Creator
John H. Riley
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
December the 12 1866 Henry County Indiana Sir Mr Mur[illegible] as a Friend I seated my self to drop you a few line to let you no that I am well and hope that these will find you the same good blessing, times is toerble hard hear as for money Matters and as I am a new beginner at the Bisiness it will keep me digging for the first year or till my crop comes in I a Friend in need, is a Friend deed, this is my intension is to get some money and through friend ship to, and if you want Security I will get that for you and good to, for as long as 6 or 7 Month or till I get my wheat out in harvest this mon at I told you I was going on his farm if I was there I could [illegible] you I think and talk over some thing would be sadifactory to you. I am oing some and if I don't com up, it will go hord here after as I am a beginer and this is my reason for calling on you for $40. if you have it to spair and not a fraid. if therd is any thin at is in the may dont
Location
Henry County, Ind.
Date Original
1866 Dec 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0896-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0896
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
