68-053a  Vacaville Solano Co Cal  May 3, 1868  A & E Damrell from L. F. 
Canterbury

Dear Father & Mother
I embrace the prasant opportunity to write to you.  I wrote to you Last Fall 
but have neaver Received any answer.  We have been Looking for a Letter for a 
long time but still doom"d to disapointment.  What is the matter?  We have all 
had vary good ealth since we came here except Amor and her health is better 
then when in Oregon.  I weigh 180 lbs. More then I ever weigh'd before.  Julia 
weighs 146 lbs.  Augustus weigs 70 lbs and the other children have grown vary 
much, are healthy and stout.  They have been going to school for sometime to 
the College and Learning vary fast.  Milty can Read vary well.  I have been at 
work in a wagon shop for awhile back.  I get $3 per day and Board.  I will 
probably get work two or 3 monts.  I have made arrangement for Augustus and 
Andrew to work during harvest at 15$ per month each and two span of Horses.  
it was so wet during the winter that we only got in about 40 Acres of wheat.  
it Looks fine.  We have a good Garden.  Potatoes now is Bloom.  We will have 
some fruit, Peaches, Figs, Aapricots & grapes.  We had the coldest, and 
wettest winter was known here.  we had one snow 6 inces deep. it was all gone 
in 3 days.  The cops is excellent hee this year.  I neaver saw so much wheat 
growing in one year, on my Life.  Early wheat and Barley is now headed out.  
Our hay harvest will commence in about 10 days.  I Received a Letter not Long 
Since from Cyntha Ann.  They ware well.  They have had a Terrible winter up 
there.  Their Post Office is Fort Symco, Washington Terrytory.  Write to them. 
 They are vary Lonesome.  Cyntha wrote that Old Uncle Jess Hunsaker is dead.
I Received a Letter from Lizzie not vary Long Since, also one from Brother 
Frank.  He said that he has become a Christian and joind the Church.  I am 
glad indeed.  hope he'll stand up to the work.
I have Bought no place here yet.  Land is vary high from 15 to 50 dollars per 
Acre so you see it takes some money to by a Farm here, there are places in 
other Localitys that can be bought for Less.  I may by a Place yet before 
Fall.  Can't tell now Grand Ma.  I hope you will write to us soon.  We want to 
hear from you vary much.  Can't hardly wait.  ??Heskets?? two Oldest boys are 
here today.  They ware at Jon Nortons yesterday.   They ware all well. John 
has in over 100 Acres of Wheat.  He is getting along first rate.  Old Uncle 
Jack Nortons' health is much better then when in Mo.  I believe I have nothing 
more to write now. Write soon.  direct to Vacaville  Solano Co Cal  no more.  
Farewell  Love to all the friends there.  L. F. Canterbury Ruhamah Canterbury