Gold Rush Era Letters

This all I have to say to you at present and I hope this Will find you all alive and Well as it leaves me and mine

From Your Brother

John Cornock

Send me in the next Letter wether [whether] you would like to come out here or not and if you would not if any of your Sisters would like to come. the times are very hard here at present as we have not had as much rain here this winter as we get at home in July or august [August] nor have we signs of any more [anymore] but I have no cause of complaint Considering circumstances and Doctors bills

J Cornock

Direct John Cornock Yankee Jims P.O. Placer County Cal