Route 1
Almyra, Ark, 72003 
24 October 1974

Rowena Mulhern 
P. O. Box 135 
Rayville, A. 71269

Dear Rowena,

Happy to hear from you again and happy to report that granddaughter and 
mother left San Antonio today for England to rejoin our son. Miriam 
has responded well to therapy…is now in remission which seems to be 
stable enough so that her doctor felt it was safe for her to return to 
England that her drugs would maintain her satisfactorily until Boyce's 
tour of duty there ends next March.   They should be in England by in 
the morning.

I am beginning to think about other things now so your letter and windfall 
of information was most welcome.   It will take me a while to digest all of 
it and fit the pieces into place but definitely this is our FRANCOEUR. 
There is one Pierre Perthuis still here in the American era who is listed 
as only heir-at-law of Francis Francure. Since there were two
Pierre Pertuises at the same time. I still have not unraveled all of this. 
I keep searching for the keys and clues and will probably come to light 
as did this document for you after so many years.   Ever to search, I say....

I don't know whether I ever wrote it to you that in the Arkansas I find 
a piece of the FRANCOIS CHEVAL and MARGUERITE COLOMBO story that it appears 
everyone who has ever done any La. research has written up somewhere in some 
place and I had never seen any reference to this daughter and her issue. 
This lady was still here in 1760's and it was her daughter that married the 
Francois Perthuis that had some children baptized at Ark. Post in 1764 who 
show up in southern La.   The next time you go to the library, you can check 
her succession in LA His. Quarterly Vol. 26, p 1216-1232.   By her, I mean 
Francois Cheval's daughter, Catherine who m. first Jean Francois Lepine and 
2nd. Charles Lincto (with many variant spellings).   I throw this out as you 
mentioned finding Francois Perthuis and wife Angelique Lepine in south La. 
Feel sure they are the same as the ones in Arkansas as indicated by 
this succession.

I would certainly like to examine the book from which these references came. 
Can you give me complete title, author, date of publication, etc. so that I 
may see if I can order out from La. Library on interlibrary loan? 
Do you have access to any records of St. John the Baptist Parish at your 
library?   Have some families that seem to be from there showing up here.

We hope to go to New Orleans to visit our son sometime before the end of 
the year. Perhaps we can drive through you town...would be nice to meet 
you...

This looks like it is shaping up to where I will be able to do an article 
on the White River FRANCOEUR for our local historical bulletin.

Warmest Regards,