6 July 1871 Glenorchy My dear Donald Your letter by Douglas I duly received and it in some respects pleased me in what you say by getting a passage to New York in a whale ship would answer very well as I could get that way cheaper no doubt and I would availe myself of it if I were shure that I could recover the money when I got there, but as I have written to New York to inquire if Mr Samuel N Goodridge is in busness in that city again and to find out his whereabouts three mails ago it would not be wise to start now on the mear chance without I could get some situation that I could pay my way with there and back again if not successful in getting the money.