The
Fassett Letters - Letter #75
One sheet of cream
paper folded
to make four pages 7¼ x 9½”
Date:
Sept. 10, 1860
Place: Pacheco
From: H.H. Fassett
To:
Mrs C.H. Fassett
Pacheco
Cal Sept 10th 1860
Mrs. C.H. Fassett
Cox Ohio
Dear
Mother
As to when I wrote you last I cannot say As to
when I shall write the next do not know and as to the time
when I shall come
home
(as you say) cannot tell. I had thought of leaving
home and making you a visit this winter but do not see much chance for
doing now. I am this year staying in the Warehouse
as Superintendent have
3 to 5 men to work and make a hand myself and at this time I handle 100
to 125 lb Sacks of
Grain all day do not feel much like writing more than my
warehouse Books by night and then going to bed to get up and go through
with the same routine next day and to day being sunday I stay at home
to write some letters of which yours is the first. The next one will be
to Julia Fassett Sacramento
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and by the
way Miss Mary Fassett
ought to write to her she talks incessantly about her and old
times and wishes much to hear from her. And Father
Truman
would think more to hear from you by Letter than
any other
Man.
Now if you will not write to me please write to him. Ann and
Family all well and would be glad to make you a visit if the means were
forthcoming.
I
presume Jane got my note I really had no time to write more then
and somehow or rather you all seem so near to me I know you will
overlook
my shortcomings and delinquencies and remember I am but mortal.
One thing if I cannot find time to visit you I have the pleasure of
thinking
of you all often and when I do make one shall feel able to spare the
money
for the trip. Fun is fun
mother and if I can have any along the rugged paths
of life I am going to and always enjoy my laugh Rich or Poor and intend
too.
I have some notion of - Yes I believe I will invite you all to my
Wedding. the time is not yet sett but then it
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sheet three]
may be some
time
or rather If at
the time, I should be so engrossed by my fair
enchantress as not to write you in time consider this a
standing invitation and come along and you shall be welcome in
Shanty
or Big
House.
If you
happen to know of an eligible
situation where a good Cook and loving husband are considered
equivalent to lovely maidens stays – Hoops
– Rouge
&c &c let me know as I am looking
around and in the market for leap Year
Your Affc
Son
H
H Fassett
Master
Willie Fassett
You cannot tell how
much I would give to see you or how much I hated to
leave you
behind when I went to Illinois but it had to be done. Now if
you cannot write yet hurry and learn and I will answer as many letters
as you send me. Be a good Boy and take care of the Horses - Dog - and
other
stock for when I come home I should like
to see how
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four]
that you
can do such
things as well as any one
Yours
Harris
Harry W. Fassett
I do not know
but what being the oldest I am to blame for not having written
you before this if so here goes for clearing my skirts I
want
to have you set down and write me a good long letter as soon as you
get this tell me about some of your fine times who you associate with
and
any little or great items in your daily life. How fast the horses can
trot who owns the best one in the county how the Blood Cattle
look the farm produces and how many of the different kinds of
grasses and seeds of all kinds you have on it, and the cost
per acre to raise &c &c and when I get it I will
figure up and see the difference of the cost of the same things here
and write
you accordingly write soon
and I remain as ever
Your
Aff Brother
H H
Fassett
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