Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[David Gilrye Muir]

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[1867] [in margin: Fernandina Fla Going to Cedar Key] Oct. 15th Near Fernandina FloridaDear brother I rec'd your remittance in about one week after receiving your letter It took ten days to get her I mean to go to Cedar Key Fla & watch a chance for Cuba or some other of the W. Indies I took the boat from Savannah to Fernandina because the coun- try is covered with wet impenetrable swamps I will re- commence my walking this morning I sent my plants per ex' to you please give them to Sarah to care of untill I return Tell her to keep them dry and away from rats & if you or any of you open them to look at them please be extremely careful to avoid mixing or misplacing them

Location

Near Fernandina, Fla.

Date Original

[1867] Oct 15

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 13.0 cm

Resource Identifier

muir01_1144-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 1144

Copyright Statement

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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.

Copyright Holder

Muir-Hanna Trust

Copyright Date

1984

Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

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

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