Creator
D[avid] G[ilrye] Muir
Recipient
Annie [L. Muir]
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Transcription
Mother has been very [weak?] for most of the winter & seems very well at present. [illegible] is very much better than she was a year ago. & they are both extremely well placed with their home (my old house) this has been a very dull winter & opening for trade, have had very poor crops for how grazing no vian & the cry is "hard times" but we have had lots of rain so for this spring [&?] winter wheat & hr spring wheat oats grass & [illegible] and ale grow- - ing nicely & the people are encouraged the weather has been too cold to plant corn so far. I wish I could spend six months in Cal & get the hang of it. I envy you of your experience of its climate. [stricken word] I [even?] can afford it & can spare the time I must see it. [illegible] John will [illegible] us lots of lectures on the subject when you get home. [Give?] our most cordial regards to John Mrs Muir Wanda & the baby. Would be pleased to hear from themYours [try?] D.G. Muir
Location
Portage, Wisc.
Date Original
1888 May 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_1044-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 1044
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
