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Buisness plenty to occupy my time but labor not hard with
out I write to my father & told him to send it by Peter N if
he was not up himself and let you all see it if I send any dust
to the goshen Bank Let it go on my account till all straight
which I calculate & send in small sums so that cannot be
much loss to any boddy at one time so Keep good courage for
as yet all my plans has done nearly as well as I Expected before
I starged from home and In hopes it may continue the same
till I arive safe home there I think I will be satisfied to stay
there the rest of my Days long or short I Now Board at a [?]
in Sanfrancisco Board is high in a good house twenty five dollars
a week But plenty to Eat and that that is good wild geese & Ducks
& vennison & Bears, meat a plenty in market all the time most
of [?] like pork flour and almost Evry thing is as cheap
add the freght as in New York it is a wonderful country for
Improvement the like I suppose is not Known in the world Cities
grow up soon evry thing goes with a perfect rush Either up r down
It requires a sharp look out for Rent & Expenses is so high
But we keep up our end for the chance we had as yet tell your
Brother Mathew & uncle John & your Mother & sisters & Brothern laws
to write & [?] two so that I can hear from their hands how they
get along you told me the buildings was Inshured which was
as it should be you told me in your letter that Beam Demerest
was there to stay this winter use him well for he is a good man
if he cannot do so much work for gold will prosper his work
let him be where he will show to Amos Munsen & Betsy & catharine &
let my amos Read itover & ove again & do All that is rite with
all & all will be well Give My love to all My Neighbors and friends
and I Remain your afectionate Husband & friend John N Ryerson