Creator

Jaonna [Muir Brown]

Recipient

Mary and Willis [Hand]

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Kansas City Mo. June 1, 1883.Dear [Mary and Willis?]Congratulations once! twice! thrice!!! Good heavens but how you have surprised us, I did not expect to get paid back so soon. I suppose you feel, as the Arkansas people would express it, [deleted: quite] mighty set up like with your two boys. Well blessings many on the small Hand is the hearty wish of [his?] Aunty J. Mary I hope you may soon be better than ever and when you can24Kansas City Mo. May 32 [drawing]Hip Hip Horrah!!Now that is good! But if we cant [scare?] up a boy we can [illegible] you on time. Well many good wishes for the young mans health and manys quick and safe return to strength and health. Our little K—(Jay wont let me say what my pet name is for baby) is getting to be a regular frolick and claims the most of my time whe I am in the house, she is up to lots of little pranks.Truly Walter Brown24

Location

Kansas City, Mo.

Date Original

1883 jun 1

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Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir04_1068-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 1068

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Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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