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John should cut short his trip, skip places, and get home by Dec 20, 1884. He is asked to telegraph his father. :: I-2-m Telegram

Scope and Contents Mrs. Coll's goodness to John is touching but McMaster warns him not to outstay his welcome. He is sorry John did not get to see Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J. during the holidays; she prays hard for him, and was at leisure during the vacation. John wishes to stay until Jan. 11, 1885, but he may stay longer either at Philadelphia or at Baltimore. Sister Gertrude McMaster, D.C. is to receive the Carmelite habit on Jan. 14, 1885, and McMaster wants John to meet him at Daly's Hotel in...

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John's visit is too protracted. His father expects him home. :: I-2-m Telegram

Scope and Contents McMaster does not know if John received the letter he sent to Toledo, Ohio, but hopes he will get this one. While John is in Pittsburgh, he should call at the Redemptorist Convent at St. Philomena's Church. Father Michael Muller C.SS.R., the Rector is there and John knows how much he cares for him. McMaster thinks Father C. Rossenbauer, C.SS.R is there too. John is asked to go to Communion on Dec. 8., at this church, were his mother loved to go. John might also call on old Doctor...

Scope and Contents In this letter, which is labeled "Pittsburgh Business", McMaster asks John to see Dr. Oldshue in Pittsburgh, and ask about the investment of John's of the sale of the Pittsburgh Steel Works, and whether the amount will be ready when John attains his majority on May 2, 1886. A piece of property in Beaver, Pennsylvania belongs to the Fetterman estate. McMaster has an offer for this which he is going to accept. If John wishes he can go out to Beaver, but McMaster does not think it...

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Sundry letters will meet John at Plaquemine; he should go easy. :: I-2-m Telegram

Scope and Contents McMaster sends John two letters that have been waiting for him. He had hoped to write to John in San Antonio, Texas, and regrets John did not find it possible to have stayed a few days. John went through Texas very rapidly, and succeeded in sending $50.00 twice. McMaster was surprised at this, since he expected to have to send John money. John should not travel too fast, and should see what he wishes to see, since he may never have the opportunity. He asks if Sister Gertrude McMaster,...

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He and Gertrude have written John, and he has sent the trunk with some things in it on June 9, 1883. Today he is sending some more articles, including a box of cigars, which he hopes John will give the captain. John should acquire and preserve the Captain's regard. Letters from Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J. and Sister Teresa McMaster, D.C. speaks of him lovingly. He urges John to pray to his guardian angel. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He sends John letters from each of his three sisters, an envelope containing five English pounds and directions for getting change for them, and a letter from the editor of a Portuguese Catholic paper. He instructs John to thank Phipps and Company for their courtesy in keeping letters and sending them to John. Regarding the letter from the Portuguese editor, McMaster hopes John will go to see the Father at the Hospital de Santo Bento. He is writing a letter to the Superior, asking him...

Scope and Contents Were McMaster in John's place in Rio he would send each of the enclosed letters to the enclosed letters to the Consul General and the Minister Plenipotentiary. They may bring him offers of courtesy, and give him some advantages. They may also bring offers to "show him the town" from the clerks of Consul or Minister. He should ignore these, and should get to Mass and the Sacraments. Often. Here sheet No. 2 is missing. If John needs more money. McMaster will honor at sight any draft up to...

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He encloses letters from Sister St. John, S.H.C.J., Gertrude McMaster and "Frank"Egan Sister Teresa D.C. was not asked to write, because her health, though better is not yet restored. John should pray for her, that her vocation may be true to the end. McMaster promises John many prayers from himself. John Gallagher has sent a letter on his own hook. Enclosed letters are treated separately. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He is suffering from a kind of hay fever, which is perplexing but not dangerous. He had thought Sister St. John McMaster, D.C. was in retreat, but she was not. Frank Maurice Francis Egan left two weeks ago on his vacation, and McMaster encloses here a characteristic, undated evaporation from him. He thinks he misses John more than his father does, but he does not; besides, he has his own baby to think of. McMaster does not know if this letter will reach John. It goes by the steamer Ben...

Scope and Contents Thinking this letter would not reach John at Clean, New York,, McMaster sends this to Rochester. McMaster's best friends in Rochester are Patrick Barry and his sons, whose nursery and horticulture are the greatest in the known world. John should see the grounds if they invite him. McMaster misses John very much. He spent St. Teresa's day in Baltimore, and heard Father Patrick Ryan's great sermon, which was reprinted in next day's Freeman. The Sisters spoke lovingly of John, as did...

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The enclosed letter and paper came yesterday. John is asked to receive Communion on All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day. St. Joseph's Church in Rochester is served by Redemptorists ; Father Philip Rossbach, C.SS.R. is usually there. McMaster stayed with Father Rossbach and Father Augustine Freitag, C.SS.R. and went up to the Catskills with them in 1871. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents McMaster sends this to Toledo, Ohio, with enclosed letters, and telegraphs John so that he may have it forwarded if he has left. John is asked to time his journey so that he will be at home before Christmas. McMaster has not heard from John's sisters recently. Tuesday is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and McMaster is sure John will receive Communion on that day. The Keileys and Maurice Francis Egan are as usual. P.S. Mc Master opened John's letters by mistake. :: I-2-m A.L.S....

