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A letter of resolution to his Majesty concerning a letter of appeal made to the Governor and Bishop of Havana asking for patent and Holy oil to administer baptism and extreme unction to the Catholic families taken from the Island of Minorca by the English--These families bringing with them Don Pedro Campos, Doctor of Sacred Theology, as a Parish Priest, and Don Bartolome Casanovas of the St. Augustine order as Vicar--These same claiming to have received their appointment from the Supreme Pontificate, not knowing to which Bishop the jurisdiction of Florida belonged--In order that a thorough investigation may be made the whole matter was referred to his Majesty--Letter of the Archbishop of Valencia concerning this matter--Letter of the Bishop of Cuba to his Majesty, expressing gratification over the zeal of his Majesty in this matter--Advices that the privileges be conferred--Letter of the Bishop of Minorca giving information concerning same.