E H Gilbert, Letter 1, page 4

E H Gilbert, Letter 1, page 4 regular work and discip- line of the crew that had aided Harvard in her races so much as the S.S’s at Yale. And now a word about Aiken. I think him an ill balanced ren- evade whom I have no respect for and no matter how I felt I wouldn’t aid him. Per- sonly I have nothing against the Societies except the fact that they left me and I will say that same of my best friends belonged to them. I don’t wish Writer E H Gilbert Date written 188_-0x-0x Paper x in x x in, ivory unlined, George H Gilbert Company stationery Pen Penmanship Style File name Gilbert E H 18xx-001-001-001