Creator
Dave [David G. Muir]
Recipient
[John Muir]
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Transcription
the first month. 1 get $18 for the next 5 months, and $20 for the last 3, making $150 for the last 8 months, with board and washing, the former of which is tiptop.You know I have sold my oxen, and am quite free again. Ask D. Y. Abbott why he doesn't write once in a while. Tell him 1 want a Dutch and English dictionary, i.e. a Dutch-English, English-Dutch one. Ask him to let me know if they have any good ones, and how much it will cost. If he can't get a good one tell him to send it, and tell me what it cost, and I will send the money. You see, John, I have improved in my writing lately.Write soon and all the news. And remember Portage City. Goodbye, dear sir, says,Dave [Muir]
Location
[Portage, Wisc.]
Date Original
1862 Nov 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0449-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0449
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
