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Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1862 Apr. 24, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria April 24^th 1862

Dear Brother

Yours of Feby [February] 14^th came to hand last mail, but the Steamer remained here so short a time that I had not time to answer it then. The receipt of of it gave me much pleasure for I had not heard from any of you at home for a long time. The last letter that I received was from Ashley under date of Jany [January] 1^st which I answered on Mch [March] 5^th I shall expect to hear from him again in May. Our mail facilities for the past …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1861 Dec. 25, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Victoria VI [Vancouver Island] –[ Dec 25^th/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 …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [Ashley & William Hibbard] Feb. 7, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Fort Townsend, Washington Territory

Feby [February] 7^th 1859

Dear Brothers,

It is now more than two years since I have received a letter from you, or have written to you. This is not right, we should correspond once a year at the least, but I suppose that you like myself, have been your whole time, so occupied with business, that although you have often thought of me, and, determined to write to me when you would have leisure, yet the time has insensibly passed away, and the letters are still unwritten. I do not seek to excuse myself but …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1856 Oct. 16, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

Fort Steilacoom, Puget Sound

Washington Territory

Oct 16^th 1856

Dear Brother,

Your very welcome letter of Aug 18^th reached me yesterday, and my heart was once more gladdened by knowing that at that date you were all well at home. I am, thank God, in good health and my prospects, in a worldly point of view are very fair. I have pretty severe work, as I am travelling the most of the time, and the facilities are small. My business is buying oil and cranberries, and, selling goods on [commission], for three houses in San Francisco.

I am …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1856 July 21, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

San Francisco July 21^st/56

My Dear Brother

I returned to this city on the 10 [ ] in good health having enjoyed my trip to Oregon, and, Puget Sound very much. I intend going up to the Sound again in about ten days. I went up for the purpose of getting orders, and, soliciting trade for a firm in this city, and, at the same time took a small stock of goods with me I did very well, and, think that there is a very good opening for a fair trade on the Sound.

It is one of …

Letter From Augustin Hibbard To [William Hibbard] 1855 Nov. 20, Augustin Hibbard

Gold Rush Life

San Francisco Nov 20^th 1855

My Dearest Brother

According to my promise in my letter to William by the last mail, I now proceed to answer yours of July 8^th. If you could actually realize my dear brother the pleasure that your letters give me and how anxiously I look for letters from home every mail, you would I think, often devote a few leisure moments in writing to me. I know that I am sadly remiss of my duty, in writing home so seldom, but the privations, hardships, and, disapointments [disappointments] I have experienced during the …

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

Gold Rush Life

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 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 …

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