The Fassett Letters - Letter #101
Two sheets of cream, lined paper 7¾ x 10”
Date:
Sept 21, 1862
Place: San Francisco
From: Noah Chittenden Fassett
To: Mrs. C.H. Fassett
San
Frano Sep 21st/62
Mrs C. H. Fassett
Granville, O. My Dear Mother
I wrote John hastily by Steamer day before yesterday. but
finding they will commence tomorrow sending Letters Overland thought
would write you too. Since the Indian troubles in Minnesota, they
stopped sending a mail overland, although there was no Indian trouble
or indications of any on or within 1000 miles of the Stage route. there
must be some very intelligent men in the P. O. Department at
Washington. If I knew who the individual to blame was I would send him
a map of the Mail route and statistics of the population and mail
matter on this coast. the Overland mail is a very popular institution
here, but interested parties have waged war upon it from the very first
day it started untill
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now, and time and again the P M here gets orders
not to send any mail by overland untill further orders. The mail has
been loaded down with tons of Newspapers mailed by “Cloven
Footed” Vanderbilt in order to render the stage company
unable to carry the mail so that he could carry it by Steamer now he
has the carrying of papers but at a very low price however and what
dodge he will try next is a wonder to us. We feel here when we read War
news in the East how fortunate we are to be so far away from all the
horror and suffering and casualties happening daily to our friends at
home. when the Telegraph works which is most of the time, we get news
as soon as received in the principal Citys in the East. by Clock time
before. for instance last Evenings paper, gives a dispatch dated New
York Yesterday 12 M. which was Received here Yesterday at 9.50 am
beating
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time 2 hours and ten minutes. within ten days we have
subscribed in this City $120,000 – dollars to the Patriotic
relief fund and Shipped yesterday by Steamer $100,000,, of it.
Subscriptions are now going on and in the City alone will reach
$200,000 – to 250,000. which will be 2 to 2¼
dollars to every man woman and child. The subscriptions of this city
for charitable purposes outside of the City this year thus far will
amount to half a million of dollars. They are having a County Fair at
Pacheco this week. as I never have attended a fair in this country
except 2 Hours one day I am quite anxious to go up. dont know yet
whether I can this letter has been written by piece for the last three
or 4 days. my best Love to all. hoping to hear from you often and that
you are all well I am as Ever Your afft Son
Chittenden
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