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Sacremento [Sacramento] City Jan 25 1850

Dear Wife

I again take up my pen to commune
with you, my life my souls bright star, my beloved, and sorry am
I that I have no better news to communicate to you but I know it
will be the best of news to you to know that I am in excellent health
as good if not better than I ever enjoyed in my life. I weigh one
hundred and sixty pounds, more than I ever did in my life.

I expected to have received a letter from you before this telling me
that I am the father of another little angel but I suppose that
you could not write or if you did I have been unfortunate in not
receiving it, but heard the joyful news from Hettys [Hetty's] letter to Mr.
Billson and right glad am I to know that you have come safe
=ly through your hard trials oh that I had been with you in
the dark hour of your sufferings to have cheered and supported
you but curce [curse] that I was I had absented myself from you but
deary it will be the last time I promise you that.

I am happy that your wishes have been fulfilled and that the
Little cherub is a girl, if it resembles its mother in person and
disposition I will be a proud and happy father oh how I wish
that I were now in the bosom of my interesting and beloved family,
I could know no greater joy, the instantanious [instantaneous] possesion [possession] of all the
gold in California, could not give me joy I should feel, to
enfold at one fond embrace -- my beautiful wife and her charming
Children but I must wait a little longer for there a good time
Coming bye and bye.

Now something about myself and my prospects here. In my last letter
to you I informed you of my safe arrival here for a more full description
of my trip down here you may refer to a letter of mine published
in the New Orleans True Delta signed B. dated Jan 16 in
this city ask Father to get the paper containing it also the one containing