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Letter From Sylvan Rathbun To Albert Rathbun 1853 April 28, Sylvan Rathbun

Gold Rush Life

Rich Gulch April 28th / 53 Dear Brother I received your letter of Febuary 28th, the other day giving a good account of things at home. It found me well and hardy and diging gold in the Old Gulch. I sent you a map [letter] the first of April with a few lines in it. Since, I sold my ranch for five hundred dollars. So after debts are all settled I will have about that much "ahead of the game” I have had another mule stolen since I wrote you last winter. Three others wer stole at the same time …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1861 Dec. 7, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria V I Dec 7^th 1861

My Dear Brother

Your welcome letter of Oct 1^st came to hand to day, and I hasten to reply to it although I have not time to write but a few lines as the Steamer remains here but a short time to day. I wrote to Ashley by last mail, and will write to you again soon.

My health is improving and I am now getting along better with my business, the difficulties I have had to contend with are disappearing, and I feel confident that I shall succeed in building up …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To William [Hibbard] 1850 Sept. 4, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

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Bushey Bar North fork of the Middle fork of the American River

September 4th, 1850

California

My Dear Brother William,

I wrote a few lines to Ashley by last mail. I had not then time to go into any details as it was only by a mere chance that I had an opportunity of sending to Sacramento City in time for the mail and I had very little time to write. As I gave him my reasons for maintaining so long a silence I shall say nothing more about that but proceed to give you a sketch …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To Brother [Ashley Hibbard], 1850 Aug. 20, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Bushey Bar North fork of the Middle fork of the American River

August 20^th, 1850

My Dear Brother,

Yours of the 6^th of May came to hand yesterday and in order that your expectations may not be realized, I hasten to reply to it.

I have not written to you, or any of the family, for more than a year it is true, but you should not conclude from that I had forgotten or ceased to think of you. No. My dear brother that is far from being the case. Many and a nights after a days …