Rev A Brandram No 102.
Montreal 7th April 1841
My Dear Friend,
I beg leave to lay before you a note of the quantity and kinds of Books which, according to the judgment of our friends here, will be required for your general depot in this city. You can send them by any of the Spring ships at your convenience, consigned as formerly.
300 Nonpareil Bibles, at 1/6.
100 Ruby Bibles, at 1/6.
100 Pearl Bibles, at 1/6. 500
1000 Testaments, at 8d.
1000 do. , at 6d. 2000
You are aware, I suppose, that Bibles printed in Edinburgh, or any part of Scotland, can be imported lawfully and freely into this or any other British colony. You can therefore accommodate matters as to the above order as you may find for the cheapest and best, in sending the Books from London or from Edinburgh, say via Greenock if from the latter place.
I would seize this opportunity of saying what I have often wished to say, and of making a little request. During last summer whilst in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick I experienced considerable favour from John Howe Esq. the Deputy Postmaster General in Halifax, in the way of franking letters, and he not a little favoured also the Halifax Bible Society in the same way. Mr Lessel his assistant likewise was ever ready through personal labour and kindness thus to befriend us: and often too I met with the same attention from the Postmaster in the country places, to whom generally I had a note of introduction from Mr Howe when I moved about.
From the favours we have thus received from Mr Howe, as also through Mr Lessel and others under his direction, I think there is due to him, and also to them through him, some little note of acknowledgement and thanks, either from the Committee or yourself; and this notice on your part, will besides obtain for us continued and more cheerful favour, if the parties could do it more cheerfully.
I am, Very Sincerely Yours,
James Thomson.