Lucy Miller was one of the first female express agents for Wells Fargo. She and her sister, Julia Lois Jones, ran the Mariposa office for over 25 years. She also served as postmaster of Mariposa while her sister served three terms as Mariposa County's Superintendent of Schools. Miss Miller received this letter from a colleague in San Francisco three days after the earthquake.
San Fran.
Apr 21, 1906Dear Lucy: I know you thought of us. We got out without a scratch but well shaken. It was horrible but we are so thankful not to be maimed. We are with Ina. She & Mr. Wells are so good to us. This part of the city stood the shake well & escaped the fire. We have all our best clothes here & are well fed. We were among the lucky ones. Lucy, you will never know how dreadful it was. We are all standing it well. Our house still stands but unsafe to live in. Guess we can save all our things. The lower flats worse off than us. Going to see Mats folks. Have heard from no one. Write us.
With Love, Maude
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