Letter to Lewis Perkins of Oxford, Oxford Co, Maine from Dennis Perkins of Sandiago Pacific CA (dated) 4 Oct 1849 Letter was transcribed by Courtesy of Danville, Maine 04223 from a photo copy courtesy of: Nodalie Spiller 7 Harris St.
Auburn, Maine 04210 Sandy Spillers The Letter in 1849 Sandiago Pacific CA (dated) 4 Oct 1849 Ever dear Brother, You will be greatly surprized to hear from me here at this late hour of the day and in fact I am myself seven months instead of three as we inpected when we left New York. O you do not know what a time we have had. Brout three thousands miles, sixteen hundred more than we expected or dreamed of we have seen some rough & pretty hard times. I can tell you in all pretty well satisified of that. Only think of it seven months to be out exposted to all sorts of weather from freezing point up to blood heat often, without water for days together. I leave you to judge wheather it has been a pleasent trip to us. I have been sick nearly four weeks after that I lamed my knee and have been lame more than three weeks my knee is quite lame now, I have to go on cruches now. I think will get well in a week or two, my health otherwise has been very good. O how sadly disappointed I have been, I expected to have been nearly ready to go back. But am here five hundred miles from Sanfrancisco, I expect to go on by water from here. I saw several gentlemen yesterday from Sanfrancisco & the mines going on in the steamer their reports are not so flatering as reports were before we left. I shall not stay longer than till next year. If I try. O you do not know how curious I have been to hear from you. O I have longed to get where I could hear from you and write you. I sincerely hope you are all well and enjoying yourselves well. I wish you to enjoy yourselves if I do write. O I expect to be unhappy & discontented while I remain here. I shall return next year if I live. O I want to see you all very much indeed. It seems an age since I left. O how often I think of you. I must bid you one and all good bye and close for the steamer leaves in a short time. And I have an obli(gation) to write to my wife again. I bid you all a hearty good bye. Further brother and sisters I shall write you again from Sanfrancisco, write me there, tell all the news Give my regards to all who inquire for me. I should like to write you all day but the steamer will not wait for me one moment, hope we shall be permitted to meet again in this world if not let us meet in heaven. Farewell for the present Your affectionate brother, D. S. Perkins (Dennis S. Perkins)


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