Willett Smith to mother, 1906-04-24

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Ruins of San Francisco April 24 - 1906.

Dear Mother & Sisters Just a few lines to let you know that I am faring very well under the circumstances. I have been down town to day and took in the sights & it is terrible the people are all afraid to stay here & over 250000 have left the town. Everything

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is martial law the military has charge of everything. We have plenty to eat at present the supply trains are coming in very fast & everything to assist the suffering people, but nobody has a home nor there is not a chimney left on a single house in S.F. everybody is cooking in the streets & there is no hospitals left for the sick they are all in tents

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watch-dog. The thieving and pillaging is something terrible & the troops have shot and killed lots of crooks.

There was a nigger went up to a lady today and tore an earing out of her ear & he was shot dead. Oh I am glad that you people are not out here & I hope you will never have

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I am still on the beach & I intend to stay here. I lost everything (which was not much) & I intend to make money. I could have went to work today for $3 a day and board but I am looking for something better. How is things around Freeport? I am stopping out here on the beach still. I have got a room with a friend of mine and we are very comfortable

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We have had a lot of small shocks today but they dont amount to much except they shake a little plaster down once in a while. The women are going plumb loco it seems to me. They won't go back in their houses and a good many have went out of their head. The family I am stopping with are very fine people.

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I am helping Mrs. Root do the cooking & I am the kitchen canary in general. I intend to go to work about the first of the week for $5 a day and board.

I found a fine bulldog today and I brought him home with me tonight and I wish you had him. I would not part with him for $100. He is educated & a fine

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