I was hopeful of having the pleasure of seeing your Lordship during my visit to Holyoke but was informed when there that you were absent from home. As I have not heard directly from Your Lordship since I replied to your favor of the 8th of May – relative to the Collections and as the matter was then undecided I beg leave to address Your Lordship again on the subject.
My anxiety about the debt was not abated and I am desirous to know if you will finally permit the collection to be taken up according to my request. Please pardon me, My Lord, if I seem importunate – but the desire I have to free the Mission from the necessity of paying heavy interest and thus enable them in the near future to enlarge their Asylum forces me to press my petition.