Scope and Contents McMaster received John's letter from Albany, and would have written him at Troy had he been sure of reaching him there. Hereafter John should let him know his address three days in advance. Tomorrow is Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J.,'s birthday, and though he has been unable to see her and the other sisters because Maurice Francis Egan in away, he expects to see them next week when Egan returns. He is in good health, and, although he misses John very much, he is fighting off the...

Scope and Contents He is enclosing a letter, and is writing a short note to tell John he is well, misses him very much, and is going to Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania and Baltimore Maryland, on Sept. 22, 1885 to return on Sept 23, 1885. Maurice francis Egan has returned but McMaster has not seen him. He encloses Mrs. Egan's letter. Rose Starr asked if John had any old clothes her brother could wear, and McMaster asks John to describe any he may have. It will be giving to charity. McMaster tells John to skip...

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McMaster received John's second letter from Natchez. In his first John mistook McMaster's meaning. He has not ceased to trust John but thinks he is perhaps ever confident. Twenty years of experience may teach him things he does not know. A short note telling that he does not forget his prayers or that he has received Communion is enough to cheer McMaster, for John must not forget the necessity of grace. He is not trying to be gloomy when he says this. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents McMaster has received John's letter from Paris, Texas. He was glad to get it, but John's frequent letters to the office keep him posted as to where and how John is. He was sorry John did not accept the invitation to go for a ride about the Indian Territory, since to see the country is a chief part of John's present affair. John should not hurry in case a similar opportunity occurs, for this is different than being in a big city with its many attractions. McMaster has plenty to occupy...

Scope and Contents McMaster does not know whether John received his letter to Baltimore or whether he will receive this letter, although he telegraphed to John that he would write. He wishes John would use the telegraph wires more freely, telling if he is well and where a letter may catch him. McMaster misses John very much, and goes to John's room daily, thinking of where he may be and what hardships he may be suffering. The sisters are so well housed that they give McMaster little solicitude. He has had...

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McMaster wrote yesterday to Binghampton; having now received John's letter from Auburn, he writes to him at Waterloo, enclosing Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J.'s letter. John's suit will be ready Monday evening, and he should telegraph when he wants it. When he receives it, he should send home the clothes he is wearing. Enclosure treated separately. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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McMaster cannot write John on any given day, and if he does he has no more certainty of the letter's reaching him. He encloses a letter that chased John from Vicksburg to Memphis. John may skip as many stops as he pleases, so that he may come home sooner. Sister Gonzaga formerly, Mamie Barrer, was expected to make her vows at Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania this morning. The Keiley boy asked for John. A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Cornell has sent John's clothes, and tomorrow McMaster will express them to their Charleston, South Carolina, friend, Mr. James Cantwell, where John can pick them up. John is not to put on thinner clothes because there are warm mornings for there will yet be very trying weather down south. McMaster asks John to keep up his spirits, but not by pouring spirits down, which he knows John will not do. He will write again to Charleston, meanwhile John should not forget the Rosary. :: I-2-m...

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Miss Nolan of Philadelphia who is now traveling in Europe desires to visit Rome and the Holy Father before returning and since her companions are not going to accompany her, he sends this letter to Miss Edes on behalf of Father Hopkins of the Sacred Heart Church in Philadelphia as a note of introduction for Miss Hopkins, who is a devoted Catholic and of unexceptional character. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents McMaster has been reminded by the cablegram he received and forwarded to Mother Walburga that he is able to prepare a code system for the convent by which the Sisters can converse by cable with their General Superior at a low cost and privately. He himself has a set of key words which are written out and kept by both himself and his Roman Correspondent, Miss Ella B. Edes , by which they can send private messages in which one word indicates an entire sentence. This device is often of...

Scope and Contents McMaster writes to Carroll and recommends one of his employees, Mr. Mark F. Vallette for the position of Superintendent of Truancy. McMaster asks him to postpone the appointment of anyone else until he is able to persuade Mr. McLanghin of the qualifications of Vallette. The appointment would necessitate the discontinuance of Vallette's work on the Freeman's Journal but McMaster is willing to give him up in view of the vast experience he has had in handling young people. :: I-2-b A.L.S....

Scope and Contents McMaster recalls to Hayons that he refused to accept compensation for services, rendered Hayons in Tehuentepec. This was done because Hayon was expected to contribute to the magazine that McMaster had in mind. When McMaster's expectations had changed, April, 1853, he summed up his expenditures for Hayons, which amounted to a little more than two hundred dollars. The cost of the articles published in the "Freeman's Journal" for Hayons, amount to at least five hundred dollars. In these...

Scope and Contents For twenty-six years he has had charge of printing, writing, and editing the Freeman's Journal, a daily Catholic paper for men. Through all these years filled with solicitude he has had no other standard than to have the Catholic doctrine, which he accepted from the infallible See of Peter, expounded and propagated, and the venerable right and authority of the Holy See safeguarded. His fellow citizens in the United States knew well that he seeks no greater honor than that his humble...

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Phelan, writing for McMaster asks the Postmaster why two copies of the Freeman's Journal which have been addressed to Father Martin Ferard, have been returned. Ferard requested that the papers be sent to him through the Post Office and so McMaster wishes to learn why Ferard has not received the paper. :: I-2-c A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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McMaster's time is greatly taken up with serious occupations at the present. For this reason, and because missionaries who are much better informed than Monsignor John Thomas Capel have written admirable treatises on the question of the needs and problems of the Catholics. McMaster has no intention of opening Monsignor Capel's pamphlets. not written by McMaster. :: I-2-e Note 1p. 8vo.