Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Sarah [Muir Galloway] and David [Galloway]
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Transcription
Feb 9th [4] the slughing is good now Ask for Oak hall which is about 10 miles from Madison South then ask for McKuby's district, or if you don't wish to come to school I will be in Madison any day you set you had better come to school t[illegible] and I will give you a lecture I lecture every Saturday evening on chemistry or [illegible] Philosophy sometimes to sixty or seventy you know it does not require much [illegible] to be a district school philosopher Dave has'nt visited my school nor I his But I saw him once and he said he was infimibly happy among his generous dutch, he has singing schools and Sabbath schools and writing schools I hope Maggie & John are happy and the wee [baby?]. May you all be always blest. Good by John Muir [1] [Feb. 9, 1862] Dear Sarah & David I got your letter a good long while ago but I have been so busy I have hardly known where I was Mother wrote me that you were all pretty well I am well as usual, the usual blessings attending district school teaching do not seem to yield the [illegible] consequences which I had anticipated The Monday morning that I commenced I did not know where to look nor what to say nor what to do and I'm sure looked as bashful as any maid, A [illegible] turtle upside down on a velvet sofa was as much at home I heard a scholar declare that the teacher didnt seem to know bran, but all moves with regularity and ease now I couldnt get my clocks out with me at first
Location
[Oak Hall, Wisc.]
Date Original
[1862 Feb 9]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 23.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0335-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0335
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
