Last evening he telegraphed John and sent him a check for $30.00 and today he forwards a registered letter with $25.00. He asks John to let him know by April 27, 1885, where a letter or express package can reach him, and where it can reach him on April 30, 1885. He has letters to forward for John's birthday, and perhaps there will be a stick of candy to send. He will telegraph John to stay in New Orleans over Sunday, but he should not forget to that Sunday is the Patronage of St. Joseph. John is asked to read again the enclosed slip. McMaster asks John to write when he can, and to get his check cashed whether he needs the money or not. John is asked to convey McMaster's special remembrances and love to Father C.J. Giesen at St. Alphonsus Church. Enclosure: clipping from the New York Freeman's Journal probably of Apr. 23, 1885 reprinting the decree which established the Patronage of St. Joseph as a feast day in the United States. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.