The
Fassett Letters - Letter #65
One
folded sheet cream lined paper, embossed Watman & Co. London
making four 7¾ x 9¾” pages.
Date: 10/4/1859
Place: San Francisco
From: Chittenden
To: Mrs. C.H. Fassett
San
Fran Oct 4th/59
Mrs.
C. H. Fassett
Granville O
My Dear Mother
One of your valued favors dated Sept 1st
was
Received by last Steamer and since writing have one also from John by
previous Steamer (which I will soon answer to him) for both of which I
am very much obliged. They were forwarded to Ann and Harris. had
intended to write you a long this time as I have neglected a mail or
two you are so punctual in your correspondence I am ashamed to let more
than one mail at a time go by without writing if only a short letter.
To day has been an unusually busy day even for a Steamer Day
that I am
very tired and have a Letter to write to go by an early Express
tomorrow morning you must excuse. You need not fear to annoy me with
your details
of Home matters they are of the greatest interest to me
and also to Ann and Harris. all we know of you and your doings are by
your own Letters, so every word about yourselves is read and reread and
remembered, while what you may consider news is run
over and soon
forgotten. my answer to your suggestions in regard to Mary’s
going to School you shall have in the shape of a Draft by next mail and
always
do as you think best about
all such matters I have no opinion
contrary to what you think is best, and do not when
you need money for
any purpose say you do not like to trouble me so often or so much. The
only charm money has to me is what it will do for myself or my family.
I do not call my little aid to you gifts but tis yours call on it as
though it were in Bank, to your Credit. what I have you shall always
share and my highest ambition is to have it for you I write this freely
so as not to refer to it again. as long as we live our financial
contract is on the last half of the preceding Page. But I have a
proviso. in regard only to the next money I send and I will not allow
any amendments to it, and nothing to interfere with it but sickness it
is this Mary
is to write me one Letter each
month
in future This
is now
our busy season and I presume Harris does not write often lately but he
might often write more than he does I think. he looks upon writing a
Letter as a Task
so often neglects it when he should write. my business
correspondence is so much that I do not mind spoiling a sheet or two of
paper anytime, and in writing social letters I do often only spoil
paper, as I fail to get much into them. We have so little news except
you get in the papers that I scarcely attempt to give you any of that
Though I fear the paper you will get with this will not have much in
it, as there seems to be a calm since the elections and late Duels
since writing you. Germain has an addition to his hands, of
which you
have no doubt heard from Ann. What they are going to call the young
Gent I cannot say, Henry Clay — probably. I think I have
mentioned before that I feel very proud of Anns Children. they are
smart well behaved and well trained and fit to be shown anywhere.
Harris is as usual, very much improved since he came to this country.
is a worthy Son and good Brother, and will do well anywhere. as a Pill
pedlar he never would have done anything and I am glad he abandoned
it., and do not think he could be induced to try his fortune on the
Prairies of Illinois again. My best love to all, not forgetting Uncle
Elias and family. write often as usual and I will continue my pen and
Ink Sketches, served raw.
as ever Yours
Chittenden
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