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VIDAL. Don Joee
S In History of Concordia Pariah* by Robert Dabney Calhoun « pub-S llshed in the * Louisiana Hi* torlcel Quarterly* for January 1938 Ca
•	reprint is in the Library of the Bishop of Watehez), there is fre-•s: quent mention of Don Jose Videl:
1798 - Don Jose Vidal, frca Satehez,petitioned the Spanish Governor
■	- for a grant of land in Loulsl&na that he might re novo to Spanish -) territory (page 10 of reprint).
A brief history of Vidal.{page IS).
.1790 - He witnessed the Indian Treaty at the Church of *Savior of the world” at Natchez (page £2).
1817 - £as aaaed. Trustee of “Rosian Catholic Society of Ketches*
I	(page 22) .	J	-	’
*1833 - He died - burled in Ketches (page 82).
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Rev. - 1841
[Soae interesting infornation. (Cf. "Glrodeau - Rotes - 1858.")
VISALIA. LOUISIANA - 1893
Bishop Durier of Natchitoches thanks Bishop Beslln for taking cere of i(Tidslia and tells hla that Vida lie, St. Joseph and the aisslons in >: Louisiana about thea have been given over to the eharge of Father vHayden and the elergy of Batches* (Cf. "Dorier* Bishop • 1893*.)
■	Also there is further inforaation regarding Videlia of the seae tenor ^ on the card Indexed: "Durier, Bishop - 1895.®
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Y13AMA. L0UI3IAKA - 1902
£f On Oct. 1, 1902, Bishop Durier of Xatohltoohes writes to Bishop Resit Un thanking him for the spiritual attention that the Xisslsslppl i- priests have given to Vldaila, Louisiana, and informing Bishop He*-35 Un that Father Vandegor has been appointed as Reetor of Yldella.
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« "Durier, Bishop • 1902.*
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interesting and hunorous account of Bishop Ounn’a visit and confirmation. J. See^Diary of Bishop Gunn," page 51.
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j ^ication of the ehurah, end confirmation, August 13th.
'’Diary of Bishop Gunn," page 116.