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San Francisco Cala
Monday Eve Apl 14, 1851

Dear Father,

The mail steamer "Panama"
which arrived here on the 2nd inst brought
me your letter of Feb 10th that being the
fate of a letter from Mary to Mr. B. arrived
by the previous Steamer. My letter must therefore
have been "stored for a time at some
point along the route & if you wrote per
Steamer, which left NewYork the latter part
of Feb said letter must have met with
the same fate as the latist Dates recd by th
last steamer were of I think to Feb 25th

I am gratified to learn of the continued
good health of all at home & particularly of
Mother's unusual good health During the past
winter. My health continues good & I almost
begin to think that I shall escape the initistory
sickness usually experienced in so great a change
of Climate, as this is Compared with that of
New York or the Western States.

I did intend to write a passable letter
so far as length is concerned, by this steamer
but having put it off until this evening &
being unexpectedly & unusually detained in the
store until late, I shall have to beg off with