Friday, December 4, 2020

Jones Family - Jerusha Jones Letter to Eldridge - page 2

 Barry Marchy3.. 1851

     Dear friends after so long a time I sit down to write you a few lines to inform you of the health of your friends in this place which is good it has been verry healthy here except among children of about one year old There has been a number of deaths among them of Croup Joseph lost his in february a little girl of one year old they have but one who is in [?] [?] I was at John Browns a short time ago they were well and enjoying themselfs well they have a fine family of children we received a letter from Brother Elias [?] he says the friend are all well then we received one from Pulaski last week from Sacramento City he expect to return home late in the spring or summer he has been trading their and [?] doing good business but the distence from home and the danger of the voyage by sea and Robbers causes great anxiety untill he returns if he should be so happy as to come home safe he has been gone two years a number went from here last sprint among them was Caleb [?] William gorton William was sick their and and started for home the middle of September in company with John Roberts and the husband of Judy Roberts by the name of Mcminn they have not been heard

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