Creator
S. Hall Young
Recipient
John Muir
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[6]ceremonies but only insisted upon having order & no whiskey at the feasts. I had sent to Sitka for a brass [illegible] for old [Shushak?] who said he would die happy if he could see it belonging to him. The gun came but was carried past to Portland. The old man was terribly stricken by this blow but rallied & I believe for about two weeks hung on to life tenaciously just to see that cannon before he should die & at last when Nature lost her patience the old [heathen?] just before he died uttered his last & I suppose his first prayer as follows: “O Chief Above, if there be such a being up yonder, have pity upon me & let me live to see my big brass [illegible]”. The [illegible] of this [illegible][7]appears from the [fact?] that Shuatak had been for a year a regular attendant upon chuch & had been privately admonished besides. I will not give you [illegible] this time for the boat is in sight [Roby?] is a marvel of good temper & good health. Susie is getting “whiter” every day. Mrs [Y.?] is well & joins in best wishes.Yours [S. Hall Young.?]
Location
Fort Wrangel, Alaska
Date Original
1881 Jan 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0432-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0432
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
