Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Mary [Muir]
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Transcription
[4][Now?] Mary you should just [illegible] grit and [bone?] of that kind in your letters I only scribble that nonsense to show you that these small matters which occur in the neighborhood which you do not think worthy of note are still of interest to us when so far from home. I am sorry that John & David have had to leave home but it is better that they go down to sojourn in this American Egypt then of fight American Philistines. I trust Mary that you are deligently employed in the acquisition of knowledge - prepare yourself for usefulness as a teacher and do not think of marrying for long years to come, is my advise this note will also do for Anna & JoanGive my kindest love to all at home Write soon Affect'ly John [1] March 5th /6[5?]Dear Sis' Mary I would give you a kiss cash down for the satisfaction of seeing you I fancy that your face is [illegible] so lean and little but that I could easily find it. I received your last letter with a great deal of pleasure but it was not great enough in [of its?] dimensions minute enough in its details or sufficiently [illegible] knick knacky [illegible] [illegible] is a f[illegible] for a [illegible] letter from you [illegible] though as regards style I by no means commend it to your exact i[illegible]
Location
[Meaford, Canada]
Date Original
1865 Mar 5
Resource Identifier
muir01_0688-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0688
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
John Muir National Historic Site. 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
