The
Fassett Letters - Letter #86
One
sheet of blue lined paper folded to make four 7¾ x
9¾” pages
Date: Nov. 19, 1861
Place:
San Francisco
From: Noah Chittenden Fassett
To: Mrs.
C.H. Fassett
San
Fran Nov 19th
1861
Mrs
CH.Fassett
Granville
Ohio My Dear
Mother
Yours of 17th
Oct was
Received
this
morning and wishing to forward it to Pacheco this Eve’g and
it is rainy thought best to answer immediately and then as you gave me
credit in your letter of answering punctually I must do so to save my
reputation. I had begun to feel quite anxious to hear from you as I had
no letter for a month. I expected John or Mary to have written in that
time Mary I will excuse but John I think should have written I know he
could have written without more inconvenience than I often write I am
very sorry John has failed
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to raise a
company and I think if he cannot
get up a company he better not enlist I would take nothing less than a
Captaincy Something will turn up probably beside volunteering. Enclosed
find second of Exchange I send for fear the first may not have been
received. I sent first 19th Oct one month ago. I think So Hopkins and
Eugene Peck ought to enlist they are fit for nothing else and I am
afraid hardly that. I am very sorry to hear of Aunt Jerushas sudden
attack hope it indicates nothing serious. I congratulate Amanda
& Frank on their Son and wish you always to mention all of
Uncle & Franks family in your Letters. I feel that they are
near and good friends to us and shall rejoice with them in their Joys
and weep
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in their
sorrows. You better keep a Girl untill Mary is
entirely well, which I hope may be soon. Mrs Lucy Gordon is at Pacheco
visiting Ann. I was up last week and saw her. I think her much improved
since I saw her three years ago. (You see I am a good hand to visit.)
but I do not know how to go. there is no hour in business days when I
think I can go out of the City. Our Telegraph is now finished and we
get the war and important news I presume before you do. really ahead of
time. for instance dispatch dated 12 M in New York should arrive here
at 9 a.m. same day and that would give 17 minutes to repeat it at
different Stations. Brigham Young in point of time is really our next
door neighbor. this City is growing rapidly so fast it is a perfect
matter of
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astonishment
what every body does for a living. Nellie is
doing finely. We drive her in a single Buggy and I think soon she will
be gentle and Kind never has kicked once. hope in her long trip she has
forgotten her old tricks. never have had a letter from Jane since she
was married She ought to write to Ann, if not to me, and I wish you
would write her often. I always forward your letters immediately to
her, and Harris, I expect to be away from here one or two months this
winter. will write you about it soon. Uncle Sam Peck and I Keep up a
regular correspondence. Ann is better than when I last wrote you, but
not quite well. all the rest well. Harris included. My best love to all
not forgetting uncles family. write often
Yours as
Ever,
Chittenden
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