Gold Rush Era Letters

Pepperell Mar 1852

Dear Henry.

I receivd your letter of 29th. Feb. was happy to hear the prospect of your having a comfortable & pleasant voyage. Concerning your money think your plan of obtaining it from Mr. Walton a very good one I have called on Esq. Jewett immediately after I receivd he has a very favorable opinion of the matter says he will write Mr. H. Walton soon Mr. Tucker [Joseph A. Tucker] & I answered your first letters we receivd [received]; they did not reach N. Y. in time for you to get them & were returned sent back to us. You wished to know what was said about you

At first some of the Blakes imagind [imagined] you lived up in Mr. T's house. When they found out how the matter was Martha Ann was in a terrible stew -- She had enough to say -- She says "If Henry Parker had been of age & could have had the handling of his money he would not gone off he would have staid [stayed] home & married Lizza -- and he is not coming until he can have his money & do as he pleases & go where he pleases with Lizza & not be dictated he will have 7000 dollars when he is of age. His mother is not fit to be a woman" all of this the little nasty son gets off & much more

All they think of is money they care nothing about your person even that little dwarf of a Ferd. "Says he hopes Henry Parker will have Lizza for he he has got a lot of money & then he shall have some

Martha Ann says she is sure of you You have engaged to have Lizza & you cannot get away from it. Therefore if you are going to maintain the whole of that good for nothing extravagant tribe you must not return until you have draind [drained] California of gold & then if you should live a few years you will be an occupant of Mr Peacocks sky marlon