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John received McMaster's telegram last evening in Youngstown and the letter this morning. While in Titusville, Pennsylvania, a Mr. Powers entertained him. Again another friend of McMaster extended hospitality in Youngstown. P.S. He expects to remain here a couple of days and would like to hear from Mr. Egan. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Jack finished the business for the paper the first day and spent the next day seeing Niagara Falls with two traveling friends. He was the only one who braved the cold of the day to see the cave of the Winds. The spray in his face reminded him of his days at Sea. He thanks McMaster for leting him come on the trip. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He has received McMaster's letter at Columbus, Georgia, after it was forwarded from Atlanta. He is sorry he incurred McMaster's displeasure by not writing, but he explains that he hurried on to New Orleans only to make up time he lost by vacationing in Charleston. He hopes McMaster does not think he is leafing, for he is only stopping as long as business necessitates, and hurrying so that he can be home soon. After leaving Eufaula he goes to Montgomery Alabama, then to Haynesvi le and...

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He received McMaster's letter on July 3, in Bowling Green Kentucky. He assures McMaster he likes to receive his letters. The weather is very warm in Evansville. He leaves for Louisville tomorrow, and will arrive in New York about August 1. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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John has seen Mr. Doonan, and finds that nothing can be done regarding the four lots, two in Grafton and two in Fetterman, which belong to McMaster. They cannot be disposed of just yet. The suit and cross suit look as if they would not be settled for some time, since the other party will not pay costs. :: I-2-m A.L.first draft 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Nothing can be done regarding the suit and cross suit about which he was told. Gilbert Fetterman's administrator is willing to settle without further trouble, but Colonel H.C. Loughlin is not. He cannot find out how soon the settlement will take place, but he has found out that "Jno. R. Gloniger" is administrator of Gilbert Fetterman's affairs. John asks if what he has told McMaster will be enough, or if he must ask Dr. Oldshue. He asks McMaster to write to Pittsburgh, where he will be...

Scope and Contents He wishes McMaster a happy birthday, and says that although it must be lonely to look around and see all his children gone, it must also be a consolation to think of the three daughters so safe and well provided for. As for himself, the Blessed Virgin will take care of him. He sends McMaster a picture of himself that was taken at Charleston. He is sorry to hear that McMaster has not been feeling well. He hopes McMaster will enjoy his visit to the Carmelites. He leaves Jacksonville in a...

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They dropped the mudhook at Key Francis on April 17.. The next day John went aboard a New York schooner to get some New York papers. They discharged their ballast to take on sugar. He received those letters McMaster sent him while at Lisbon. P.S. April 24 - He writes again this evening; they did not get a lighter. They will leave Sunday or Monday of next week. He regrets not being able to see them. P.P.S. Gus says to tell pop that Gust is coming home. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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John arrived in Lisbon Thursday, January 24 and received the letters from McMaster and Gertrude. He got along very well with his shipmates. :: I-2-e A.L. 2pp. 12mo.

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John is afraid that it will be rather difficult for him to get home on Sunday. Tonight he crosses the line to go to Ottowa, Canada. He will telegraph if he can make it. P.S. He wants Mrs. Keiley to know he will resume his singing lessons. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He received McMaster's telegram, and telegraphed back that he would write today. This morning he received Holy Communion at a Mass in which the sermon was given by Bishop Jeremiah O'Sullivan of Mobile. He has not received the letters McMaster spoke of, but hopes to receive them. He has written to Mr. Gallagher telling when he expects to leave Mobile. He hopes McMaster will tell him if he is not well. He will write to Sister Saint John and Sister Gertrude today and if he gets a chance,...

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That morning he received McMaster's letter of April 23 and one from Mr. Gallagher, and this afternoon he received another letter. He will be in New Orleans May 1 or early May 2. He met Major Semple while in Montgomery Alabama and he sends McMaster his kindest regards. Mr. John Henry also sends regards. John will write to Mr. Gallagher tomorrow. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He has finished Dobbs Ferry, Sing-Sing, and Peekskill. He writes to tell McMaster not to send the collars and cuffs. He hopes McMaster is well. He will be back soon. P.S. He thinks McMaster had better send the collars and cuffs to Post Office Saugerties, New York. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Jack recounts details of his voyage on a rough sea from New York to Newport. He is now waiting for his train for Fall River, Massachusetts. He should finish Fall River this afternoon, and expects to be in Providence tonight. P.S. He would like McMaster to write him at the United States Hotel in Boston, where he will be Wednesday or Thursday, and where he will remain a few days. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He did not intend to keep McMaster waiting so long for a letter, but he is on the go all the time, and when he comes to a town he is so tired that he can only notify Mr. Gallagher of his position and his route ahead. In Denison Texas he had an invitation to a ranch, but he had not accepted it. He is anxious to get home to see McMaster again. The longest part of his trip is over, and he will be home soon. He asks how the nuns were when McMaster saw them last. He outlines the next part of...

