Iron Pot Lighthouse,
April 15th 1875
My dear Mother,

I write this in case an opportunity of sending it may occur, altho I am afraid that will not be as a gale has just set in and Saturday the mail leaves town, but as I told you in a former letter you must not be disappointed at not receiving my letters so regularly as in times past. I have recd 4 newspapers this mail from you but as yet no letter but that may come to hand yet. We have all been up in town on the first of this month and altho the measles and fevers have been very bad, we have all escaped as yet thank God. I see by the papers that the winter has been very severe at home. There has been a severe loss on the Australian of a steamer of upwards of 100 lives. I hope that you have got safe over the severe weather. Ours is only beginning after the hottest summer that I have known as we have had hardly any rain for 4 months. We are all pretty well at present and hope that all with you are in like enjoyment of good health. I have very little news that would interest, you and so with kindest love from Chris and Children to Grandma, Aunts and Uncles,

I remain dear mother,

Ever your affect son

James C. Parkinson