Creator
Annie G. Reid
Recipient
John Muir
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[4] Portage City Feb 24th 1873Dear uncle John it is evening and i am going to write to you it is papa birthday he is 38 years old. my birthday was the 29 of this last month I am 10 years old and Annie is 11 years old did you get any thing on Christ- mas i got lots of things and had a nice time to. i got a pair of gloves and a lace collar and a comb and a [illegible] Annie got a pair of gold earings and a silver brest pin and to a lace collars and some others little things Harrie got a book and a little kittie and some other little things and we 00649 [1] Portage City Feb 24th 1873 Dear Uncle John I am going to write to you and I would like you to write to me Uncle John did you get any things on Christmas I got a good many things I got a pair of gold earrings and a silver brespin and to lace colars and a nice card in my stocking and and all the famleys went up to Grandpapas on Christmas and had a nice time and Gandpapa went down town on Christmas and got us all a present he got Jessie and me a little doll and he gave us all a nice card he gave Hary and Willie Muir a little candies whirl he gave Hary and Willie a card to so you see we had a nice time. Jessie's birth- day has just past and she got a nice belt and a nice ribbon and that is just past a little while ago will you tell me if you got anything or and what you got I am taking Musick lesson's I haven't taking 00649
Location
Portage City, [Wisc]
Date Original
1873 Feb 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_1071-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 1071
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
