Henry Alvarado

San Pablo January 10, 1881. 

My dear beloved Annie. Having a few minutes to spare, I am going to spend them with you, although I don't have much to tell you, having seen you so recently. I'm sending you Sunday's Examiner along with this letter. There is a lot of interesting reading in it; and it may be that it is more interesting than the Call. It seems to me to be a very good paper. (Of course, because it is Democratic.) Also I am sending you some more candy and nuts. Now I don't want you to write me a letter filled with thank-yous for this trifle, because it doesn't deserve such thanks. Never-the-less, dear Annie, I send them most sincerely. Write to me soon, because I'm very eager to hear from you. Today after the noon hour, I took a little walk to the train station. I went by way of the arroyo grande (San Pablo Creek), and consequently I passed the front of your house, but I didn't have the good fortune to see you. Of course you would have been busy inside the house. Don't fail to write to me soon, because it gives me such joy to hear from you. Day after tomorrow (Wednesday) I'm going to see you without fail. I think about you all the time, and I love you with all my heart, and pray to God that my love is reciprocated. Without further ado, I remain until I see you, Your affectionate and loving, Henry 

Central Pacific Railroad

Freight and Ticket Office 

Niles Station Dec 23, 1881 

My dearest Annie, 

Your kind and loving letter of the 20th inst. was duly received. I would have answered it yesterday the same day I received it but it was impossible to do so as I had more work than I could attend to being all alone in the office. The Agent having gone to San Jose. Today I am also all alone here the agent having gone to San Francisco with his family. The Freight business has been very large this week owing principally to the coming Holidays and it has kept us quite busy here. Dear Annie, I was very happy to hear from you and to hear that you have been having a good time. It seems that San Pablo has got to be quite lively since I left. I suppose that it was my presence that made it so dull before. Dont you think so? I will not go to San Pablo next Sunday. I will try and go on New Years day. I just received a letter from Gus & expect to hear from my brother John who arrived from Mexico a few days since. Dear Annie I want you to write me soon, very soon for you know we are far apart, and I am always very anxious to know how you are. I hope that you will have a good time [on] Christmas. I may go to the city on that day. Be a very good girl & think often of me. I think of you constantly. I have no more time to write now a train will be here in two minutes. Hoping to hear from you very soon. With much love I remain as ever & forever, Your Affectionate & loving Henry. Excuse haste.

San Pablo March 23rd 1886 

My dear Anita

Only a few lines to say to you that I am still in the land of the living and that the Post Office of San Pablo under the splendid new management progresses remarkably well. 

Mr. Terrell went to San

Francisco this morning and consequently I have been alone all day. The two letters that you had posted last eve. I found in the letter box this A.M. and I dispatched them with the morning mail. Well Petty have you been playing any more tricks on the natives? If so you must have them completely terrorized. Tell Mollie I say she is a house breaker and a dangerous character to be at large among the peaceable citizens of San Pablo. Well Petty, it is now getting quite dark in the Office and I must bring this scroll to a close. Be a good dear little girl and write soon to your hubby - Hoping to see you tomorrow eve. and to hear from you soon. I remain as ever Dear Petty. With much love Your Affectionate & loving Henry. Adios querida hasta la vista