67-11-24 1867  Nov 24  Vacaville   Solano County California  to A & E DAMRELL 
from L F Canterbury

Dear Father & Mother  I seat myself once more to write to you.  You no doubt 
think it vary strange that I have not written to you before now.  Now let me 
explain the matter, when I Received your Last Letter I was fixing with all my 
might for Cal but still thout I would get time to write but didnot.  well 
after I got here, I still wanted to get settled, so as to tell you where to 
write to.  and then when we got into a house we had so much to do I could not 
write, and so altogether I have delayed too long, please excuse.  well it has 
been a Little over 6 weekes Since we Left Oregon, we was 3 weeks & one day on 
the road, had a very plesant trip except 1/2 days rain & cold frosty nights, 
in the mountains we staid at John Nortons one week but could rent no place and 
so came on down here 20 miles further in the Same neighbourhood where we Lived 
when here before.  We have rented a place of 140 Acres.  we aim to get it all 
in grain, some of it will do to volunteer.  The balance we will plow.  we have 
been here 2 weeks, have got up most of our winter would.  I have bought 3 Tons 
of wheat.  1/2 ton of Barley, also our cow for which I paid 60 dollars, beside 
other things in the house & have bought 2 plows and the boys have plowd Ten or 
Twelve Acres.  ain't that pretty good for two weeks.  Now grand Ma you are 
aware that I neaver Liked the winters of Oregon & so determined to try Cal 
once more and now we are here and I am glad of it.  I tink we have a good 
prospect before us, all I ask is good healt, and the Divine favor and I'll go 
under to the "Bed Rock"  I want to widen out until I can put in 500 Acres of 
wheat in one year.  One man here is putting in 1600 Acres this season.  That 
Same man cleared Ten Thousand dollars Last Year on his grain.  We are between 
2 1/2 and 3 miles of Vacaville.  will send our children there next summer to 
the College.  Now Grand Ma you wanted to know why I did not sign Amors name to 
 _______of Last Letter.  You thin thought perhaps she might be dead and I was 
keeping the fact from you.  not a bit of it, it was only an oversight in me, 
not intentional.  Amor's health has been better the Last Summer then any 
previous summer since we came to the coast she is not vary well just at this 
time.  I Received a Letter from Cynthia A. a short time before we Left Oregon. 
 The way I understood her Letter Ben D, Samp Hunsaker & Them were all on their 
way to Washington T(erritory).  The Letter was mailed at the Dalls(?). Their 
Post Office is Fort Symco W. T. Now  Grandma I write this on a board on my Lap 
and am getting tired humped over so please excuse this short scrap.  More next 
time.  Our weather hen now Looks Like spring.  we have had some good rains and 
everything growing fine.  Direct your Letters to Vacaville, Solano County, 
California.  The Family is all well also Johns a few days since.  Oh the flys 
& musskutios bothers me so.  Our Respects to our friends there.  No more at 
present.  Farewell.  L. F. Canterbury/R Canterbury