the missionaries' subsistence. Otherwise we must expect sooner or later to see the mission collapse and the peoples in some places return to barbarism. We must labour to form workers, for soil that always imported its plants from afar and never produced seed would eventually become sterile.

;[27]: I think a letter from you addressed to all missionaries concerning the care that must be taken of the brothers would be very useful, because at times they have been treated somewhat too harshly. These words, whose full meaning you will understand, have pierced me to the heart: “They are only brothers.” Truly, if some have suffered shipwreck, some fathers may place a hand upon their conscience and say: “I drove them into the waves.”

;[28]: Concerning the clothing missionaries need, you have been told that woollen cassocks are quite suitable because the country is neither hot nor cold, but you received these instructions only from New Zealand. What a difference there is between New Zealand and the tropics! If at Condrieu and Chalmazelle,<ref>Condrieu, chief town of a canton in the Rhône arrondissement of Lyon, on the Rhône; Chalmazelles, in the Loire department.</ref> which are in the same diocese, people need different clothing, how much more so at Copenhagen and Constantinople! That is at least the difference between New Zealand and the countries we inhabit, and those were the observations I made to the procurator before leaving. Oh, if the man responsible for our supplies could make just one of the journeys we are obliged to make so frequently, that argument would be stronger than all my reasoning, and we would soon be clothed suitably for the climate!

;[29]: When a brother is sent from France, people imagine that he will be a catechist,<ref>The French editor corrects the manuscript's form to “catechist.”</ref> teach the inhabitants agriculture and weaving, treat the sick, and so on. But what man in France would be capable of doing all that? Imagine in France a brother<ref group="variant">“A brother” was written above the line.</ref> who had to serve two priests in every respect; prepare their food; mend their clothing; wash their bed linen and the sacristy linen; cultivate a small garden; treat all the sick in a large parish; and shave everyone. Should he be required to do still more? Certainly not; it could not reasonably be required. Well, crossing the ocean does not make us different men. We have the same needs here as in France, only we are infinitely weaker. ''[p. 17]'' Yes, for the mission to proceed well, the inhabitants must be taught some crafts. But this requires other means. First, each father must have a brother with him; then every island must have one additional brother to teach something to the inhabitants. Each establishment must have a boat to transport missionaries more easily from one place to another. The missionaries must have some European food to sustain them.

;[30]: When I say that the Protestant missions<ref group="variant">“Protestant” was written in the margin.</ref> are so well managed in temporal matters, I am told that they have more means than we do. That is inaccurate, for I know the allowance received by each missionary and his wife. It does not exceed 4,000 francs in all<ref group="variant">“In all” was written between the lines.</ref> for both of them, and you know well that the Propagation of the Faith allocates us much more each year. For the eleven priests in our district, from allocations and particular gifts, we received more than 12,000 francs delivered to their destination without charge, amounting to 10,000 francs or more<ref group="variant">“Or more” was written above the line.</ref> for each one. If after this we lack absolutely everything and the mission consequently suffers, does it not appear to be the administration's fault? I cannot see the matter otherwise.

;[31]: We shall be told to be patient and rely only upon God's help. But I say,<ref group="variant">“I say” was written in the margin.</ref> first, that it is hardly becoming to speak in that way when one spends hundreds of thousands of francs every year and consequently lacks nothing; and second, that Providence supplies us with human means. We must not rely upon human means alone, but our mission is entirely different from that of the apostles. What little good has been accomplished here was accomplished only through human means. Wallis, now converted, was considering how to send the missionaries away when the bishop's ship and a war corvette arrived simultaneously with resources. People no longer wished to listen to us when Monsieur Laferrière,<ref>Julien-Laferrière (cf. [[Girard0285|doc. 285]], § 1, n. 2).</ref> commander of the ''Bucéphale'', came with the Bishop of Amata to strengthen us. It was the same at Futuna, and you know or will soon know how the New Zealand mission is proceeding without those human means. When our peoples have been converted, matters will undoubtedly go well; but to reach that point we must employ the means available to us. I would never finish if I attempted to describe in detail everything we need for the mission to prosper. Your wisdom and reflection will bring these things to mind, and a separate list will show you some of them.

;[32]: I cannot finish without telling you that it is absolutely necessary for every ''[p. 18]'' father to have a brother with him. You call the brothers catechists, but they certainly will never fulfil that function. It is therefore neither necessary nor even useful for them to know Latin or French. It is enough that they possess some natural intelligence and be humble, genuinely pious, patient, and obedient. A man skilled in certain crafts would generally be more to be feared than desired here. Before their departure, they should be given some instruction in laundering, linen care, the preparation of tobacco, and various things indispensable to a household.

;[33]: If you think a letter such as this is inappropriate, I most humbly ask your pardon and beg you to tell me so in future. I shall close my eyes to everything and remain silent.

;[34]: In the enclosed letter to my friends you will read these words: “Among the peoples we evangelize, some listen to us and put our teaching into practice; others listen to us and refuse to do anything; the greater number refuse to hear us. People are the same everywhere: ice toward truth and fire for falsehood.” I earnestly beg you to allow this truth to be read. It is certainly the least unfavourable thing that can be said while remaining truthful. These are undoubtedly not islands stretching out their arms to us; but the islands stretching out their arms to us are figures of speech as beautiful as they are far removed from the truth. Or, if one wished the statement to be true, one would have to add that they stretch out their arms to push us away.

