Creator
S. Hall Young
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
00973 [4]I Articles placed in the coffin. 2 pairs flannel drawers at $2.00 ……… $4.00 1 undershirt ………………………………. 2.00 1 fine “ ……………………………… 1.50 1 pr pants ………………………………….. 8.00 1 vest ………………………………………. 4.00 1 coat ……………………………………….. 20.00 1 overcoat! ………………………………….. 30.00 1 pr shoes …………………………………… 5.00 1 “ socks …………………………………… 2.00 1 “ gloves ………………………………….. 1.50 1 “ mittens …………………………………. 3.00 3 silk handkerchiefs at 2.00 …………………. 6.00 1 white blanket ……………………………… 3.00 1 blue “ …………………………………….. 4.00 1 hunting sack ………………………………. 5.00 1 [illegible] 60.00 Total val. of goods in coffin 159.00II Debts of honor paid to those who presented gifts & performed services for the dead while the corpse lay in state. Paid for dissecting & [removing?][1]Fort Wrangel, Alaska. Jan. 26. ’81.John Muir,Dear Friend;Fort Wrangel is a very indignant town just now & the most indignant part of it is the missionary establishment. The steamer failed to bring any letters for the place. The fault lies (so Ned Hughes says) with the P.M. at Port Townsend who mislaid the mail bag somehow. So we are completely in the dark as to the doings of our friends & “enterprises of great pith & movement” in the mission world have to lie by & perhaps fail because of the carelessness of
Location
Fort Wrangel, Alaska
Date Original
1881 Jan 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0426-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0426
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
