Creator

[Ann G. Muir]

Recipient

Dan[iel H. Muir]

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[2]- and Sarah and Mabel are following up to the others I hope they will all be spared to be a comfort to both Emma and you – Emma will have many cares and anxieties both by day and by night concerning her little ones but how quickly times and seasons pass away almost before we are aware Portage is a very busy place this summer unusually so – all kinds of business seem to be prospering prices generally are much higher than usual except dry good” They remain about the same as they have been[3]I have just been to see Davids home since it was finished, it seems very comfortable and convenient, they are all well as usual, Carrie expects to graduate along with 18 others tomorrow evening Where our old house was sold I did not anticipate there would be so much difficulty in finding a suitable location nearer the business part of the city but one has not been found yet I like the house I am now in, although we are rather crowded. The location suits me very well A letter from Joanna tells us they are all well – but father thinks he would like to go back to Hamilton —

Location

Portage [Wisc.]

Date Original

1882 Jun 29

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Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir04_0872-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 0872

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The Huntington Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.

Page Number

Page 2

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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