Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Dan[iel H. Muir]
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[2]patent, for I have about made up my mind that it is imposs- ible for me to escape from mechanics, I begin to see and feel that I really have some talent for invention, and I just think that I will turn all my attention that way at once. I am surprised to find so few real original inventors among workmen in these great shops, we have but one and I am very sure that I can very naturally improve his best invention rig a hub lathe. This town is noted for fever & ague, but I am determined not to leave it until I have made my invention mark I am now working at making plow handles.[1]I received letters lately from all of our family nearly and from Henry Butler & his father, and from Emily Petton, and from Chas' Jay and W. Trout. I wrote a letter to Mary & Anna full of advice about getting married etc. I hope that like their brother Dan they will not have any lavish fear concerning it. Emily sends me advice as follows, "stick to your in- ventions God did not give you that invention[barn?] for naught" etc. ------------------------------- Henry B sent his photograph and a letter written by himself His father, Prof' Butler sent me quite a note, together with a letter of introduction to a lady miss of this town in high life
Location
Indianapolis, Ind.
Date Original
1866 May 7
Resource Identifier
muir01_0818-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0818
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
