73-07-03  Yolo Co. Cal. July 30 1873  from L.F. Canterbury to E Damrell

Dear Mother                    
Your letter came to hand some three weeks ago and would have been answered, in 
this, but I have been away from home most of the time since .  I first went to 
Sacramento City (35 miles) to see a cousin I had never seen before, next day 
after I got home I started to Colusa Co (60 milese) was gone one week and 
while I was there I bought a Farm, 10 Acres deeded Land and a claim on 160 
Acres more.   Good Barn but poor house.  it is a vary cheap place.  I pay 
2000$ down for it on the 1st day of September at which time I get a Deed and 
possession.  I will have grass enough on the mountains adjoining to the place 
to keep a thousand sheep. that is the kind of a place I have been wanting a 
long time and if no bad luck befalls me I will make it pay.  I have about 200 
Acres of good grain Land on the place though I don't think I shall Farm much 
but raise Sheep, hogs and Turkeys.  The man that I bought out as 1200 Turkeys 
that he has raised this year and this Fall they will bring from 1,00$ to 1,50 
a piece.                    
Eliza had a pritty hard spell of sickness a while back.  Congestive fever but 
is well now.  Alice & Milty is there going to school and will Remain there 
until Fall and then I calculate to move to my place.
Augustus & myself is keeping Back.  Andrew is working out.  gets two Dollars 
per day and his horse fed fore.  Andrew is vary stout.  weighs 165 lbs.  
Augustus weighs 168 lbs.  Alice is taller then Eliza but not so heavy.  Milty 
is 13 years old today.  is Large of his age, learns very fast at school.
Dr. Canterbury has bought a place adjoining mine in Colusa Co. will move there 
in the Fall, so we hope to be neighbours once more.  I Look fo Robt Henderson 
& Family back here this fall as they wrote to me they ware comeing as soon as 
they could sell.  hope they may Grand Ma.  Cyntha is one of best woman you 
most ever saw and Rob is as good a neighbour as anyboddy.  I have got two 
houses on my place an so can furnish them one and shall try mighty hard to 
keep them here.  Grand Ma my face is still zionward with a Loning desire and 
when I think of that Glorious Meeting I soon shall have in that Bright Clime 
my Soul Leaps for Joy.  The Lord keep me faithful, God Bless You, My Dear 
Mother, Love to all the friends, no more.  Farewell.  L. F. Canterbury