FREDERICK HODGES, MANAGER 



Telephone, Berkeley 1O6O. 



The Hillside Printery 



3Fmr Sob Printing. 



15 CANYON ROAD. 



BERKELEY, CAL M. C em be T .... 1 7 1 91 5 



Dear Uncle Georg*:- 



I am enclosing a small Christmas remembrance, 

 small for two reasons: (1) because I do not know what you would 

 like, ana therefore I am sending this, and (2) because it is a bit 

 of my own work, I having taken and printed the picture myself, and 

 also printed the mount and mounted the picture, and 1 hope it will 

 be more acceptable to you than sometning that I might buy. 



As you may perhaps know, Cousin Hal nas sent me several 

 boxes of Father's things. I have been reading some of his diaries, 

 and find that you and he were classmates with Jonatnan Dorr at the 

 Roxbury Latin school. I wonder if you can tell me what denomina- 

 tion nr. Thompson's cnurch was. I find that you and Father attend- 

 ed meeting at this church Sunday Jan. 15, 1860 in the evening to- 

 gether. 



He says, "We had a small evening meeting on account of 

 the bad walking. George Kennedy was at the meeting and afterwards 

 we had quite a long talk on matters pertaining to religion. He 

 and I agree on some points and disagree in otners." 



Oh Jan. 27 he writes; «T still have my doubts about the 

 Bible, and they seen to be increasing. I rather incline to believe 

 as g. Kennedy does, that there is no eternal punishment, but that 

 'bad men will be punished hereafter, th> not forever." 



Feb. 4) he continues; "Some time ago I told Mother about 

 my doubts &c &c. I did not think that ehe would be grieved as she 

 was. I do not think that she takes a fair ground. she would not 

 have me associate with George K. and one or two otners." 



This is the ;ast time tnat he mentions anything aoout his 

 beliefs, etc. 



I did not know that you nad two sisters. Father mentions 



