Creator
Margaret [Muir Reid]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Saterday night Brother John Margaret says that I must write some but I declare that I don't know what to write for she write first and tell you all the news and leaves nothing for me to write. well you father is here tonight studing the Bible for his sermon for to morrow, he has been here all the week mostly [illegible] of straw wood & potatoes to save time so that we can go to ploughing, we have got in sixty acres of winter wheat and got the potatoes all in the [illegible] and commence plowing, in regard to the fence I think that we will get along still I think that he has no right to it but any think for peace sake. David & Charles have settle their affairs. Charles has paid Dave $100 down the other in 3 years that is $100 every year. that leaves David short of $100 on Everest payments I received a letter from Everest stating that he must have that $100 down before he can deed the place. David has changed his mind of farming his land next season [lets it out to John?] Dick & Harry. We have just heard of the death of [Martan Maynard?] girls [illegible] this morning she is going to be buried tomorrow their has been 2 more died within the last two week. John let us so live that we may be prepared to go in [heaven?] from John
Location
[Jeddo, Wisc]
Date Original
1862 Oct 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 31.5 x 19.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0419-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0419
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
