Letter #54
One sheet white lined paper 15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
Date: 1/19/1859
Place: San Francisco
From: N.C. Fassett
To: Mrs C. H. Fassett
San Francisco 19th Jany
/59
Mrs C. H. Fassett
Granville Ohio
I received a Letter from you by last
Steamer
dated probably Dec 16th as part of it was for Ann and Harris I
forwarded it to them and have not the date of it. within two weeks I have
spent
one at Pacheco. business is dull in my department both in City and country as
it usually is at this time of the year, and consequently have not much to do.
In the mining country it is too cold to work in water and in Agricultural
portions all are busy plowing and putting in their Crops. The ground for the
last month has been in fine condition for Plowing and Sowing so Farmers are
quite as busy as in harvest time. we have so few rains in harvest time so
Farmers are only hurried to get their grain Cut which is all done by machines
and of course done very quickly. I think from present prospects we will have a
prosperous year for business. I hope so as the last two years on account of
high prices for goods and various other causes have been hard on merchants.
This year we will have goods plenty and cheap. Trade in this country is hard
to
keep the sum of. my plan is to always do plenty of business whether it pays or
not, and then when a time comes when there is profit in trade I have a good
chance I sometimes think I should do as well if I was not quite so ambitious
but I cannot help it. I am not satisfied unless I am busy. My Blue times are
when I have not much to do. It would nearly kill me to set about and attend to
such a business as your Granville or Newark stores do. For instance a store
there that has business enough for six to eight clerks will not sell any more
goods in a year than we could do with two men. The difference is in peoples
trading. people trade quick here or not at all. Harris and Ann are both
well. I
presume by this time Wm Hale is with you. we expect him to start
back about 5th February next. The money you wanted has been
forwarded and no doubt been Rec ere this. In your last you make some
explanations why you wanted it. That is unnecessary. do not go in debt, but
send always in time when you want money I did intend to write to Jane and
Sarah
this mail but cannot now. Love to all. write
often.
N. C. Fassett