64-04-03  Vacaville  Solano Co Cal April 3d 1864 from L.F.C. to A & E Damrell

Dear Father and Mother
I once more embrace the opportunity to write you a few lines.  Amor is still 
mending slowly.  is now able to get up and dress herself and walk around the 
room a little, but is still vary poorly, this will inform you that we 
calculate to start for Orgon tomorrow, if the day is favorable.  We have had 
several slight showers of rain since I last wrote to you.  it is raining today 
but it will require a great deal more yet to make much grain here.  There is 
no work to be had here at any rpice.  Things are dull in the extreem.  I 
cleared 37 dollars on my chickens the short time we had them.  I sold what 
bacon I had to span(hams) at 20 cts per #. (sides) 16 cts per #.  I have no 
spiceal news to write.  The political horizon here is dark in the extreem.  
the people expect a draft here next month, and I think when ever it does 
begin, the fighting will begin.  I see no help for it,  Now Grandma as I wrote 
to you not long since, I will not write much now, but when I get to Oregon I 
will write & give you an account of our Journey, the country etc, etc, it is 
about 550 miles to where we are going, will take us about 4 weeks to make the 
trip,  I hope this will find you all well.  no news, but Remains your children 
in haste.  P. S. I will mail this at Cachville on my way to Oregon. 
 L.F. Canterberry
on back side of paper:  John Norton and Eliza will stay here until Fall, John 
has the promis of work all summer, he gets 32 1/2 Dollars per month until hay 
harvest, then 45 Dollars till wheat harvest, he boards himself.  their Post 
Office will be Suisun  Solarmo Co Cal. Amor sais she can eat as much as common 
but can't do the work. L.F.C.