Creator
Maggie [Margaret Muir Reid]
Recipient
John Muir & Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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Transcription
01101[2]that if a dispatch came to send it directly to a certain place, he, or the message boy, failed to be prompt, & to their dismay they heard the whistle of the departing train, as the dispatch was put into their hands. The poor fellows went home hanging their heads. There is a freight train starts from Crete for Lincoln at six oclock A. M. so they concluded to try to go by it. but were again doomed to disappointment when they found out the train was about three hours late. They then went home & ate breakfast & I suppose began to think that there was nothing certain in this world, and judging by our behaviour the past winter. that perhaps we would object to Sunday traveling & might not come home until next day. so they then sent a dispatch telling us to come to Crete on the noon train. (which of course was our intention)
Location
Crete, Neb
Date Original
1883 Mar 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 40.5 x 12.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_1048-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 1048
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
