Creator
Joanna [Muir]
Recipient
Emma [Muir]
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Transcription
[2][in margin: I shall be very glad to hear from you [underlined: soon], and the Doctor also.]hope however that ere the season is over you may yet make us a visit. [ Mother?] and I have been quite busily engaged in mak- ing garden and already rejoice in the possession of of a beautiful row of peas of which we are very proud. We also have a good bed of lettuce (I should think that would bring her), and several rows of corn planted. Our [illegible] [illegible] is doing finely as is also Miss Murphy and the other ships. How are your plants prospering and how does gardening flourish? We had a letter from Father last night who is delighted with his new home [3]and as usual is busily employed in improving both house and grounds after which he will doubt- less become tired of it He however enjoys it at present. John has sent us some more of his pictures which are better than the ones from which Mary copied yours they look very natural and are the same size. I wish we had yours and Dan’s also. I have enquired about the price of butter here and at present it is about [illegible] it is higher than formerly owing to a man having moved here lately who buys up all the butter
Location
Portage City, Wisc.
Date Original
1874 May 16
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0087-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0087
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
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
