71-11-04  St Helena Nappa Co. Cal  November 4, 1871  from Alice M Canterbury 
to E Damrell

Dear Granmother  I seat my self to rite you a few line.  we received your 
letter a few days ago and with grate pleasure. I have washed today and I am 
fixing to iron.  I am making some triming for you a nite cap. I wanted to send 
you something.  we got a letter from Cintha not long since.  they are all well 
at present. Our school will be out in two weeks.  the children that go will be 
glad.  teacher is not very good. Elize children are the cunningst little 
things you ever saw. I made a mistake when I septl Eliza's name you see.  how 
is grandpa now. hows you.  are you any better than when you rote (o how much I 
wish I could see you all.  I must quit and go to my ironing & will finish to 
morrow.  This is the 5th of November.  Bud is over to sister Elisa.  I have 
not seen him for a month.  Pa is talking about going to Santa Rosa to work.  
he is going next week and he is going to stay til Christmas.  Pa has written 
to Cosnie Cintha.  O this morning is so pleasant.  the boys are whistle.  the 
birds are singing and everything is nice.  I dont no whan I can get your 
trimming Done to send this time or not.  I will try.  Bud talks about you and 
says he would like to see you. I can remember how your place looks & can 
remember when I used to walk the log that ____from your hous to the snake haus 
and pack crem for you when we was their.  I wish I could pack some more for 
you  I am sure it would be nice.  when I get some of my pictures I will send 
you a good one.  I will have to quit.  my peper is running out.  excuse bad 
writing.  I will do better nextime.  write soon good by     Alice M. 
Canterbury                  
granma  Andrew sent you the top net of a California quail he says keep it I 
have made enough triming to go around a cap for you, it is not very nice.  I 
am going to make you some more sometime.

                           
Nov 11th 1871  St. Helena Napa Co  CAL
Dear Father & Mother   Your vary welcome Letter came to hand Last week and 
found us all, as well as common, this also leaves us all well.  I have nothing 
new to write to you.  We are "going slow" trying to make a Living, times are 
pretty tite here.  I collected Elevin hundred Dollars in Gold of what was 
owing to me this Fall and have still about 2000$ more owing to me, due next 
Fall and a Little piece of Land worth 300 or 400$.  we are still Living on the 
same place as when I wrote before aim to stay here until Spring and be  till 
fall I aim to go to morow or next day about 30 miles to work.  expect to stay 
till Christmass.  I get $2,50 cts per day & board.  Robert Henderson has moved 
about 100 miles further into Oregon.  They are in Umpaqua Vally Dushutes Co   
 Myrtle Creek is their Post Office.  Ben D & Samp H and a Lot of others from 
Sullivan are there.  As Amor & the children have all written some I will not 
write much this time.   tell Elisha I think there is something wrong about 
that money from Grigsby as I can't get the money or any word from it.  tell 
him to lease see him and Let me know what is the matter and many good wishes 
to all the friends and many good wishes for yourself.  L. F. Canterbury