Creator

Katie [Cairns? Muir]

Recipient

Emma [Muir]

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Portage Wis Jan 1/85Dear Sister EmmaI received your beautiful card on Christmas morning, for which accept my thanks; I enclose my photo which I had taken two months ago. [We are?] all well [except?] myself, Grandma Muir is quite well, Sarah almost her usual health & her girls are well also.We are having very cold weather 11 degrees below zero today [noon?] 15 below one day last week. We heard lately of you through Maggie that you spent Thanksgiving with the ..., [illegible] well & prospering - what - blessings! May they [illegible] sometime. Remember me to the children [illegible] Katie [illegible] [Muir?]

Location

Portage, Wisc.

Date Original

1885 Jan 1

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir05_0184-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0184

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The Huntington Library. 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

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