Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[David Gilrye Muir]

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[6]Charles Jay is frequently found guilty of joking. How do you get along in learning your trade How do you spend your [coinings?] How many & what kind of acquaintances have you What church do you attend I suppose that you still intend to go to school. I am sure that a year spent in the study of practical machanics will not be bewarled as lost Mary Hareus is teaching school in Sydenham Her .P.O is still M[illegible] I am very sleepy will you please send me the following books by express as soon as possible Loomis's Introduction to practical Astronomy (Latest edition) Elements of [deleted the] Anyleytical Geometry and of the Integral and Differential calculus of LoomisThe people of the Hollow send their respects I remain affectionately your [brother?] John

Location

St. Vincent

Date Original

1866 Feb 28

Resource Identifier

muir01_0788-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 0788

Copyright Statement

The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html

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.

Copyright Holder

Muir-Hanna Trust

Copyright Date

1984

Page Number

Page 4

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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