Gold Rush Era Collections

several letters to him which I took from the P.O. here, (from his eastern friends).

A gentleman by the name of Blanchard returns home by the Steamer which leaves here tomorrow. He came out here with John Griffin last December but owing to his wife's ill health returns again to his home in Milford N.H. after making but a short stop in California. He said he should visit Pepperell & I asked him to call on you as I thought you would be glad to see him as he could tell you all about me &c.

I became acquainted with him soon after he arrived here & find him to be a very fine man

He is related to Mr Griffins family in P. [Pepperell] & will pay them a visit soon after he arrives home --

I am happy to hear that Mrs C Lewis is so agreeable a neighbor, as it will make it much pleasanter for you even if you do go out but little.

The descendants of Dea Blake, I understand are becoming quite numerous & from all accounts, I think the population of P. [Pepperell] is gradually increasing even if some of the boys do get strayed off to Cal --

{I suppose now that "Eliza dear" has "dismissed me" she flashes around to a great rate. But no matter.}

I will now close Please accept my sincere wishes for your welfare & excuse the bad looks of this letter as I have written it hastily. -- Your affect Son

H. A. Parker [Henry A. Parker]

Your kind letter dated March 2d [2nd] was received the 3d [3rd] inst. enclosed with one from S. A. Jewett

I was very glad to hear that you were all comfortably well at the time you wrote, but sorry to hear that Harriet had been so unwell -- under your kind care however I hope and trust that she will soon regain perfect health and be hearty more than ever before. Mr. Jewett wrote me quite a long letter giving me a very satisfactory explanation of all matters of which I wrote Mr. Tucker about, still as Mr T. has promised me a more full explanation still, think I will not answer Mr J. until next mail. I am led to believe that everything is as near right and correct as I could expect it to be under the circumstances and I am well satisfied that Mr S. A. Jewett did all in his power to make the settlement satisfactory to me and I think I had better let the real estate remain the same as it now is until I return home and whatever you all agree to do with regard to it, go on and do the same as you would if I had no interest in it and I shall be perfectly satisfied.

I must say however that I do wish, that Mr Locker which you speak of would buy the house on the corner for I think it would be a great benefit to us if he should do so. I was not aware until you wrote your last letter that Dea Blake had got a partner in his business. In your next please give me more particulars.