Creator
Sarah [Muir Galloway]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]old clock that had served us so well came down to the floor with a crash and is in such a broken up condition I have not tried to get it mended. When I feel able to go down town I will use your gift toward putting another in its place and as I take note of the hours and minutes I will often think of your kindness.We had no Christmas gathering this year, as I have been sick. indeed I have not been very well since I was so ill last spring. About a week before Christmas I was much worse and later, was confined to bed nearly a week. I am pretty well again and hope to[3]to be about as usual soon. I have been utterly unable to take up my work in the old way and have found it necessary to keep a girl, as things must go on regularly, to keep everybody comfortable.You ask me to tell you how Joanna is getting along. It proves to be as you suppose, that Walter is not very successful, we hoped that when he commenced the new business he is engaged in, that he would do bettter, but I suppose he will be better able to tell next summer. Sometimes he is able to send plenty to keep the family comfortable and then again money comes very slowly.What you sent her last came01916
Location
Portage, Wisc.
Date Original
1895-01-09T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 13 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0717-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0717
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
