cams_hparker_2311_f004_003_1

San Francisco Jany. [January] 23d 1855

Dear Mother

The "Nicaragua Steamer"
leaves here tomorrow morning, with
passengers, &c for New York, and as I do,
not wish to let a single opportunity
pass, without writing you, I have again
commenced the pleasant task of writing
a letter home. You say "it is kind of me
to write you so often" which is an ample
reward, for all the pains I take to do so,
and so long as my letters prove acceptable
to you, just so long shall I continue to
write you as often as I have an opportunity
of sending letters to you, as it affords
me pleasure to write home, as well as
to receive letters from home, although
to me your letters are far preferable to
those I write.

I have written you every week since
the 16th of October last, and I hope you
have received all the letters that I have
written since that time, and from
what you write I think you have recd. [received]
a large share of them ---