Creator
Carl C. Zeus
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]of snow on the grass now which fell last night and it is nearly ten oclock in the fore [noon?]: Father said the day he died there was not a better man than you to go to for advice, so we have chosen you to advise us, for Fathers word is law. Please answer us as soon as convenient.Yours very respectfullyAltray HortonWilliam Horton01581[1]Buffalo Wis.May 20th – 92Mr MuirDear Sir,You no doubt expected to hear from us before this, but we have met with a sad loss since we saw you, Dear old Father is gone forever, he died very suddenly with heart failure the next Thursday night after we saw you. he had not been very well for three weeks. but he seemed quite well that day and felt quite encouraged. he left no will but had been talking with a Lawyer a while before and telling him how he
Location
San Jose, Cal
Date Original
1892 May 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_0571-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0571
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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
