Creator
J. A. Blake
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
about so when you write please tell me about the matter. Rice is not here this term he is teaching. Griffins folks I suppose you know have mov- ed to another part of the town. During this term I have boarded with Prof. Sterling. The Corr. Sec. of the young men's chris. asso. is a new member Mr M. Norton. Our Sec. has been instructed to write to absent mem- bers. I have not seen Mrs Skinner for an age and I do not know much about her. But I must stop for want of paper Your brother in Christ J. A. BlakeTell D Muir I am very sorry that I did not see him and his lady when they called and if he comes down this way again I want him to call me out of the class yours J. Blake00341Wisconsin University, Madison, Nov. 24 1863. Very dear friend Muir, I received yours of the 1st inst, in due time, and I was much pleased to learn your place of res- idence, for I was really anxious to write to you, but not knowing your address I was forced to remain silent. Why did you not write sooner? I am sorry that you have been detain- ed at home by the draft, but you left me in the dark as to the particular respect in which you were636
Location
Wisconsin University, Madison, [Wisc]
Date Original
1863 Nov 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.0 x 24.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0594-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0594
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
