Gold Rush Era Letters

Charles Capell -- Poor fellow -- I pity him. His sufferings during his sickness must have been great. A fit of sickness like his, must be more trying to anyone who has ever, enjoyed as good health as he and I have, and more severe. Than it would be to a person who was never in good health.

I hope however that he may recover -- I have already written you how I passed Thanksgiving, and wrote about our Thanksgiving dinner the following Sunday, in my letter to Harriet. I should have been as highly pleased could I have been at home, at that time as you would to have seen me there, and it now seems when I think of it as though I could not pass another Thanksgiving away from home. Those preserves you spoke of, I should like very well to have here in Cala [California] but should value them more highly, could I eat them at home. I suppose however that Aunet Lewis will be willing to take my share of the Preserves, and any other "nice fixens" you may have to offer her.

You say Uncle Bradley and family are well. I hope they may long continue so --

Remember me to them, and give my love to all, of them and say I am well and comfortably situated --

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Dec 19th 1855 Wednesday Eve I am as well as usual, but Mr Noyes [Ephraim Noyes] is almost sick with a cold.

The Paper H. [Harriet] sent me I received, and will send her one in return HAP [Henry A. Parker]