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John's letter from Plattsburgh was received. Gallagher expects money from John today, and hopes he will not be disappointed. Everything is quiet, John's father, Maurice Francis Egan, and everyone else is well. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Gallagher received John's letter of Dec 14, 1884 from Montreal. He urges John to remit more frequently, for his father does not like the idea of John's carrying so much money with him. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The pass will be sent as soon as it arrives. Gallagher hopes John arrived safely in Albany. He does not know if he informed John about the enclosed. No enclosure present. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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John's letter and $50.00 have been received, and John's letter to Mr. Doyle was received and delivered to him today. He at once wrote John a letter which is being sent by this mail. Doyle also received by the same mail a letter from his father enclosing a draft for $50.00. Everything in New York is quiet. :: I-2-m A.L.S 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents John's letter has been received, but he does not say how he finds collections. Gallagher has sent sample papers to Utica, New York, thinking it would be John's next stop. The yacht races are over, and victory is America's; Gallagher sends a copy of the Sun with the best account of the race. Maurice Francis Egan has been in Asbury Park, North Carolina to get rid of hay fever, and will probably return next week. Gallagher's little daughter Gertie has been very sick, and the doctors hold...

Scope and Contents Gallagher was worried about John a long silence and could not account for it, besides he did not know where John was. He asks John to keep him posted of his whereabouts.at least once a week in the future. If anything had happened to John's father he should not have known where to write. John speaks of hurrying to New Orleans and of getting there in a week or two. Gallagher does not see how it can be done, and hopes John won't slight his work. John has sent in information about two...

Scope and Contents John's letter and $100.00 have been received. Gallagher is glad John is enjoying himself in spite of the dull times. Business would be much better in New York if it were not for the backward spring. There was a snowstorm yesterday. Gallagher will forward the package John speaks of, and he will tell Maurice Francis Egan of John's request about Texas matters. Gallagher does not like the pictures John had taken in Charleston. P.S. He will send papers to Augusta. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p....

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Gallagher encloses a letter addressed to John. There is nothing new. All the folks are well. He mailed copies of the Freeman to Augusta. Jack Keiley asked for John today. P.A. A subscriber has remitted $5.00 and should be credited. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Gallagher encloses a letter and informs him that he has sent a letter to Wilmington, Delaware. Everything is as usual. He sent some copies of the Freeman's Journal to Baltimore, and last week he sent some to the Hotel Rennert. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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In answer to John's question, Gallagher assures him that all the folks in New York are well. They are having a blizzard in New York, with the temperature at 10° above Zero. John's father was pleased to hear that John is stopping with Father B.J. Keiley. He hopes John meets with encouraging results in his collections, and that he has decent weather. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents All of John's letters and thr $75.00 have been received. Gallagher thinks John is doing well, for times are hard yet, although it is said they are picking up. Gallagher is glad to know John is in good health and spirits. They are very busy now with the new type, and he hopes John will feel proud of the next Freeman. In New York all are well, including John's father. But Maurice Francis Egan had another attack of hay fever. P.S. Father L. Vandepoel, Leroy, N.Y., has paid $6.00. P.S. W.P....

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Gallagher has just sent the boy to the U.S. Express Co., with John's clothes, which are being sent to W.P. Guilfoyle in Binghamton. He wrote John a letter addressed to Cortland, New York, which John should have forwarded if he did not receive it. It contains all the news worth writing. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Gallagher was wrapping the lists with the intention of sending them when John's letter came. He sent them as soon as possible, and hopes John did not have to lose time waiting for them. Gallagher is sending printed envelopes to Erie, Pa., because second class matter travels slower than letters. John's father asks that John send him his address in advance; if he comes back tonight Gallagher will tell him to write John at Erie. Gallagher knows that it is not always easy for John to know...

Scope and Contents John's letter and $70.00 have been received. His clothes, which he probably has by now, were sent by the Adams Express Company to Mr. James Cantwell. The new lists and bills will be mailed next Thursday when they are ready. Gallagher thinks John will strike it rich in Charleston and have at least two weeks work. There is no subscriber in Columbia, S.C., but in Beaufort, S.C., a priest thinks that 15 or 20 new subscribers can be raised. There is a terrible blizzard in New York, but all...

Scope and Contents John's letter and $97.88 has been received. John gets 15% commission on it, and he is asked to distinguish between collections made by himself on which he gets 25% and those made by James Cantwell, on which he received 15%. Gallagher is sending today, in care of Cantwell, new lists and bills that will take John as far as New Orleans. There are also two bill-books, one for John and one for Cantwell. John is asked to say what he thinks of visiting Beaufort, S.C. The folks are all well in...

Scope and Contents Gallagher has received John's letters and the draft for $97.88. He will send 5 copies of the Freeman's Journal every week to Mr. Armstrong as John asks, but he has to charge 5¢ per copy. Armstrong can charge 7¢ or 8¢. Gallagher will try it for a year, because it would not pay to return unsold papers oftener, and even if they are returned only once a year, it hardly pays to send papers to a dealer. They lose money on $2.00 subscriptions when they pay an agent 25% commission for...

