Letter #52
One
sheet of lined paper 9¾ x 7¾”
Date: 12/5/1858
Place: San Francisco
From: Chittenden
To: Mrs C.H. Fassett
San Francisco
5th Dec 1858
Mrs.
C. H. Fassett
Granville O
Dear Mother
I received this morning
from Harris your
letter to him of 31st Oct also Janes to Ann of same date as I had
nothing from you was very glad to get them, and to hear of the good
health of all. Enclosed please find Mess Tallant & Wildes Draft
on
New York for Fifty Dollars which with draft for same amount by last
mail will make all you asked for Mr. Hale is here and leaves on
Tomorrows Steamer for Iowa via New York he will probably leave New York
on the 5th February on his return but in the mean time will pay you a
short visit he brings Fifty Dolls half from Harris half from me to buy
you all some little New Years present. or anything you may wish for the
benefit of the family. Supposing Harry and John to have been good Boys
I send John a quartz Slide and Harris sends Harry a Natural Specimen
Pin, which we hope they may deserve and keep I should be very glad to
make the trip in Mr H place but could not. Harris I think was mistaken
in saying he had missed two or thr mails without getting letters I
always forward mine immediately to him and Ann and I do not remember
two mails in succession without hearing from you. and hope to hear from
some of you every mail in future or at furtherst once in a month. I
generally try to write something every mail sometimes not much as this
one for example. have not seen Ann since writing you but they were well
day before yesterday when Hale left there. Harris was here two days
this week in good health and spirits I did not see much of him as I was
on a jury and out all night the night he was here. on one case ten days
fine time I had, as I was on for two months. sat in court about five
weeks greatly to the cost of my own affairs am through now. nothing
new. you can depend on seeing Mr Hale. write often love to all yours as
ever
Chittenden
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