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(1)	There was at one time a close tie between New Orleans and Matamoros. Travel and commerce by vessel was easy. The wealthy families of Matamoros sent their children to New Orleans to be educated. That was easier and safer than land travel to Mexico City. There was a substantial amount of trade between New Orleans and Matamoros. That accounts for the many New Orleanians Louise and I found interred in the Matamoros Cemetery.
(2)	In a second telephone conversation, Ms. Gonzales advised that she did locate some Seuzeneau baptismal certificates with the notation "illegitimate". She remarked she had never seen that before. This does not mean Uncle Albert's story is verified. We do know that other Seuzeneaus had Matamoros connections. The American Consul Seuzeneau had a brother who was married to a Matamoros native. At the time of the American consul's death, a nephew named Fransico went to New Orleans with the news of his death and gave testimony.
(3)	If our great-great grandfather was indeed the father of
illegitimate children in Matamoros, he would have to be living there for some time before he was appointed the American Consul - remember he was consul for only seven months when he was taken by	death. He, of course, could
have fathered one child	who would have been born
posthumously. The illegitimate children may have been those of his brother. All of this is mere speculation. Should we ever	obtain a copy of the baptismal
certificate, the identity of the father w,ill be known.
(4)	I requested that	Ms. Gonzales take a picture of our
ancestors' burial	site should it be- located. Since a
year has gone by and I have received nothing at this time, I am not going to delay this section any longer. Should I receive any information from Texas I will forward it to you (6).
I wanted	you at least to	be alerted to the possibility of a
Matamoros connection of our family.
Future Study
I wish	I	could go back further in time	on this family. Someday, if
one	of	us	is in France, or ambitious	enough to become associated
with a French genealogical society we might find something. Maybe
(6)	Since my phone conversations I am now convinced the "gossip" has been elevated to "fact".