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Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1854 Oct. 12, Augustin Hibbard

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Coloma Oct 12^th 1854

My Dear Brother

I received your letter of Aug [August] 17^th in Sept. [September] but not in time to answer it by last mail

You can readily conceive that it was with much anxiety that I opened it, for the black seal told me, too well, that some-one who was near and dear to me had been taken by the hand of Death, to that bourne from whence no traveller [traveler] returns.

I should have liked very much to have seen brother Benton again in this world, but the will of the Lord be …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1854 April 12, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Coloma April 12th 1854

Dear Brother

Yours of Jany [January] 12th came duly to hand but I have been so busy getting in my [craps] fencing [al], that I have allowed a longer time than I should to pass without answering it. I trust that you found your trip to Europe to be one of both pleasure and profit. There is something peculiarly interesting in visiting countries, and viewing objects that have by their associations with past ages and occurrences become subjects of Historical interest, and had I a fortune I should certainly spend a few years in so doing. …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1854 Jan. 12, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Coloma Jany [January] 12th 1854

My Dear Brother

I believe that you of all the family write me the oftnest [oftenest], and your letters are always interesting and generaly [generally] long ones. Therefore in inditing this short Epistle to you I feel that shall still remain largely in your debt. I should have certainly written you a long letter by this mail had I not known that the letter to Father & Mother would be read by you and that you would consider it the same as you would were it addressed to you. In one of your letters you …