Creator
Sarah [Muir] Galloway
Recipient
John Muir
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01647 [2]after he draws his first months salary, indeed he has always sent her a little as he could, but it was very little, and sometimes much needed before it came. As soon as Joanna let us know how matters stood both Mother and I, let her have some money until she could be supplied, then your generous order came to help her through the hard place, and so altogether the cloud has lifted, the more so as she now expects to move to Philidelphia in a few months and so the family will be united again and that is the best of all as the separation has been long and [weary?]. I am ashamed to see how long it is since I received[3]that good, kind, letter from you, I see it is dated Jan 13 and is full of Kind words, and wishes, and it also brings to my mind that I have never thanked you for your christmas remembrance, You are always doing so many kind things. I wonder if I shall ever be able to do other, then to thank you with words “though the Lord knows they are heartfelt. It will be a glad day for me when the Kansas land increases in value and can be sold so that I can repay you as far as money goes, but your kind thought for us all and your loving, ready help in the dark days can never be repaid. We have all got along very well the past year and
Location
Portage, Wis
Date Original
1893 Mar 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 12.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_0900-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0900
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
