Gold Rush Era Letters

Oct 19th 1852

San Francisco Tuesday 9..PM

My Dear Mother

As Mr Walton [Henry Walton] was going to send letters to his partner Mr Turnbull (who left him for the Atlantic States last Friday) tomorrow morning he kindly offered to see one forwarded to you if I wished to write & as I had business which I wished to write you about I thought I would improve the opportunity of doing so.

About two months since I wrote Esq Jewette [Esq. C. Jewett] desiring him to send me some money & I shall expect to hear from you & him with regard to the matter by next mail which has been expected to arrive here for two days past, but as I am in need of the money & fear that he may not have it on hand to send me at present I am a going to make the following proposals to you which I hope you will be pleased to agree to.

If Mr Jewette [Esq. C. Jewett] has not got $500. on hand that he can send me. I wish you would lend me the money from your own property for six or nine months. If I remember rightly you have now got $500 lying in the Concord Savings Bank on which you recieve 5 per cent per annum. Now if you will draw that from the Bank & send it to me I will pay you California interest on it that is 10 per cent per annum or I should be willing to pay even more & will return it to you in six months or any time after that you may wish & I will enclose a Note for $500. in your favor & if you see fit to send me the money please do so if not -- destroy the Note.

I have borrowed today of Mr Wm Walton [William Walton] $700. which