Gold Rush Era Collections

and you know the ret [rest] the reason that I wrote in sutch [such] a herry [hurry] be fore [before] was had to go across the ferry to Almeda Alameda and I if I did not write then I should not hav [have] a chance be fore [before] the steamer left as it was I wrote in an express office and had just got my letter in if letter you could coll [call] it in the envelope when the steamer blew her whistle to leav [leave]

I had to giv [give] the directions to the express Man and get him to back it this is avery [a very] bad chance to [write] rite dont [don't] you think so I hav [have] not sean [seen] eney one [anyone] that I knew since I arived [arrived] here I think it ruther [rather] lonle [lonely] tell youer [your] Mother this is a good pll place to take boarders git [get] from six to 9 dolars [dollars] per week do her hens wowld [would] be worth one dolar [dollar] a dozan [dozen] eggs 75 cts [cents] butter 50 I cant [can't] write eney [any] more at present the men are cuming [coming] in giv [give] my lov [love] to all enquiring friends toll [tell] Nate to hav [have] a good garding [garden] and take care of the boys ciss [kiss] the children for me and lirn [learn] them thier [their] praers [prayers]. I will send you some money as son [soon] as I can git [get] it you ma [may] direct to Sanfransisco San Francisco till I go from here this leaves me well and I hope it ma [may] find you the same

from youer [your] Edwin