Records of the Gibbins Family: Also a Few Reminiscences of Emma J. Gibbins and Letters and Papers Relating to the Bevington Family (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Records of the Gibbins Family: Also a Few Reminiscences of Emma J. Gibbins and Letters and Papers Relating to the Bevington Family<br><br>IT is now many years since some old letters came into my hands which awoke my interest in the past generation of my father''s relatives. These letters gave great additional value to portraits which we possessed and by degrees through interviewing and corresponding with the children and grandchildren of my father''s brothers and sisters I borrowed and had typed a considerable collection of letters and papers. At the same time I begged the loan of family portraits and had these photographed. This was the work of about fourteen years ago and it seemed as if the necessary tme and ability might never be forth coming to put the collection into shape for publication. In'' the meantime many of my own generation were passing away and I have been anxious to complete the work while there were a few of them still living. I h0pe the selection may be of interest and value to them and also to the members of the younger generations.<br><br>I have been urged to let my book ''carry a message whether it does so or not depends I think on the spirit in which it is read.<br><br>I gratefully record the help I have received from many dear relatives and friends.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.