Keeper Amos Cliff

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).