Gold Rush Era Collections

J. N. Ryerson

Sac City Sacramento City Mar 6, 18??

Dr [Dear] Brother J. N. Ryerson

As the Goliah has not yet made his appearance we are without your Comunication [communication] yesterday and I have to remit my dust & letters [to] the H. T. Clay as I did day before yesterday things are as usial [usual] with us trade is fair but not as good a [as] yesterday I sent you memorandum yesterday our barley is all gon [gone] we sell it at 8 1/4 if you can get any that will make money at 8 it will do as their [there] is a call, the corn goes slow, thier [there] is nothing that I can think of that we want but what you know of without is is a few more good hams [in] finer carves if you can get them so, the nuts begin to go out of the way they are more than half gon [gone], the Eagle has Comenced [commenced] to deliver and I have Engaged voyage on the brig Cresent [Crescent] at about 1.00 per Cask per [m?] it looks in fine order I send you today what I have on hand which is onley [only] $1022 as I have paid my rent today and yesterday I sent you 1944 I think you

Recd [received] Sacramento City Cal [California] Apl [April] 12, 1857 from J. N. Ryerson a bill of lading for Sixteen Casks of Butter Shiped [shipped] on board the Faney Major [Schooner Fanny Major] for Sacramento City. weighing twenty three hundred and fifty seven 1/2 pounds. which is sold to C. V. Holbrook R. O. Selfridge Morgan Miller and C. K. Stoutenborough at fifty cents per pound amounting to Eleven hundred & seventy Eight 75/100 Dollars, and the fraight [freight] on the same to be paid from the proseads [proceeds] and the ballence [balance] of the proseads [proceeds] to be forwarded to John N Ryerson & Peter J. Brown Paterson N. J.

Charles K Stoutenborough

Amt of Butter $1178.75 fraight [freight] in full of lading 342.30 $836.45