Creator
Walter Brown
Recipient
John Muir
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[letterhead] 01229Room 10 Sheidley Bldg.May 31st 1886John Muir Esq Martinez Cal Dear Brother,Herewith I hand you Warranty Deed to three acres of land described as follows tosit: West 1/2 of 6 acres of land in SW/[illegible] of SEc 9[illegible]) ten town 49 Rauge 38: Commencing at a point 11 cls & 6 links west [stricken word] and 10 cls & 9 Links North of the SE co'r of the SW 1/4 of Src'10 L49R33 their West and paralel with the South river of Said [illegible] Five Cl's & 26 Links. To a joint, then 'North Nos 8 degrees 3d E cl's & 216 Links to a point, then E to cl's & 26 links then South Nor'80 30' E 11 sls' & 26 links to place of begining, containing three acres fo alnd sold Mch 6th 1886 by Paul K. Condor to John Muir. The deed would have been done sooner but [illegible] Court House in which the Recorder had his office bloew down in our great Storm of May 11th, the Record Books were not damagged as only the two upper Stories were destroyed. I have a chance to trade or sell just now and it may be that I can do so to good results. We have a good deal and it will make good money, I have [illegible]000.$ here from David waiting for a deal as good. Love to all, Truly Walter Brown
Location
Kansas City, Mo
Date Original
1886 Apr 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0654-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0654
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
