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Sept. 14b James A. Wickersham diary, 1901.

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Collection Name	Wickersham State Historic Site. Manuscripts, 1884-1970s.
Identifier	ASL-MS0107-Diary02-1901-September14b
Title	Sept. 14b James A. Wickersham diary, 1901.
Creator	Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Contributors	Slemmons, Mary Anne [Transcriber]
Type	Text
Ordering & Use	http://library.state.ak.us/vilda_rights.html
Holding Institution	Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, PO Box 110571, Juneau AK 99811-0571 mailto:asl@eed.state.ak.us
Transcript	by the Health Officer we went ashore, and I was never happier to set foot on land - I am still sea sick tonight. I have been very kindly received by the people here and if I am not mistaken I have an opportunity to make a high and honorable record for myself as judge - if I am permitted to clean up the very bad condition which exists here. I adjourned the Unalaska term to meet here on Monday. I will go at once to hearing cases without jury. My decision in the Mongollon Case at Unalaska, and the speedy dispatch of the bus -iness of that court has produced a good impress =ion, and I feel sure that I start with a good feeling toward me. Whether Judge Noyes is to blame or not for the unfortunate condition here, the fact exists that the Nome court tangle has been used even in National politics to show the troubles likely to result to the country from the McKinley policy of expansion - it ha[s]
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