Edmonia Highgate to Rev. G. D. Pike, July 25, 1870
- Title
- Edmonia Highgate to Rev. G. D. Pike, July 25, 1870
- Date
- 07-25-1870
- Creator
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Edmonia Highgate
- Description
- Edmonia Highgate writes to Rev. G. D. Pike of the A.M.A. with a list of travel expenses for reimbursement, accrued during a fund raising tour of parts of New York state.
- Related Financial Supporters
- American Missionary Association
- Transcript
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Cortland N.Y. July 25th 1870
Rev. G. D. Pike,
Dear Sir:
I trust you have not been perplexed by my delay in reporting. I have delayed to find success but despairing of it I write to account for failure.
I left New York for St. Johnsville spoke in the union ch to M. E. cong col. June 19th
St Johnsville $6.42
Expenses 3.50
June 26th
Middleville u. cong. 2.20
Expenses 2.65
July 3. Sharon Springs M.E. ch. 1.80
Expenses 2.10
July 6. Ames M.E. ch u. cong. 6.20
Stage to Ames .20
Expenses to Waterloo 2.88
No meeting there
From W. to Dansville 3.73
No meeting there
Return from D. to Cortland 7.15
These failures to get up meetings and neglect to state the case to me before I was at the expense to go to the places has been very embarrassing.
My collections amounting to but $16.62
While $21.46 is the estimate of expense all car fare and stage. I have been obliged to borrow $5.00.
Please let me hear from you[.] Direct to me, care of Mrs Sophia Tisdale Cortland N.Y. The other sheet is for Mr. Whiting[.] How is Mr. Joclyn. Please send any letters
Respectfully, E. G. Highgate