Creator
Sarah M. Galloway
Recipient
John Muir
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00325[4]I saw Father little more than a week ago he and Mother were about their usual but the girls had a bad cold Joanna was up at the Farm but as all the teams were busy getting in the grain she did not get over though she was there two weeks Mary & Anna were to be up too, it being their vacation but I did not see any of them Maggie keeps wonderful well for her and then she has such a good quite baby her little Jessie but Annie Father says is one of the most mischevious little things he ever saw put her out of one thing and she will laugh in your face and go into the next mischief she can see but as Father says they all bear with her she is so little David has been sowing oats this morning his wheat is all in he is working away as usual no one seems to want his Farm he has been putting in more apple trees the two big oak trees are cut down and the rows filled out. we had a letter from Dan the same day we got your last he was well he gets small wages but he seems to be in good spirits and expects to get more soon our little ones are well romping about most of the time expecting to hear from you soon I remain your affectionate sister Sarah Galloway 497
Location
Fountain Lake, [Wisc]
Date Original
[1863] Apr 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18.5 x 39.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0521-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0521
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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
