Gold Rush Era Letters

as they afford me the greater part of my enjoyment & I hope you will keep your promise that is to write me by every mail if it is but a few lines just to let me know that you are all well &c I am aware that you are at this season very busy but hope you will find time to write me a few lines every fortnight. Tell Charles & Hattie to write me also as their letters are very interesting & are perused with pleasure. I shall write you by every mail as I have done since I arrived here & I shall also write a few letters to Brother & Sister often. Please tell them that when I do not write them personally that they may claim an interest in your letters & that I hope they will answer them. I intended to have written them by last mail but neglected doing so but shall write them this afternoon as I received from them a week ago today very acceptable letters & I hope I shall continue to receive letters from them often. Small favors thankfully received & larger ones in proportion .. -- I shall send by this mail which leaves here Tuesday morning a draft on Esq Jewett payable to H. A. Walton New York City & shall draw the money of Mr Wm. Walton [William Walton] of this City. Please accept my thanks for your kindness in helping me about my business as you have done from time to time & rest assured that I will endeavor to return it. Probably before you receive this letter Mr Chas Milkins [Charles Milkins] will have arrived at Pepperell on his return from California having I understand met with very good success since he came out here the last time. I was glad to hear the P. news & to hear from my friend Miss Jennings but sorry to hear of the illness of her brother. I had previously heard of the birth of a young Parker over the river but it interested me but little & you need have no fear of my being obliged to father any of these Smelts as you call them. As I have filled my sheet you must now excuse me from writing any more & I will commence a letter to Sis HaP [Henry A. Parker]

[written vertically in the left margin] From your loving Son H. A. Parker [Henry A. Parker]

I think Mr K. the gentleman who repaired your Piano, spoke very highly in its praise, especially if he has seen many Pianos in Groton and Pepperell. I have no doubt from all I have heard, but what you have got a very superior instrument, which I am glad of as a good article I consider best in every respect and the cheapest also in the end. In most every case a low-priced article is always a bill of expense to the purchaser, beside not being satisfactory.

Harriet may well feel proud of her Piano and probably would not exchange it for two like the beautiful one Aunt Lewis wished her to have Wonder if she has sold hers yet?

Where is Sam now? I believe you wrote me awhile ago that he had gone to New York, but did not say whether he was stopping in New York City or whether he was in the interior of the State. What is he doing now? Wonder if he has got a sight at his $100,000 that he was going to make in five years. If I remember rightly, his time is almost out.

I have not heard anything about his coming out here of late, so conclude he has given up the idea of coming. I guess he can do as well in New York as he could in California, although I do not doubt but what he would do well here if he was willing to work hard, and be economical --

are excellent. he will no doubt succeed. I wish I had it in my power to assist him. If Gordon is engaged, I should like very much to be at his wedding.

I trust my dear Sister I will have made this scrawl an interesting one. I am writing under so many disadvantages that you must make all allowances.

With love to all. A Kiss for you, dear Baby.

I remain ever your affectionate Brother Charles C. Newton

Mrs. Amelia N. Bailey New York City