The
Fassett Letters - Letter #15
Date:
3/27/1854
Place:
Placerville Cala
From:
Chitttenden
To:
Mrs. C. H. Fassett
Placerville
Cala March 27th 1854
Mrs.
C. H. Fassett
Granville, Ohio
Dear
Mother
I am this
morning trying to get a letter
finished for you. I have commenced so many I do not know how I shall
succeed. I
am not always hurried with business yet to make anything here am
obliged to do
as much of the work as possible myself. Hence not much rest as when my
hands
are idle my head must work. I cannot express my thanks to you for your
frequent
and welcome favors to Ann with always some kind wish for my welfare. I
can
hardly excuse myself for not writing more to you as well as my friends
who have
been so kind as to write me frequently and without my answering more
than one
in half a dozen. I am glad you have left Johnstown although you have so
many
kind friends there. but I could never think a home
in such a nest of friendly
neighbors as you had there, so desirous of assisting
they could not help
but interest themselves in your business of all small evils natural to
the
human family that I think the greatest. If I can arrange my business
here so I
can visit you this summer or fall I shall do so. I have Wm
Hale here
and hope to get my affairs so shaped as to have three or four months
– I will
write more about it as soon as I decide when I can come best. Sarah I
understand from your last letter has been building a Castle
in the air.
I do not know him but hope he may be worthy his Castle
and wish them a
long and happy life. I buy my goods in San Francisco, and am there very
frequently and always when Steamers are leaving for home (as all call
it here)
the States I cannot help but wish I was going. still I am so much
engaged I
might loose a great deal by 3 or 4 months abscence. How would look John
and
Father look Plowing corn hoeing potatoes, dressing Flax &c. I
will write to
Father by next mail. How did he leave his dues in
Johnstown. Jane must
not attempt to teach school untill she has entirely
recovered her
health. I suppose Ann will write all the news.
My
Love to all.
Your
Afft Son
Chittenden