Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Mary and Anna [Annie L. Muir]
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Transcription
[2]But the sun rose some times and set some times and things are changed and I say Pr du Chien N[illegible] My Dear Mary and Anna My Dear twin sisters goodbye your very affectionate brother JohnDid I ever write Da[illegible] Mary and Anna, before I guess not but you were dear before you k[illegible] although Mary I used to [scold?] you and you used to [scold?] me and exhort me to be a better brother, than I would say "Mary I'll make you a pulpit" This was all bad and Mary I don't think I will scold you so any more and you dear Anna you scolded too but you did not exhort so much and I[3]used to scold you more and exhort you more but I dont think I'll scold you any more I suppose you want me to tell you about things now Well I got into the car and away away away I went and and you did not kiss me first but the car bu[illegible] and away away away I went over hills over hills over hollows over hollows and marshes and [illegible] creeks and bridges and rivers and they all whirled and I came to Madison and then I got to Pr'du Chien and this is Tuesday evening I am learning to make machines. When I came here first there was two girls worked in the kitchen and what do you guess was there names just Mary and Anna
Location
[Prairie du Chien]
Date Original
[1860 Nov ?]
Resource Identifier
muir01_0111-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0111
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
John Muir National Historic Site. 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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
