67-07-20  Starrs Point  Benton County Ogn  July 20th 1867 to E & A Damrell
from L. F. Canterbury     

Dear Father & Mother
I seat myself this sabbath morning to reply to your welcome Letter of May 23 
whic came to hand some two weekes past and would have answered it esc this but 
want of time.  it seemes to me I neaver had so Little time to write in all my 
Life, and this is all the apoligy I will offer for my delay.  I once made it a 
point to answer all Letters I received immediately but I cannot do so now.  My 
hand is still crippled with "that rising" of which I told you before, and I 
neaver worked so constant as now.  I have made nearly four hundred Dollars 
since we moved here.  I am still making $2.50 per day.
Crops is not so good here this year as common, it has been too dry and yet 
there will be plenty made to answer every demand.  harvest is just beginning. 
this Country, about now, is certainly one of the most beautiful, on natures 
green Earth.  The air is pure and pleasnat, the grain fields just ripe unto 
the harvest and the fruit trees bending with their over burden beside the pure 
cool streams of water rushing down from the mountains.  All together it would 
Remind one of some "Fairy Land" altogether too good for sinful mortals Like we 
but enough on this subject. turn over
Well Grand Ma I have nothing strange to write to you.  only the Death of 
Strahans oldest child.  it died about 2 weeks ago.  Amors health is much 
better this summer then it was Last summer and yet is not good.  I have not 
heard from Ben & Rob Hendersons folks for some time don't know how they are 
doing.  I want to write to them today  we want to go and see the Last of 
August if we can.  The friends here are well how as far I know.  Julia & 
Milton are sick today, nothing cerious I hope.  They have sick stomache with 
occasional vomiting,  In this letter we will send you Andrews & Miltons 
pictures as we have neaver sent you Andrews before.  We are Looking vary 
anxiously for both of your pictures and hope we will not have Long to wait.  I 
will not write much this time, as I want to write some to Elisha  we are 
getting along tolerable well, now Grand ma you would think I Looked quite old, 
if you was to see me setting here writing with spects on.  well such is the 
fact.  I have to use spects as I have told you before.  I don't expect to stay 
here in Town Longer than the 1st of Oct.  Then I may go to Calafornia or I may 
not, of this I will notify you in due time, for the presant I will close. 
Write often as you can, no more.  Farewell.        L. F. Canterbury