Farallon Island Lighthouse

Farallon Light Station, August 15, 1858. Dear Brother Horace, Your letter of July 1st was sent out to me a few days ago by Sodowick and I can assure you I was glad to hear from you, as I always am to hear from home. Since I wrote you last I have been to town [San Francisco] spending the Fourth with Sod. and settling up the accounts of the Light House for the last fiscal year. The late keeper was an ignorant man and the accounts were all hurly burly but they are straight now, and correct up to the close of the fiscal year (30th June).

Dear Brother Horace, As I have not written to you for some time, and have received several letters from you in the interium, I suppose it is about time to "spread myself' for the purpose and here I am....I have heard from town (San Francisco) but once this month, and I will tell you, I am getting awful tired of this loneliness, it is almost as bad as the state prison, but I am in hopes that government will make some arrangements to have a vessel visit us regularly. I am trying hard for it and have written one or two "official" letters on the subject.