>Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 16:21:51 -0800 >To: Judith Bling <jgebee2@yahoo.com> >From: "K.Paul Boggs" <ab6wu@js-net.com> >Subject: Samual USHER > >As much as I hate typing long drafts, I >will share this with you. > St. of California June the 14 1851 >Dear Sister, >It has been a long time since you heard from me and longer since >i heard from you i halve never recieved a scrath of the pen from >you yet. i now am in the gold country had i known what i do now i >never would seen the gold digers what country and i never drawn >the least idea that it was the country that it is. Some ar doing very >well here. Some are doing nothing i am working for one hundred dolars >a month and board i think that i will be home this fall or winter if i >halve my health this sumer time ar tolerable good here now but i advise >all to stay at home i would give all that i am worth in the world to be >at home now but when i will get there i cant say forcertin i would like >to be at Just at home one hour to tell the rounds that i halve been\since > i left home i was thirteen months on the road to the mines i stoped among >the mormons and wintered among them i halve heard them represented as being >a band of roberes and i would call them a band of thieves and roberers i will >say nothing more at present on mormons I left Salt Lake for the mines the >twenty fifth of march we had snow for more than a month very cold and >disagreeable we arrive in the mines 30 day of may 1851 I halve heard of mr >pennell but haventseen him yet i halve riten to him i am looking for a >answer from him soon SAMUEL USHER is dead WILLIAM SPROTEMAN (?) is dead >and several others but that i halvent time to tell you of all that has >happened since i left home it sounds mighty sweet to say home there aint >nothing half so sweet as home ther has been several deaths since i left >John Clay is dead i sipose from notice(?) that i seen in the brunswicker I halv >had my heath very good since i left for the last week or too andi hope these few lines >may find you all enjoying the same devine blessing i would advise all my friends >to stay home and if they want to see the elipent look at this and be satisfied >tell the boys that i halvent fogoten any of them yet it looks but a few days >since we wer all together i stillremain you beloved brother my love to all and all >inquiring friends, > > Robert C. Usher > > >My Notes. The caps on the names above are mine. Now Ive been digging up dead >relatives for over 20 years. My gut feeling is that is your SAMUUEL USHER and >WILLIAM (Sprotemam) is SPORTMAN and the father or brother of Mary Ann. >The Sister to whom the letter is addressed is: Delila Ann (Usher) PENNELL >m to William Doyle PENNELL, the mr pennell mentioned above William is the bro. >of Alice Hale PENNELL who m Peter S. BOGGS my 3 grandparents. Gee this just might >be your lucky day that you answerd my request. The original letter are in the >California State Libray in Sacramento. > >Cheers