Creator
John Reid
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Buffalo Wis Nov 5th 1863 Friend John We received your letter and was glad to hear of your welfare, we are all well or about the same as usual Maggie [Keeps?] on about her [illegible] way although the last 4 or 5 days past she has not been quite so well, Anne is beginning to run about now growing finaly. Eward Cripps if going down to Madison to day I gave him $10 to give you. the other fifty Dollars I think I can give you unless I should be drafted and then I think that you can get it, still things may turn round to be different than I expect. I had to let David have fifty Dollars, I think John that I can let you have it anyway. I have got 260 busel of Wheat that I can sell. David & Sarah was over they are well David says that he is going to advertise his farm for sale. Arch McDougal has sold out forty acres for $800, also his brother has sold to, we are ploughing and has been for the last 3 week and have about 2 weeks more to do if weather permits, we had that [illegible] chap David our clerk up here last Monday he looks fine quite Smart he has him out for [illegible] months more to forbes five month for 18 Dollar
Location
Buffalo, Wis[c]
Date Original
1862 Nov 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 24.5 x 19.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0433-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0433
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
