Creator
Peter H. Burnett
Recipient
Louie Strentzel Muir
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his lady from Texas. I had not seen him for fifty-one or two years, and had never met her before. His name is William P Hardeman. His father, my uncle [illegible] fo[illegible] Hardeman, moved with his family to Texas in 1835, when my cousin was a youth. He is now 66. I saw him lst in Hardeman County Tennessee, in 1831. Our uncle Baily Hardeman was Secretary of the Treasury in Texas under President Burnet. Uncle Blackstone Hardeman also lived and died in that State. I think your parents will be apt to remember the Hardemans. My children and grandchildren are in good health with a few exceptions. For about 18 mos. Ada C. Ryland has suffered from some disease, which not only gives herpain, but effects his sight, so that she has to wear glasses, and can only read about five minutes. She is thus unable to keep up with the current news of the day from reading, and has to depend upon conversation for his knowledge of passing events. To one of his active and fine [illegible], it is a great deprivation. Her sister [illegible] is now under medical treatment for hardness of hearing, which makes her uneasy in the company of others. My son, John M. Burnett’s youngest daughter, a little girl 4 years old, is very backward about talking. She is a most beautiful child, and her parents are fearful she will never be bright. Give my kindest regards to your husband father and mother and call and see me when you visit the city.Yours truly Peter H. Burnett
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1882 Oct 23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0918-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0918
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
