Caldwell Letter, 7-19-1851

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                  			Fremont July 19, 1851

My Dear Husband

	I again sit down to inform you that we 

are all as well as usual. We were all very glad to hear that You 

were well when you wrote your letter of the 15th. I can assure you

it gives us great satisfaction to hear from time to time of 

Your continued good health Oh that that blessing may still 

be continued to you is the prayer of your family. we all feel 

very anxious about you now that [illegible] weather is come for fear that the 

Cholera may make its appearance amongst you there We hear that it is 

very bad among the Indians in the Mountains, I suppose you will 

laugh and say there I am borrowing trouble again but how in the name 

of peace can I help it seperated as we are, thousands of miles 

apart but I do live in hopes and the thought cheers me to think that if 

nothing happens, but a few months has to roll around, when we shall 

enjoy one anothers Society again. Oh that we were all with You 

now. Your letter came to me this time quite unexpected in consequence 

of not having recieved them only once a month for some time past but 

it came very acceptable. When William brought the letter from the 

Office I was out in the Garden hunting amongst the Potatoe hills for 

some new Potatoes. He called me in and said Ma here is a letter 

from Pa. Just look at the motto. Immediatly I seen it was homesick. 

You may think I felt very bad for a minute, Then W seen I felt 

bad he said, Ma look at the motto again closely I did, and then seen 

that it was not homesick I felt better then and then I could open 

it and read it. but about this homesick business I think if you 

would all acknowledge just the state of your feelings you would 

all say you were homesick.