Mackey, Father John M., Marion, Ohio, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell of, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1870 September 23

He took up a subscription for the pastor house, on which final payment falls due Oct. 1. Next Sunday this subscription is to be paid. He expects to cancel the mortgage on the property and have the deed made over to Purcell. The chapels at Caledonia and La Rue are completed and out of debt. By Oct. 1 the Marion congregation will be completely out of debt. There are 100 families in the congregation; total improvements amount to $7030; the mission is worth $975. He makes this report without referring to his books because he wants to get the letter off at once. He shall be ready to leave on Thursday, Oct. 4. The people of Marion are good Catholics. The men go to Communion in a body at Christmas and Easter. They are kind and generous. The pastor can make no temporal improvement for a year or two. :: II-5-d A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.