Correspondence (outgoing)

inspire a confidence in the community that shall induce them to patronize [me?] [largely?] and my gains be proportionate [,?] I shall endeavor to bear it [cheerfully?]. But sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. I trust Josiah is with you long [ere?] this reaches you. [H?]e will tell you that we are keeping house, and how we are situated. We are very comfortable, Jane does her own work and has the neatest house in town. We live well, have lenty of good coffee, bread, meat and potatoes and such other things as we want but we are both fond of the [substantial?] [We?] shall have an abundance of [peaches?], and I suspect some of the largest ever seen, as there are none around the City at present as large. And that is saying a good deal. If they meet my expectations, we will endeavor to send you a sample of them. We are quite [uneasy?] about Josiah, we fear he may have been declined on the [Isthmus?] and then been obliged to go

on board of a very crowded ship on the other sid. There has been an arrival of seven clippers at the bay during the past week, I believe they have not had any serious effect upon the markets. I presume Phillip writes full particulars. He does not seem inclined to sell the [butter?], though I write him to be careful. There is certainly but a small amount of States [Butter?] used at present. In this market I presume it a safe estimate to say the consumption is not more than one fifth (1/5) what it was two months ago - [Good?] ranch butter is selling for less than States. The states butter is in [keys?] and is used only so high up in the mountains, that they cannot very well carry the ranch. They are getting to pack Ranch in [tins?]. But I do not think to an amount to [effect?] much this season. I think it will be well for Charles to take heed of these facts. No more now, Jane sends her love Ever Your affection son Leland

[Sacramento?] Oct 19th 1836 Dear Parents By the last mail I received a letter from [DrMitt?] in which he gave an account of your top of the [Barns?] [+c?] by fire. [We?] [were?] all sorry to hear [lop?] But trust it will be recovered from the RR Co. You speak of selling the farm. For my part I think it bad policy. If the farm is too large for you to manage comfortably sell a part of it, I do not believe you can enjoy yourself as well any where else. [You?] Father must have some out door employment to pressure your health. In a new place, they would hardly be so agreeable as [there?] in the old place [endeared?] by so many associations. People at your age do not readily form new

ties and attachments. Reduce your farm to a size to suit you, and I believe there will be no other place where you could be so contented. Things here ar moving on in about their usual way. Josiah is engaged [superintending?] the building of the new store. Philip is managing his [turpentine?]. He expects to sell a quantity after the sailing of the steamer. [We?] have been expecting a visit from [Welton?] but owing to a disappointment in a [clerk?] he has had to defer the visit. My business is going on about as usual. Do not know whether I am to have a [partner?] or not. Jennie is quite well and sends er love Very truly Your love Leland

Sacramento Sept 19th 1859 Dear Father and Mother Your letter of the 18th Aug [recd?] by the last mail. We were glad to hear your crops have turned out so well. I had been apprehensive you would not have as satisfactory a yield as you would wish. We are having our State fair at this place. I wish you could see the exhibit, our peach, [white?] [cling?] [stone?] weighs 27 oz. This is all together ahead of any other. Though there are many of other varieties that weigh over one pound. There are Pumpkins that weigh over 200 lbs, a [beet?] that weighs over 130 lbs. BUt I will endeavor to send you the papers with full [accounts?]. I think in many respects of is ahead of anything NYork can afford