REVEREND EZRA FISHER
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Co. to the amount of $300. This I few instances before, on account of our great distance. The long delays, after making our quarterly reports, if we must first wait till we can get drafts from New York before we can draw on your treasury, some-
of George Abernathy did,
as I have done a
times subject us to great inconvenience. As in the present case, I had ordered a year's supply of clothing for my family a year ago last October (I think). The bill was lost in the ocean
a second order was
made
in
about four months.
The
filling of the bill was no doubt necessarily delayed by the sickness of yourself and family. The goods were shipped almost a full year after the first bill was mailed at Oregon
City,
and
last
week
I
received three boxes and
two
barrels, a
I hope to hear from the balance in part only of the goods. two or three weeks. But in this case my available means were
money has been earned and the labor reported. consequently made a draft on you, although it is out of your ordinary way of doing business. I trust your Board used up, the I
pay the order and indulge me again under similar cirI have received for religious periodicals the folI wish you to pay to the respective agents sums which lowing same For the Mothers' Journal, to my account and charge the from Hector Campbell, one dollar; Mr. Campbell wishes his From Mrs. Olive F. D. Ogle, one Journal discontinued. dollar; Mrs. Ogle is a new subscriber; her post-office is FairFor the Christian Chronicle, Philfield, Marion Co., O. Ter. adelphia, from Thomas M. Read of Marysville (now CorFor the vallis), two dollars; he wishes his paper stopped. New York Recorder, from John Robinson, Marysville (now Corvallis), two dollars and fifty cents. will
cumstances.
Respectfully yours,
EZRA FISHER. March tral
6th.
I
have just returned from a tour to the cenVisited Santiam church, Corvallis
part of the valley.
(Marysville)
church, Albany and French Prairie churches. too well contented with monthly Sab-
Our churches seem
