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 CORRESPONDENCE

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Oregon City, O. Ter. Nov. To Rev. Benjamin M. Hill, D. D., ?

Am. Home Mission

Cor. Sec. of

Soc.

28th, 1855.



send you my report of labor under the appointment of the Home Mission Society as Exploring Agent for the third quarter ending Dec. 31st, 1855.

Herein

I

have visited Corvallis twice, Albany, Salem and Oregon Oregon City, French Prairie, Shilo, Santiam, Willamette Forks, and Palestine churches. Have labored 13 I

City, Corvallis,

weeks during the quarter; traveled to and from my appointments 660 miles; have paid for traveling expenses $3.00; postage, 30 cents total $3.30. N. B. Last quarter I was detained from going to The Dalles, consequently my traveling expenses were four dollars

You

overcharged.

will therefore

that quarter's traveling expenses, instead of $13.25.

deduct four dollars from

which

will then read $9.25,

Respectfully submitted,

EZRA FISHER, Exploring Agent. Received Jan.

15, 1856.

Oregon Rev. Benjamin M. Cor. Sec.

Am.

City,

Oregon

Ter.,

Nov. 29th, 1855.

Hill,

Bapt.

Home

Mission Society.

Dear Brother To accommodate Brother George C. Chandler, I have received of him thirty-two dollars and fifty cents ($32.50) to be paid to Edward H. Fletcher, 141 Nassau St., New York.

$32.50

Mothers' Journal, 118 Arch St., Philadelphia Missionary Magazine, 33 Somerset St., Boston

5.00

3.00

Total Also Mothers' Journal for Mrs. Lucy Jane G..

$40.50

.

Latourette

Total

1.00

.

.

.$41.50