;[35]: In his instructions His Excellency tells us always to speak favourably about the mission in order to encourage ever more vocations. That is indeed my opinion, but I do not at all think that for this reason one must say things as evidently false as those that have been said, which sooner or later will become known and may cover us with shame. I think that to create genuine interest in the mission, it must be portrayed from the beginning more or less as it is, with its difficulties and advantages, although painting the latter somewhat more favourably; by this means there will always be something interesting to relate. But we must not proceed as was done at first, displaying advantages that never existed<ref group="variant">“Existed” was written above the line.</ref> and could not have existed, especially in New Zealand, where more fruits were shown after three years than can actually be obtained in fifteen, even supposing the mission succeeded as well as possible. His Excellency had announced 72,000 converts in New Zealand, although the whole of New Zealand does not have that population; 15,000 were claimed from a single tour, yet when he is asked for the result of the entire mission he cannot find 15,000. Father Baty and I made the calculation. He told me: “Father, what am I to do? His Excellency tells me to put down 15,000, and I am quite sure there are not 5,000.” “You will do as you wish,” I told him. “I would not obey.” ''[p. 19]'' And he wrote 15,000. Judge, then, how frankly your children give you the truth. Experience teaches us not to hurry to count our peoples among the faithful. The last time I wrote, I told you that if we wished to use the arithmetic used by some, we could count more than 2,000 persons as being on our side. Had I announced such a wonder to you, I would be obliged to tell you today that this great number has been reduced to two or three hundred.

;[36]: Nevertheless, we can bear ourselves this testimony: we have not spared ourselves, but the people seem to draw away from us in proportion<ref group="variant">“In proportion” replaces a misspelled form.</ref> as we increase our zeal. The goodness and generosity of this people are praised to you; here is an example. The Bishop of Amata left us a little money when he passed through. An English ship anchored in our roadstead, and we had an opportunity to purchase some goods, which we distributed to the inhabitants. At the prices for which they are sold in the country, all the goods we gave them were worth 1,700 chickens, without counting the medicines of every kind that we administer to them daily; not one person brought us a single chicken. They believe they render us a great service by giving us a few pieces of yam.

;[37]: Note. An objection is made that foodstuffs brought from Europe would cost too much. I reply first that price must not be considered if they are necessary to the mission and funds are available. Second, I say that some things brought from France will cost scarcely more than in France itself, while others will be much cheaper here. One evident fact is that, for the mission to survive, a ship must visit us at least once a year. Since this is so, transporting a few goods costs little. As a hot country, we need wine capable of keeping. We require ordinary Bordeaux wine, which six thousand leagues away will cost us less here than it would cost when transported fifty leagues inland in France. What I say of wine I could also say of sugar, which would pay no duty, and of salt, etc., etc. I do not say anything in this letter for my own sake, for my health is exhausted, my stomach is ruined, and my voice nearly extinguished. I can no longer hope to recover and consequently cannot hope to enjoy the funds of which I speak.

;[38]: One more word. Does it not seem strange that, with sums as considerable as those allocated to us, we find ourselves in such poverty that we lack necessities? Truly, what would the administrators of the Propagation of the Faith think if they learned this? In the last shipment, purchases worth 55,000 francs were made, yet we at Tonga, who make up one quarter of the mission's personnel, received less than 600 francs' worth of goods, and even those articles are almost useless to us. There was not a pin for me. Fortunately, the brother who is the same size as I am gave me a pair of his shoes. His Excellency came ''[p. 20]'' less to relieve us than to bring gifts to the inhabitants, who were not very grateful, not to say discourteous, toward him. He intended to place priests among different tribes on the island, and they flatly refused them. I think people will no longer write to you that the islands stretch out their arms to us. God grant that he is not treated even worse in Fiji than at Tonga.

;[39]: Judge the generosity of the inhabitants. Curiosities that would give great pleasure in Europe can be obtained here for trifles. With<ref group="variant">“With” was written above the line.</ref> all the goods we gave them, we could have bought enough to load a schooner, yet we did not receive the slightest thing in return. I nevertheless wished to send some of these objects to the friends who have given, and continue to give, me presents, but I was entirely unable to do so. It is one more mortification for me. The more I consider matters, the more I see the necessity of what I told you in a previous letter: namely, that we should have a procurator and a ship that would come from France to visit us.

;[40]: I assure you that I wrote this letter calmly and for the sole purpose of making known to you the state of the mission and of your children, of whom I am the least of all, although I hope I am not the least faithful. I finish by asking for your blessing. I state only facts. My health has improved somewhat, but I am still very weak.

:I have the honour to be,
::my Very Reverend Father,
:::your most humble and most
:::respectful child,
::::Grange
::::apostolic missionary, priest of
::::the Society of Mary

:Tonga, 25 July 1844

;[41]: ''[On a slip of paper pasted to p. 1]'' I have learned that His Excellency entered 6,000 Catholics in his budget. Here is the number, accurate to within twenty persons: Wallis, 2,300; Futuna, 1,050 - the Father from Futuna gives this very exact figure, and all are baptized; Tonga, 130 baptized and 200 catechumens. Consequently, it is quite possible that in two or three years we will still not actually have the number already announced.

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