Creator
D[aniel] H. M[uir]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[letterhead]Dec 14 1885Dear Bro. JohnYour draft of $600. came to hand in due time but ere it arrived the 5 acre tract had been raised to $5000.00 but I still thought it the cheapest price in the market and so took it now as it required $2000.00 spot cash and I had but $1700.00 of syndicate money I had to put in $300.00 of my own and so will expect it to drop a share with the rst. I have had the land surveyed platted & recorded as "Muir's Addition to J. O. Young's last Lincoln” and to may surprise had an offer today of $1000.00 for our bargain $500. on the spot and $2500.00 as soon as the papers could be drawn and assume the notes to mortgage I told the man to cough up $3000.00 more and take it along thinking
Location
Lincoln, Neb
Date Original
1885 Dec 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 24 x 14.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0568-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0568
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
