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San Francisco Sept 14th 1852

My Dear Mother, Brother & Sister.

I once more take
the pleasure to inform you of my circumstances in
this western world. I still enjoy good health & I hope
you do the same. By way of a letter written by Mrs Fredk
Walton [Mrs Fredrick Walton] to William I heard that you were all alive & well
the first of August last, but that you began to feel
anxious about me as you had not then heard from me
after I left home but you have probably in this recd
two or three letters from me since my arrival informing
you of my safety & good health. I sold out my store last
week on account of being dissatisfied with Fishs man-
agements of affairs. The capital being mostly mine he did
not seem to take that interest which I thought he ought
to do under the circumstances, but on the contrary he was
off nights &c & I found he was not worth one cent to do
business & can do nothing but tend Bar to any advantage
& when I told him that I wanted to get rid of the store
he was not willing to help me to do so but on the contrary
hindered my doing so but we finally got rid of it &
got our money all back between us but I have got
his note for $274.00 which will be good when he pays it
but I am now sorry that I ever came out here with him
for I have had to pay his expenses ever since he has been
here as he had but $8.00 when he first arrived here & as
I said before he is just like Orin -- has always been