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The mails from New York the 5th inst. are now due
and will probably arrive, before I close this letter.

I hope I shall receive a letter from you as usual
also letters from all my friends who usually write me --

You doubtless begin to feel as though winter
was right at hand, -- for your sake I hope it will
be a mild one, for I believe you suffer more from
the cold now, than you did formerly. But you
are surrounded with all the comforts of life and
I hope you are happy. So long as I know that
you are all well and comfortably situated I
feel better reconciled to remain a while longer
here in California, for as long as you are
all well. I perhaps could be of no help to
you were I at home, -- still I feel as though
if I conducted aright, I might render our home
more pleasant, and happy, by my presence.

Mr Noyes [Ephraim Noyes] is enjoying good health at the present
time, but feels anxious for the time to come
when he shall leave here, and return home to his
family. He will probably sell out here in the
Spring, and go home. What I shall do then, I
cannot now tell, -- do not know whether I shall
continue in the business we are now in or not,
in fact have made no provision for the
future, and am undecided what to do.

Mrs. N. is I believe, rather unwell -- is troubled
with a cough, and her youngest child which
she has not yet named, is I suppose a great
deal of Trouble to her.

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Mr Noyes sends his respects to you. I saw Mr Shipley yesterday. He
is well, and wishes to be remembered. I have not heard from Sam T. [Samuel P. Tucker]
since I last wrote you. Give my love to Mrs B Tucker & family and to Uncle Bradley
and family
H. A. P. [Henry A. Parker]