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Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1861 Dec. 25, Augustin Hibbard
Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1861 Dec. 25, Augustin Hibbard
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Victoria VI [Vancouver Island] –[ Dec 25th/61
Dear Brother
This is Christmas day and as I take my pen to write you a few lines. Wishing you a merrie time and a happy New Year, my mind travels back to years, and I am again taking my Christmas dinner at St. Andrews surrounded by the loved ones at home, it is a pleasing illusion, and I suffer myself to enjoy it for awhile, but as I dismiss it, God knows, how much I wish that it was a reality. I wrote you a few hurried lines by the …