Gold Rush Era Letters

their best respects for which I am much obliged tell Elizabeth I shall endeavour [endeavor] to send her a lump of gold sometime this summer. My respects to Jane Howard and tell her I shall try and send gold enough for her ear rings [earrings]. My Compliments to Jared and Harriet tell them I am very glad to hear they have got a Bau Bee and I consider myself highly honoured [honored] to stand as Uncle to him. I am glad to hear Ira and Lib is well and as to lib [Lib] going to dancing school I say good on her head. I am sorry, to hear of Grandmothers sickness but it is said bad news never comes alome [alone]. you speak of the Jenny Lind Excitement I wish she was in Heaven for all the papers from the states has nothing in them but Jenny Lind and that keeps out all other news. you might well expect that I would turn Millerite when I hear of Ann and Henery going to A Ball for I should have just as soon expected to hear of Father and Mother going.

I will now tell you how I am getting Along since I came into the mines last fall. I have not been able to do much. I said not able but that is a mistake for I have not been sick a day since