Creator
Octavine C. Briggs
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
When they are sick and in poverty I go in and work to make them well. We are pretty quiet in our little home and pretty poor so everything that helps makes us glad - Thank you [illegible] so much!Sincerely yoursOctavine C. BriggsSan Francisco.452 1/2 Lehama St.452 1/2 Lehama StreetJuly 4, 1900My dear Mr Muir,It made me glad when you sent that money by Mr Ke[stler?] for my nursing work - You see I live down here among the poor people and am quite alone with just a house-keeper. Our work isn't charity because we are just friends to the neighbors.02708
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1900 Jul 4
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0269-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0269
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
