72-11-03  Yolo Co Cal Nov 3 1872 to E Damrell from LF Canterbury  

Dear Mother                
Your welcome Letter came to hand last week and I will now try to Reply.  it is 
useless for me to say that we feel the loss of Grand Pa.  Though he was old 
and feeble yet we was glad to think of him as filling his place, around the 
Fireside and in the Family Circle but now we Remember his place as vacant to 
be filled no more.  Oh, how sad the thought.  But
Death enters and then no defence.  His time, theres none can tell.  I had 
still cherished the hope that I would get back there to see you all in his 
Life time but that fond hope is denied me.  So we must weep in silence and 
alone.  be patient Dear Mother, the time of all our Reliece will come. we long 
and then these Light afflictions which are but for moment shall work out for 
us a fare more and an Eternal weight of Glory."  Courage, then my Soul, on God 
Rely.  Deliverence soon will come.  Bless  God for His assurance.  well Grand 
Ma Amor had a vary bad spell of sickness and thought a while she would not 
recover but we feel thankful she is up again.  She had no Dr. I attended to 
her myself.  She was confined to her bed about 4 weeks and suffered a great 
deal.  The rest of us are vary healthy & stout.  I worked out 21 days Since we 
came here.  I got three Dollars per day cash and have some more work to do for 
the same man.  I was building a house for him.  When it payd best I build 
houses & when it don't I make wagons.  Well have got stratened up Since we 
moved, got our winters wood, Lots of straw stacked, and hay and Barley bought 
& about 1200 pounds flower and a half Barrel of sugar and so we are Ready for 
the rain but we have had none yet.  We have 45 acres of wheat sowed, 15 or 20 
Acres more is all I expect to sow this year, business is prospering here and 
money plenty, no trouble to raise a few hundred Dollars here.  all kinds of 
stock here is high but Horses.  Eggs is 40 cents per Dozen, Hens six Dollars. 
 Turkeys 8 cents per pound live weight.  There are Families here that raise 
from 200 to 1000 Turkeys per year.  whatever is done here must be done on a 
Large scale and near RailRoad. speed as possible we had a Letter not Long 
since they ware well, John Norton & Family an well and doing well.  John will 
have in over 200 acres this year in wheat.  Bud is stout and hearty.  He is 
one inch taller then I am.  Now Grandma, my Little sheet is full and so must 
quit, I will not send for Susan Cason.  Love to all.  Good by L. F. Canterbury
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