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Jack has not received the letter from McMaster that Gallagher told him to expect. He hopes that Jack Kieley is keeping him company as he promised. He intends to wait in Petersburg until he hears from John Gallagher. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Jack asks that he be excused for not writing. He received McMaster's telegram about a half hour ago and immediately made up his mind to start for New York. When he told Mrs. Coll, she told him to write and ask if he might stay til Sunday afternoon. He went to Trenton to visit some friends with the Colls. P.S.: He asks McMaster to telegraph if he wants him home. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Jack was surprised to here that Sister Gertrude is to receive the habit on Wednesday. He visited Sister Saint John on the Epiphany. To attend the ceremony of Sister Gertrude would make him very glad. The Colls he is sure are not tiring him. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He arrived from Baton Rouge yesterday to find a batch of letters, including McMaster's. He found San Antonio dull, and left it to go on. He had two pony rides, one at Waxahachie, Texas, and one at Fort Worth, and between Denison and Sherman Texas, he met with a nearly fatal accident, when a busy, in which he was riding, overturned. He asks McMaster to remember him to the Keileys. He is stopping with Mr. Grace, who refused to let him stop at a hotel. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 2pp. 8mo.

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John is afraid McMaster is blue because it has been a week since he last wrote. He asks him to decide where they will spend Christmas as he should be home five days before that Feast. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He received McMaster's note in Washington and has not had time to write, for he has been on the go ever since he left Baltimore. He hopes McMaster is well, and after all, he will be home soon. He goes to Petersburg today, then to Norfolk where he hopes to get a letter. The weather is delightful. He will soon get to North Carolina if he continues at his present speed. He asks to be remembered to Major and Mrs. Keiley and the boys, whom McMaster should ask if they intend to write at all....

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He has received both letters including the last with paper and letter enclosed. He will go to communion on the feast of All Saints. It is doubtful whether it will be possible to see Mr. Barry before he leaves. He hopes that McMaster is well. It is not a long time till Christmas. P.S. He asks to be remembered to the Mayor, Mrs. Keiley, and the boys. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Jack received McMaster's letter of the 20th and it was very welcome. It will be rather hard for him to explain a out the clothes that McMaster wishes to give to the Starrs. He hopes he can wait until Christmas when it would be much easier. He intends to write Cornell, the tailor, to see about the suit. All he needs from his father is one suit of red flannel under cothing. He has been traveling through the Mohawk Valley where McMaster has been. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Jack takes this opportunity to write McMaster as he may not get another chance. He met an old subscriber who has been blinded by an accident and felt very sorry for him. He will let McMaster know when and where he wants his suit sent. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Jack has received McMaster's letter of Sept. 18., and is glad to hear McMaster is well. If he gets a chance to go to Confession tonight he shall receive Communion tomorrow. He intends to write Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J. tonight. He wonders how the Keiley boys like St. Francis Xavier's and hopes they are not walking. He is getting along first rate, and if it were not for the Sundays, he would be through in no time at all. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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John apologizes for his rude speech to her the other evening. He did not mean what he said, and hardly knew what he was saying, for he was worried over being delayed in Plaquemine so long. He hopes she is well, and hopes she will have the kindness to forget the occurence. :: I-2-m A.L.first draft 1p. 12mo.

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He is well in spite of the bad weather, and is glad that McMaster is keeping well. He has received McMaster's note, also the letter McMaster sent to Baltimore. He asks McMaster to give his regards to Major and Mrs. Keiley, and ask the latter if she received his note. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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John writes that he felt very bad on parting from his father at the Broad Street Station, and felt very sorry for him, since he had to go back all alone to Brooklyn. John is now duly installed in the Bishop's house. He came immediately after arriveing in Wilmington, as Father Keiley had instructed him to do. He will go to confession tomorrow evening and to Holy Communion on Sunday. Jan. 31.. Bishop Thomas A. Becker and Father B.J. Keiley send their regards. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Her delay in answering McMaster's letter was caused by her absence from home. Her father was buried in Xenia, Ohio along beside 8 to others of their family name. There will soon be 10 in this spot because it is intended to remove the body of Uncle Crawford McMaster to a spot left him by his sisters, as soon as winter comes. He has been buried in Poland, Ohio, since the hot weather did not permit that he be taken to Xenia. Her father had hoped to take care of this but was so ill when...

Scope and Contents McMaster tells his son, James, that the latter's sister, Helen, received a letter that was supposed to have been from him. He expresses the general sorrow of the family that they were unable to minister the son's needs when he was sick with fever, but at that time they were asked to watch and give relief to domestic sufferings. On July 11, James' brother, Erasmas D.McMaster was attacked by inflammatory rheumatism, which has caused him extreme suffering. He is still confined to his room...