Buenos Ayres July 23rd 1885

My own Dear Wife

Arrived on the 18th a long and rough passate, received two letters one dated May 5th, the other March 26th forwarded by P McQuade from Victoria.  My Dear Wife I am happy to know our Dear son is bright and well and feel fully contented that his Dear Mother will make his future Bright and happy as far as human power extends, you and baby Dear Wife are always remembered in my prayers  I like babys name, and shal always remember Alton Frost a bright little fellow having a good Mother, you should keep the nurse till fully recovered, the many cares you have had lately were enough to break a stong -- constitution. I have had good health

the passage, but always get a cold in port.  I do not like the winter in Vancouvers Island, otherwise I should have tired some business there.  I am heartly tired of the sea, also knowing you dislike the life so much.  I hope baby will not grow fond of the water, My Darling  I can bear patiently Capt. Ps. fussiness but suppose all natures have a limit to bearing, true or imagined wrongs.  The Condor has made no money lately her long delay at Panama and small freight and when chartering he gave the charter's power to keep the vessel their own time he had to do this but remember the Captian was to blame from this spring up old cases.  He does not know what kept the Condor so long on the passage from Montreal.  Of course all hands were sleeping the passage and the winding up was giving the Condor seventy five days passage to Buenos Ayres

I told him he could take the Condor himself, And if he could not get a mate I would go with him, now instead of seventy five days the Condor was over one hundred days he has no one to blame in this case and feels lost, instead of making the mate pay for short Cargo at Buenos Ayres, as other ships, the Captain was to blame.  I do no like this country but think I can do better than giving to sea,  he met our friend Capt. Murray in San Francisco.  I hear Mr Kelly is working on the new dock building at Esquimalt, his wife has a son  she was to remain at Moodyville during her confinment.  I imagine she has made the neighborhood hot before this.  I do not wish them an-- they [letter is torn for about 4 lines] 

only reached the Boca and the mail closes for New York while writing she remains at Montevideo some time a boat leaves at 1 P.M. to deliver late letters mailed here.  We have a mail on the first of August by England  Letters are so uncertain that it is useless to inquire for any gone astray, since we were here they have a new council of course any letters remaining would likely be destroyed, do not write till you hear from me again.  I will send you some money it is stranged Mrs Cameron did not tell you where Capt. P. went.  Remember me kindly to all.  I often think of the Home circle Dear wife knowing how kind they are to you and baby I am sorry to hear of your Fathers loss  I wish I could take him a horse [page torn, about 4 lines] sound well - a man