Creator

Sarah [Muir Galloway]

Recipient

John Muir

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[4]some too laugh now John and say that's like you well now I must stop I hope you are well and strong and happy and the best wish I can wish you, you have God bless you John From your very it is so dark Affectionate Sister I can scarcely see Sarah to finish00265[1] Fountain Lake March 14th My very Dear Brother John Surely you have forgotten all about having a sister up here somewhere called Sarah or else you have not received our last letter and so have made up your mind that we want to keep no correspondence whatever with you, David & I have both written a good while ago and I have looked for a letter a good many times since that, I got word from Maggie that they were expecting you up and O how many many times I have looked out the pantry window to see if I could see Fathers Team comeing and you there but no John yet, John you can guess what kind of a letter I can write when you think this is washing day and George squalling by my side, but I expect David is going to Portage too morrow and I would send it with him. I saw John Reid too day Maggie has been very sick she can sit up only00265

Location

Fountain Lake, [Wisc]

Date Original

[1861] Mar 14

Source

Original letter dimensions: 18.5 x 25.0 cm

Resource Identifier

muir01_0181-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 0181

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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

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