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probably remain here for the present & I can invest
money here so that it will pay from 3 to 5 per ct per
month. In answer to this letter please write what
you think about it. I feel sorry to hear that they
(Esq J's family) continue to suffer so severely from
lameness &c & I sincerely hope the warm weather
will prove beneficial to them & that they will
be able to go about again. Their sufferings are
truly great. I suppose you have already written
me, how you have arranged your farm work for
the coming year which I should be pleased to hear
all about & I hope you & Chas will write me from
time to time how you get along farming.

You say J. A. Tucker has sold out his store to C.
Lewis. Lizzie wrote me about the middle of Mar
that Mr T. was then taking an account of his stock
of goods & expected to sell to Mr Lewis, since which
time I have not recieved [received] letters from them although
there are several for me here in California & I
expect some of them are from Mr Tucker's family, so
when I recieve [receive] them I shall probably get the particulars
of the Sale I think Mr T. has done very well there & by
close & undivided attention to business has made money
& from what little I know of Mr L. do not think he
will succeed as well as his predecessor has done al-
though I may be mistaken in my ideas & I sincerely
wish Mr L. success in his new place of business.

I suppose you will continue to trade there to the
same amount as you have done heretofore