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John's father wants John to be sure and get the two letters he sent to Knoxville, Tennessee, and which he instructed the Postmaster there to forward. Once he gets them, John can go along as he best suits him, but he should keep Gallagher informed of his movements. His $35.50 was received but he should not rob himself. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Gallagher has received John's letter from Springfield, Ohio and the $100.00, which he was glad to get. It is a pity that Catholics do not support the Freeman rather than other daily and weekly papers. Gallagher explains that he sent letters to Vicksburg, Miss., on May 23 and May 13, 1885, and to Lexington, Ky., on June 12, 1885. Joe Keiley also sent a letter to Lexington. John's father and Maurice Francis Egan are well. Gallagher spent Sunday at Coney Island and had a good time. He is...

Scope and Contents Letter No. 16, which Gallagher has sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, was returned, as also was a letter by John's father, who was much disappointed at John's not having received it. Gallagher sent papers to Cincinnati today, and yesterday he sent a letter. John's father is well, but the office is now undergoing a period of summer stagnation. They are anxious to have John home, but when he is rested again he can represent the Freeman in Penna. or Ohio of New York if he wishes. P.S....

Scope and Contents John has acknowledged receiving Gallagher's letter of June 12, 1885, but not Joe Keiley's, which was mailed the same day. Mr. Michael Kelly of Parkersburg, W.Va., has remitted $3.00, and should be credited. Gallagher was not surprised to hear of John's travelling from 3:30 a.m. until 1:30 a.m. the following morning. He knew John must be travelling day and night to cover such distance so rapidly. John's father, Maurice Francis Egan and all the folks are well. They have had a hot spell in...

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Gallagher gives a list of subscribers in Maysville, Ky., who have paid. John's telegrams have been received. They are all well, seemingly. He has now sent four letters to Cincinnati. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents John's letter has been received, and although John does not acknowledge the letter Gallagher sent to Toledo, Ohio, he is sure John will receive it before he leaves Toledo. Gallagher sent some papers to Dayton, Ohio. The folks are all well, and look forward to seeing John. There is no news of interest, except that Maurice Francis Egan's friend, Mr. Gill, editor of the Catholic World, who has been in New York all of the time, was elected a member of the Irish Parliament. It must be easier...

Scope and Contents Gallagher has received John's telegram from Warren, O. and has informed John by telegram that the lists and bills were sent to Youngstown. He sent them to Youngstown because John said he could be reached there. A check make payable to John for $12. arrived from D. O'Mara, of Florence, N.Y., this morning. John's father does not wish to have checks made payable to John, but John should get credit for the collection. Gallagher suggests a means of getting the commission and yet avoiding...

Scope and Contents John's letters and lists of new subscribers have been received. John sent 10 subscribers in all from Senaca Falls, New York. John must have struck a poetic turn of mind in his last letter No. 11, which was worthy of Maurice Francis Egan. Gallagher asks how John likes the Freeman this week, in its new type. They had difficulty getting it out and were almost stopped when the letters "h" and "n" ran out. John's tailor brought his clothes this morning. John must need them now; the weather...

Scope and Contents All John's letters and the $50.00 he send from Syracuse, New York have been received. Gallagher is glad to find John so cheerful in spite of the hard times, for John must find it difficult to collect. John is canvassing, too, which demonstrates his pluck, for a canvasser risks his life in these times. All directions John gives regarding bills, etc., will be followed at once. Gallagher is grateful for John's sympathy, and informs him that his little daughter is a home again, entirely...

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John's letter from Wheeling has been received and, in answer to his questions, John's father will not be in Baltimore this week, and asks John to go it alone. Gallagher is glad John has skipped the Pennsylvania towns, which he can visit later. The sooner he comes back, the better pleased they will all be. This is Gallagher's second letter to Cumberland; he is also sending papers today. He wishes John "Good luck" until he sees him, this being his last letter. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents John's welcome announcement of another $100.00 has been received, but John seems to have missed his father's letters to Wheeling. West Virginia, but he will receive a telegram or letter at Cumberland from his father. Mr. Hall, who says he was a schoolmate of John's at North East was in New York, and Gallagher gave him John's address in Grafton, West Virginia. Hall has come from New Mexico for a visit, determined to make a Jesuit out of John. All the folks are well. P.S. He asks if John...

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John had the laugh on Gallagher, who send P.W. O'Brien's letter to John, and probably John's to O'Brien. He did however, write John at Pittsburgh. Herewith he encloses a letter addressed to John. The heat is bad in New York, but all are well. P.S. John's father will write him at Cumberland. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents John's letter, his return lists, and his $100.00 came in together. Gallagher sympathizes with John in his attempt to reach Rexville, New York from Andover, New York, and warns John not to invite pneumonia. Gallagher is sorry John was delayed waiting for the lists of Buffalo, but explains that he had not expected John to reach Buffalo so soon. He would sent the lists weeks ahead, but he desires to have them as correct as possible before sending, and the subscribers often remit just...

Scope and Contents John's letters have been received, as well as his telegram announcing $100. Gallagher is puzzled as to where John got the money, since he had expected perhaps $50. from Kentucky. John has done very well, and Gallagher is sorry he has not had good times and better conditions to work in. John's father is in good health, and Maurice Francis Egan is well, but has had neuralgia. Joe Keiley has recovered from the Measles. John is asked to return the lists he has finished. Gallagher will send...