1854 LAWLOR LETTERS May 20 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY St. Louis, Mo. to John Lawlor (brother) to Margaret Meehan Sonora, Calif. May 20, 1854 St Louis May 20 th 1854 Dear Sister I have this day received a letter from home giving us an Iedia of your where abouts I hasen to write you a few Lines In hopes of hearing from you derect as thair is Nothing in the wourld would give me more pleasure 5 and wonct a coraspondence astablished then I would be in hopes of Meeting with you or Som of your Famaly at leasts at Som future time &(?) when you ware in Australia I had no Iedia at all of ever heering From you but now that you are in Californie a 10 Contry So Fammillier to Me particularly the northern Part whare I lived part of the years of 49 & 50 & which was as Near as I can learn about the time you arived thair & only think of this wee that ware Separated In our Infancy, to be perhaps within calling ay, mabe 15 In each others presance and yet unconcious of it I would have ben very glad to have met you In Californie and I know you would have ben a little Moved to our Sister Teresa is hear and is realy overjoyed to hear from you and to know you are still in the land 20 of the liveing. She wants to go rightoff to Californie I think She will not give the PostOffice or Clerks eney Peac untill She hears More from you and yours. Teresa was Marryed about three years ago her husband Died a few weeks after. I was Marryed Seven years last Feb. 25 and have now three children and lost won Eight months old