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along nicely. His health continues good & from
what he has said for a few days past about re-
turning home, I should judge that he had about
given up the idea of doing so at present & I do
not blame him for I should not care about
returning with less money that I brought with
me to this country although my real friends would
be just as glad to see me as though I brought my
thousands, provided I had tried hard to lay up
something but by meeting with bad luck had
been unable to do so & I am not sure but what that
if I ever return I shall do so money out of pocket
by my California trip. I will now tell you how
my money affairs stand. In the first place I
brought with me from home, or had rather, when I
landed here, $190. & I sold my cards for about $60
making $250. From Esq Jewett I have since received
$800 in all $1000. & out of all that I have got $2.25
in my pocket one note of $80. perfectly good, one of
$350. perfectly good, two of $400 each, doubtful & the
balance due on Fisks note which is about $150. or $160.
together with some little accounts amounting to about
$70. doubtful. So you can see where my money goes

Fisk together with a man by the name of Patten
have opened a nice & splendidly furnished drinking
saloon & I think they are making money very fast
so that F. will probably soon pay the balance of the
note I hold against him. I do not wish you to
mention anything of the above to any one not even