Buffalo 17th, April 1861. Dear John I received yours on Sunday was glad you are well but I was startled when learned you
wanted money as I have got so very little of it at present. you got all I had in the Bank last time you got some excepting
10. besides I have got all in that any body owes me and all I have is Spent but about 18. and I do not want to Sell away of
my Wheat yet but I have inclased 10. hoping it will Serve you until I get Something more. let me know when you are in great
distress and I will try what I can do. Make all the money you can and save all you can. give away all you can. barrow as little
as you can. you will find out that it is easier spending money then making it I should like you to be temperate but I would
not like you to starve yourself that is I should like you to have the real necessaries of life if you should want the luxuries
of life I would not feel vexed about it. I wish you may be loving you God much more than inventing machines the world can
want machines but you cannot want Salvation So well. See then my Son that you do all to the glory of God by grace you will
find as you require constant breathing in order to live so you will require constant faith prayer in order to live Spiritually
Christ must live in you that you may do good. Your mother and all the rest of us are well thank god for it we are all busy
getting in the seed. I have bought a machine for sewing wheat oats all kinds of grass seeds it is a great help to us we can
sow 8 9 acres per day with it amongst the stumps, the price of it is 85 dollars but there is 65 to pay yet. yours affectionally
Dan Muir