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San Francisco Cal.
May 3rd 1852

My own dearest Sister

Your letter of
six pages dated "March 15th" came
to hand by the last steamer.
oh how much I thank you for it.
I only wish I had time to write
you such a letter - for then I would
know I was giving you a pleasure
which you could experience over &
over again by [??reperusing] it. —

I can't help thinking about your having
a child over a year [old] that I never
have seen — and thats not all
if I stay out here till next Jan: as
I now think I shall - their may
be another for me to see. Well
"increase & multiply - I hear Mrs. Sin-
clare Wiggins ("My Love" that was) has
had bad taste enough to have a
baby. I wonder if Rosa wont get
married before long. Well let them all
go on. I have become callous.

I am surprised that the owners
of the Magnolia are so careless as
to what becomes of her, tis their own loss though.