Creator
[Joanna Muir]
Recipient
May [Mary Muir]
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Transcription
[2]waiting below to see my room mate and myself. and joyful was I when one of them placed two letters in my hand, one from you the other from Annie, They had kindly enquired for me and also intended spending the evening. it being [underlined: Friday night], for they were two of our classmates, so I was obliged to sacrifice my anxiety to read my letters, to polite ness, and entertain them. But oh! May how glad I am again to hear from you. Yes I was home Christmas and found everything much as of you indeed it seemed as though they had the same dish rag and that it hung in the same place, that each chair stood on the same spot that Mother had never changed either dress, apron or shoes, or in [3]fact that there had been a single motion in the house since I left. We had a fine time Christmas, I made a new calico dress, which has since been the admiration of the whole school. I also remodeled another, so that I was pretty busily engaged. I then returned to school, have, a splendid boarding place, the most pleasant I ever had in my life, and only pay $300. per week, and have my washing done too, certainly I was directed here by an unseen hand, my roommate is a very agreeable little body and I am happy. It was not convenient for me to room this term, as my old room mate left me, and then the weater seemed very cold to do our own work, and this board
Location
Osh[kosh], Wisc.
Date Original
1874 Jan 25
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0025-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0025
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
John Muir National Historic Site. 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
