Gold Rush Era Letters

San Francisco August 29th 1855

My Dear Mother,

A new arrangement has been made since I last wrote you, in regard to the sailing of the Mail Steamers, as they are now to leave here for Panama, on the 5th and 20th of each month instead of the 1st and 16th as heretofore. I do not know whether the Nicaragua Line intend to change this time of sailing so as to leave the same days as the mail steamers do, or not -----

Now, unless they change the days of sailing from New York. I shall always receive all your letters in time to answer them by return mail. Your last letter date July 17th I read the 18th inst. the same day that the outward bound steamer took her departure -----

I was pleased to hear that you were all well and that you were gaining strength after having nearly recovered from the effects of your fall, down stairs. Hope you are now quite well, and that you will long remain so. I was also glad to hear that most of our acquantances [acquaintances] were as well as usual. I was somewhat acquainted with Francesca Bolles, and Samuel Hutchinson ----