Gold Rush Era Letters

San Francisco Aug 21st 1852.

My Dear Mother, Sister & Brother,

I once more have the pleasure of seating myself to write you a few lines & to inform you that I still continue to enjoy good health & I hope you are all well & happy. This is the fourth letter I have written you since I arrived here, as I have written you by every mail Steamer one of which leaves the 1st & 1 the 15th of each month. The first letter I wrote you I sent by the mail of the 15th July which I hope in this you have recieved [received] & that I shall now hear from you by every mail from the States. I begin to think you have entirely forgotten me as I have not heard a word from any of you since I received the letters you wrote me last May & sent by Samuel P Tucker which to me were the greatest treat I have had since I left my distant home -- the home of my childhood -- which you all remember was the 25th of Feby. last. When I read your kind letters I felt as though I was still near my friends & I then flattered myself with the hope that I should hear from you by every mail that is once a fortnight. Since that time however four mails have arrived from the States. but not a single letter have I recieved [received] from any one of you & I think I have good reasons to believe that you have all forgotten me or that you don't care enough about me to write & if that is the case (which I do not believe) I am going to try & get one more letter from you in this way.

I will write you by every mail until you get tired of

San Francisco Aug 21st 1852

My Dear Mother, Sister & Brother,

I once more have the pleasure of seating myself to write you a few lines & to inform you that I still continue to enjoy good health & I hope you are all well & happy. This is the fourth letter I have written you since I arrived here as I have written you by every mail Steamer one of which leaves the 1st & the 15th of each month. The first letter I wrote you I sent by the mail of the 15th July which I hope in this you have recieved [received] that I shall now hear from you by every mail from the States. I begin to think you have entirely forgotten me as I have not heard a word from any of you since I received the letters you wrote me last May & sent by Samuel P Tucker which to me were the greatest treat I have had since I left my distant home -- the home of my childhood -- which you all remember was the 25th of July last. When I read your kind letters I felt as though I was still near my friends & I then flattered myself with the hope that I should hear from you by every mail that is once a fortnight. Since that time however four mails have arrived from the States but not a single letter have I recieved [received] from any one of you & I think I have good reason to believe that you have all forgotten me & that you don't care enough about me to write & if that is the case (which I do not believe) I am going to try & get one more letter from you in this way. I will write you by every mail until you get tired of