Gold Rush Era Letters

Mr Noyes [Ephraim Noyes] sends his kind regards to you -- Mr. Wm. Shipley [William Shipley] is well as usual and wishes to be remembered to you. I have not heard from Sam Tucker [Samuel P. Tucker] since I last wrote you, or from John Griffin either who I suppose is at work near where Sam is. I promise they are all well, or else I should probably hear from them. I have not heard from Thos G. Lawrence [Thomas G. Lawrence] or Mr Leighton or Henry Leighton for a long time in fact nothing definite since they first arrived here in San Francisco. I have never seen, or heard from Nathan Baker, or Charles Wheeler and should never known they were here if you or Mr Tucker had not written me that they had left home with the intention of coming out here, and in fact I do not know as they are in the country at the present time ---

Give my love to Charles & Harriet -- to Miss Lewis and others of my friends.

Thursday Eve June 28th. Am quite well this evening and have just done up three papers to send to Charles. -- Think I shall send Harriet one also, "A Pictorial Wide West"

Since I commenced writing my letter, I have been called upon to attend the funeral of a friend -- Mr William F. Green of Townsend Harbor Mass --

He died very suddenly, -- was taken with an attack of Painters Cholic [Painter's Colic], last Sunday Evening (until which time he was smart and well) and died last Tuesday morning at one o'clock, and was buried Tuesday afternoon. He leaves a brother in this country who was at Marysville, and has not arrived from there yet.

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Friday Eve June 29th Am well this evening and must finish my letter and deposit it in the Post Office tonight as the mail Steamer leaves early tomorrow

The mail from New York 5th inst. has not yet arrived, so of course I have not yet received your Miniature, but I expect to though, in a day or two H.A.P. [Henry A. Parker]

My love also to Cousin Mary F. -- If Sam does as well in New York, as he did in Boston, how long will it be before he will be able to return with a fortune? I do hope however that he will do well, which he no doubt can do, if he wishes to, without coming to California --

You say Mrs Blany intends to leave Pepperell for the winter at least. Have they sold their place? I am afraid that you and Hattie will miss them very much, as you seem to esteem their friendship very highly. For that reason, if no other, I hope they will still consider P. their home --

I am pleased to hear that Mrs. B. Tucker [Betsey Tucker] and Lizzie are well, not only on their own account, but partly on account of Sam, for if he knows they are well and comfortably situated he will feel more contented while he remains here, and consequently can do better. He will be pleased with their miniatures, and I hope he will get them safely.

My regards to "Grammama Wright and Mrs Kendall, Tell them I am well. If Thos G. Lawrence [Thomas G. Lawrence] is at Michigan Bluffs he is not a very great distance from here! Still I have never seen or heard from direct since he first arrived in the country. I have not heard from Sam since I last wrote you, but presume he is well