Creator
[Ann G. Muir]
Recipient
Daniel [H. Muir]
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Transcription
[in margin: of letter to “Dear Daniel” from “your [mother)?]] [4]Dear Brother “Who ir ee comin on, and ire e weel” I am brim full of astonishment at the silence which has followed my visit and begin to think that it must be I did not make a good impresssion. Why does Emma never write to me. I have wait ed and waited for an answer to my letter but it has never come. I trust however that ere long we shall have something more satisfactory than even a letter I wish you could all make us a visit before the Fall has passed away. I return the pat[illegible] which Emma lent me and am much obliged. I would has sent them sooner but feared she was not at home. My love to all. Joanna.[Joanna G (Muir) Brown][in margin: 47] [1] 1874 Portage Augt. 10Dear Daniel I wrote you a few lines on your birth day and have not had an answer but believing that a [multiplicity?] of business and many worldly cares have engrossed all of your time I again write you I hope you and your family are enjoying good health has Emma returned from her visit The weather here has been excessively hot, so hot as to have injured the wheat crop considerably around here. All of your friends around here are in their usual health before [illegible] Sarah with her
Location
Portage [Wisc.]
Date Original
[1874 Aug 10]
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0135-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0135
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
