McMahon, Father Phillip, Jackson, Ohio, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1859 December 26

McMahon, after receiving Purcell's communication to Hamden, went instantly to Jackson and paid in full the debt on the church. The receipt is enclosed. He is going to Zaleski today to arrange for the winter. Jackson will be only 14 miles from him and he can go there twice a day by the cars. He has not seen Father James B. O'Donoghue since he was at Wilkesville but he has heard that many were mortified at the way O'Donoghue mixed freely with those who concocted the villainy against McMahon. O'Donoghue even dined with the ring-leader of them. Mr. Durbin and several others from Wilkesville cried bitterly for McMahon's not attending them. He promised Durbin to say Mass next week in his house-many wish to go to their Christmas duties. McMahon will do this with Purcell's permission. Enclosed is a receipt dated December 24, 1859 and signed by William B. Stell saying McMahon paid $77 in full of a balance due on the same of the Catholic Church in Jackson. :: II-4-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.