Consists of letters to George McDougall from various correspondents, primarily pertaining to Methodist Church missionary work in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Includes letters from Enoch Wood, General Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions; Thomas Woolsey, another Wesleyan missionary; and W.J. Christie, HBC Chief Factor at Edmonton House. Includes a copy of a letter from Woolsey to Alexander Grant Dallas, the new HBC Governor, expressing the hope that the HBC would continue to financially support Wesleyan Missions in the west.