   Sacramento, California, January 1850 |
| Sacramento had a flood in January of 1850 which devastated the commercial operations on the embarcadero. In March, after Stephen Sherwood arrived, there was another flood, but not as serious as levees and dams had been built by that time. In October of 1850, Sacramento had an outbreak of the cholera which caused about eighty percent of the population to leave the city, and the death of seventeen of the physicians. (Wikipedia) |
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Mr Fergeson probly has told you all a bout the Calofornia prises as yet i could not in vite any wane to come to this country my pen cant Describe the sufring I have seen sene since i started from home there was 3 Died on the ship and a grate many sick with out a Dollar give my best respects to all inquiring friends give my love to all the children i Endever to remember you all Daly by my prayers and i trust i am a subject of your prayers be fath full and we shall reape if we fant not give my respects to misses Fergeson & children brother Engleman(?) and family Do the best(?) yes (?) i can rite to Sutters Mill on the account of the post office being ____ it may be 3 or 4 (?) months be fore you get another letter i sopose(?) you have writ (?) a grate many times (?) before you have got this
Latt and Harmann (??) is with me S. Sherwood
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