Creator
Walter Brown
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
01221[letterhead]March 6# 1886John Muir Esq Martinez CalMy Dear Brother:I have at last bought a tract of [illegible] for you, or rather bargained for it, I shall make a contract in the morning and pay a small earnest down thren we will get (gat) up an abstract and I will have my attorney examine the title when if it is found all O.K. I will take deed in your name and give Deed of Trust back for the unpaid portion ($4000.) I having bought three (3) acres @ 2000.$ per acre, I shall have to sign your name (as agent). Now you asked me to buy only 5000.$ worth for you but I could do better by talking for you 1/2 of a 6 acres lot, but in case you feel disappointed I will give you 1000.$ and so relive you of liability that much. the land is pretty and high and very near 17 acres that I own a share of and adjoining a small piece that I have a professional interest in. I shall spend some money with the news papers and we are now opening Prospect [illegible] to go fast and this land lies near it so will get
Location
Kansas City, Mo
Date Original
1886 Mar 6
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0624-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0624
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
