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San Francisco Monday morning June 12th 1854

Dear Mother,

In my last letter I wrote you that
I had just recieved [received] your kind letter dated May
1st and 3d, but as the return mail for the Atlantic
States was to close that day, I had no time to
answer it then, so shall take the present opportunity
to do so.

It was very gratifying to me to hear that
you were all enjoying good health, &c which
blessing I hope you will never be deprived of --

I suppose Harriet enjoyed her visit at
Groton very much and that she and Sarah
Colburn had a nice time.

My health remains good and I am getting
along tolerably well in every respect

My business at the bookstand since I
last wrote you has been much better than
I anticipated the profits having averaged for
the past three weeks about $10-- per day above
rent and license. Then Noyes [Ephraim Noyes] and I have bought
a one half interest in another stand of the
same kind on another street from our old
one, which I expect will pay us something

So far I have found Noyes a fine fellow,
and the best business man that I have ever come