
          Montreal May 10. 1831


 Dear Sir


 After the lapse of nearly a year
 I make another attempt to obtain from you
 more information relative to the Arkansas
 mission and to the share of the spoil which thereto
 belong to our Society. I know the many calls
 upon your time but as it was the credit of your
 name which induced me to recommend a
 subscription and as you were the person to whom
 as tacitly acting as our agent, the money was transmitted,
 you surely cannot think it strange that
 we are desirous of obtaining some account of 
 the undertaking. If it had turned out unsuccessful
 altogether, we should have nothing more to do than
 to put up with the loss and to be wiser for the 
 future but knowing from good authority that
 some proceeds have been received, you cannot
 surely be surprized at our desire to know what
 has become of them and at my having so often
 addressed yourself upon the subject, you being
        