Gold Rush Era Letters

it seems as though more than double the amount of care and work comes upon me, when compared with the share I attend to when Mr N. [Ephraim Noyes] is here with me, still we are in hopes that his trip to Oregon, will prove advantageous to us both, so we are willing to work a trifle harder for a few weeks when we think it is for our mutual interests to do so. Mr. N. [Ephraim Noyes] will have a hard time of it as well as myself, but I hope he will return in good health, after having met with complete success in all of his undertakings.

I may have occasion to speak of this hereafter, when I will give you more full particulars, with regard to our business, as well as the result of it ---

This Day (Sunday) has passed very pleasantly with me --- . In the building where my stand is, are nine different occupants, eight of whom belong in Massachusetts. The lower story of the building is occupied as a paint store, and is kept by Mr. G. D. Wyman from Boston -- a good sociable man. Then in the upper story are four rooms, two of which are occupied by Geo. W. Dor [George W. Dor], Z. N. Dor, his father, and Volney Simmons his Brotherinlaw [brother-in-law], all formerly from Lawrence Mass. They too are good people and very friendly towards me. Mr. G. W. Dor is situated just the same as Mr Noyes [Ephraim Noyes] is in

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Please say to Mrs Betsey Tucker that I recd [received] a letter from Sam last evening, and that he is well. He received a letter from his Cousin Wm L Chase [William L. Chase] last week, from Nevada, Wm C. was well

about sixty to one hundred miles from Stocton Stockton when even any of you went direct to San Francisco I want soome [some] of you to send Belinda a blank sheet of letter paper pen ink and wafer as I suppose than is nown [known] Cambriadge [Cambridge] that is the reson [reason] I have not heard from her but I will finish if Brother Charles come this summer try and make him stop until I get back, tell Mr Gove his son is upon Fether [Feather] river I herd [heard] was doing well give my respects to all enquiring [inquiring] friends

H. B. Flagg to Harriette A Flagg Lawrence Mass