Creator

[Ann Gilrye. Muir]

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]weeks ago, and then fever set in she is now getting better – she is able to sit up most of the day — Joannas health has improved a little since she came home she still uses her cane, and as one eye has improved a good deal, we hope the other will also. Mary is well and has been home all winter, and has been a great help to me through this trying time — but she intends going to Madison tomor- -row — David’s wife has been very sick indeed, for the last four months but I am glad to write that she has been improving for the last two weeks an is now able to sit up for half an hour — the rest of them are well – Sarah and David Gall paid us a visit yesterday [3]they are all well – Margt and her family are well as usual but John’s business takes him a great deal from home now Tonight he starts for the east and will be gone for a month at least – your father has wrote me two letters since he left home, he is well and still likes Hamilton — A few weeks ago we had a letter from Racine informing us of another little girl being added to their family – so our circle still enlarges – My sisters daugh- -ter Mrs Lunam sent me her Photograph from Dunbar last week she very kindly sent me some very interesting news about our friends both in Scotland and England and last week I had 3 large papers from a Cousin that has

Location

Portage [Wisc.]

Date Original

1876 Feb 28

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir03_0397-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 03, Image 0397

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 2

Keywords

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

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