Blanchet asks McMaster concerning a man who arrived in Portland in December, 1874, calling himself Father Daniel . The man claims to be from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and says that his name is listed as Rev. Alphonsus B. David in the Directory of 1873 on page 351. He has only three papers, one supposedly from his Bishop, dated Jan. 17, 1873, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He also has a letter supposedly from the Bishop of Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, recommending him. He claims to be travelling from Ireland but shows no signature of any Bishop either before or after Jan., 1873. When he began to collect money, the Archbishop forbade him. He went to Boise Fort, Idaho, and was entertained by Rev . Toussaint Mesplie, chaplain, but reports are that he gave scandal by becoming drunk on the journey and also similar reports reached him concerning his stay in San Francisco. Blanchet advises McMaster to watch out for this man since he might come East, and sends him a clipping from the Portland Daily Oregonian concerning the entire affair. The clipping is attached to the inside fold of the letter. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.