cams_hparker_2311_f003_008_2

My health remains good as usual & I am "knock-
ing about after the same old work" I have got a
little money left as yet, or to use a California
expression "am not quite strapped" therefore
think I shall manage to get along for a while
yet, if I only have my health, -- suppose I shall
be glad to poke along home by & by --

The rest of the Pepperellites are all well so
far as I know any thing of them. I have not heard
from Sam Tucker [Samuel P. Tucker] since I last wrote you but
presume he is "all right" Your Cousin Wm.
Shipley [William Shipley] is well & thankful for the information
which you sent me in regard to the Dea Parker
Fanny & wishes to be remembered to you.

Thos. G. Lawrence [Thomas G. Lawrence] & Mr. Leighton left here for
the mining regions as soon as they arrived from
the States since which time I have not heard
from them, although they promised to write me.

Mar 13th This is a dull stormy day -- the rain is
pouring down in torrents & as I am at present
engaged in out door business, I am having a leisure
day of it of course, so this forenoon I looked over
my clothes, darned my stockings & put my room
in order. I have now got a nice room (or rather)
we, for a young man by the name of Capwell from
New Hampshire rooms with me, who is employed by
the same man that I am. Our employer finds us a

My health remains good as usual & I am "knock-
ing about after the same old work" I have got a
little money left as yet, or to use a California
expression "am not quite strapped" therefore
think I shall manage to get along for a while
yet, if I only have my health, -- suppose I shall
be glad to poke along home by & by --

The rest of the Pepperellites are all well so
far as I know any thing of them. I have not heard
from Sam Tucker [Samuel P. Tucker] since I last wrote you but
presume he is "all right" Your Cousin Wm.
Shipley [William Shipley] is well & thankful for the information
which you sent me in regard to the Dea Parker
Fanny & wishes to be remembered to you.

Thos. G. Lawrence [Thomas G. Lawrence] & Mr. Leighton left here for
the mining regions as soon as they arrived from
the States since which time I have not heard
from them, although they promised to write me.

Mar 13th This is a dull stormy day -- the rain is
pouring down in torrents & as I am at present
engaged in out door business, I am having a leisure
day of it of course, so this forenoon I looked over
my clothes, darned my stockings & put my room
in order. I have now got a nice room (or rather)
we, for a young man by the name of Capwell from
New Hampshire rooms with me, who is employed by
the same man that I am. Our employer finds us a