Creator
David [G. Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Portage City Dec 31st 1862. Dear John I believe I wrote last but as I see no sign of your answering I must write again. The folks are all well, Maggie is about the same as she was last summer Hope you are well my son, I am still trotting around the counter tearing rags [illegible] fine business for winter. It will do a fellow more good in the way of sharpening, and trading, than teaching I think. I wonder who on earth you don't write a letter to let us know how you are getting along, and how the [illegible] prospers, and who is there. Mother wants to know if you are coming home about New Year. You should come if it were for nothing else but to get your clothes here where they are cheap I will be very much obliged to you if you will do some business for me about the first of March that is to pay the interest on my land I will send the money, and the de[illegible] -tion of the land, and you can do it as well as I can. Will you do it I had a most glorious visit last Saturday. Perhaps you don't know that [illegible] is teaching in the Town of [Caledonia?] this winter about ten miles from here Well you see I started on Saturday afternoon and got here early in the evening and staid all night and till three on
Location
Portage, [Wisc]
Date Original
1862 Dec 31
Source
Original letter dimensions: 30.0 x 19.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0457-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0457
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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
