The Fassett Letters - Letter #77
One
sheet of blue paper, folded to make four pages 7¾ x
9¾”
Date: February 1, 1861
Place:
San Francisco
From: Noah Chittenden Fassett
To: Mrs
C.H. Fassett
San Frano
Feby 1st 1861
Mrs. C.H.
Fassett
Granville, O
Dear Mother
Yours of
Dec. Recd and forwarded
to Pacheco
so I cannot tell the date. but as I had not written for sometime though
I would write a line the Steamer for Panama sailed this morning and the
Overland Mail leaves in fifteen minutes so I have only time to write a
line and say we are all well. am very much obliged for your long Letter
last recd and shall look for one from Mary soon hope some of you will
write often think you better send by Overland Mail as that makes better
time than the Steamer lately. I go to Pacheco tomorrow evening to stay
a week. business is very dull and we are going to take an inventory
which will be something of a job. expect it will take ten days to do
it. You seem to have great excitement on the secession question I never
have mentioned the subject as we do not feel so much interest in it as
you do. The panic East has made money tight for the last Sixty days but
it is now easier and we do not fear a crisis at all now or in future.
California Debtors can pay all they owe East anytime. As to Secession
itself We of course take great interest in the news to see how it will
affect our friends at home. and we are nearly all for the Union but
have no sympathy for Southern Fire eaters nor Northern Hot heads. I
feel sorry for the poor people both north and south. In case there is
war and Ohio is likely to be the scene of Bloodshed I wish you all to
move north without delay. go to Wisconsin or Marquette and call on me
for funds. above all things keep safe and dont get excited about what
you cannot avoid or prevent.
Yours Truly
Chittenden
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