The Fassett
Leters -
Letter #68
One sheet of yellow lined paper folded to
make four pages 6 1/4 x 8" embossed in upper left corner.
Date: April 15, 1860
Place: Pacheco, California
From: Harris Harding Fassett
To: John Fassett, Granville, Ohio
Pacheco Cal April 15/60
John Fassett
Granville
Ohio
Dear
Brother
At
last I received the
long
promised letter from you
and find myself now seated to answer the Stranger. I received your
letter March
27th
and as Chittenden is at home now and you
will ask him of and concerning
everything and body here I’ve but very little news for you
and consequently
will have to fill this sheet with a demurrer to one or two soft
impeachments
hinted at in your communication and some conjectures as to your own
views and
actions with a slight touch of my own practical experience. Now turn
over the
leaf John and listen;
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Now
Mother do not drop a stitch
in your Knitting, Father must not laugh so loud and all you little ones
keep
still while John reads the “nondescript.”
Homesickness then to begin with is
something which people are very little troubled with at home, and am I
not
there? Notwithstanding P. M and Storekeeper I have plenty of time to
think of
you all every day altho do not talk a great deal about it. As to my
running
around with the Girls I used to when I was young
and foolish, but
when one sees ones follies and others fickleness
and reforms had
others ought to rub quite so hard on the old scar
Ah! John your time
must come as well as mine then I guess you will not find so much fun in
it. Am
glad you are so soon going to have a Post Office so near you and hope
you will
write much oftener then than now.
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p. 3]
Tell
Father the “Sun Moon &
Star” have been on a spree here not showing themselves for
several days and
rain, rain, all the time, such a rain at this time of the year the
oldest
inhabitant rememberth not of. And the “Horses Cattle and
Sheep” look much
better since green grass has come plentiful. I should have liked very
much to
have been in Johnstown on the 22d with you
and Jane but do not remember of any one there
who has any account to settle with me or to whom I am under any
obligations to
write too. I believe I payed all my debts to “the uttermost
farthing” and if
any body in the wide world can
give you bills with proof of their
correctness Just pay them with compound interest and I will remunerate
you
amply. And if Uncle Israel would be glad to see me wouldn’t I
return the
compliment ten fold, and then to the sugar camp we would go.
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p. 4]
You
say
Anson
Gardiner was married to a Miss Watson how is that? I thought him
engaged long
ago to Miss Sarah O French Wonders will not cease write me all about
it. Now
where is C C Carpenter I have written him 2 or three times at Fort
Dodge but
have not heard from him for nearly 3 years tell him to write me and let
me know
where he holds forth and you please give me his address also. My next
letter
will be to Jane and for your very long and good one I am certainly much
obliged
and hope you will continue to write as you certainly gave much news and
an
interesting letter. My Love to Father, Mother, Brothers &
Sisters and all
enquiring friends and if you see me in 2 or 3 years walking into the
house you
may know I intend to make a visit & remain
Your
Aff Brother
H. H.
Fassett
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