Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Dav[id Gilrye Muir]

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[1] Saturday afternoon June 9th /66Dear Dany I have just read your Dutch difficulties and am as pleased at the thought of seeing you so soon as you are [illegible]turbed by the prospect of leaving Buff As for employment here You may come along and begin work in our shop in five minutes afer you step from the cars at $10 or 12 per week and you may remain here winter & summer untill you are gray.In a month or two you will likely be able to get $15 a week I have been working by the piece at plough handles, but have now got a steady job of running the principal circular saw in the shop at $18 per weekIf you arrive upon the night train stop over night at the California House it is but a few steps from the depot - if upon the day train come direct to the Hub & spoke factory and ask for John Muir. our factory is about two minutes walk from the depot directly southAff' your brother John

Location

[Indianapolis, Ind.]

Date Original

1866 Jun 9

Resource Identifier

muir01_0844-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 0844

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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