Creator
Charles Reid
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]Let me see your letter What is this John imaginary maid is that so well to a pity. but I hope it will not be so always but John when you see the real maid send for me for I would give a bawlee to see her to. You wished me to tell you in my letter how I know it gives so much pain to love and not be loved again all I can say about that is I have heard it said that those who were in that disease seemed to be pained very much about it as for having an experience- ed heart [illegible] John what have you been thinking on that is out of the road altogether but John as I make a kin of confident of you I may tell you I got a kiss in a dream and it being the first I ever experience- ed real or imaginary it gave me such a fright that it waked me up so you[3]see I aint drilled much to the [illegible] yet. I have been very particular in addressing your questions though it tickled me some so so I have been chopping some now days William and I cut one it was four feet through at the butt and when we cut it of 12 feet longe it was 3 feet through and I think times must have changed greatly since it was a g[illegible] The Indians I suppose must have been thick around here then perhaps at has been a [illegible] tree for many a happy couple and where two hostile tri[illegible] met and made a peace nay perhaps it is so old that it was the only one standing then and maybe they had it all flowing over with strings of beads with a seat of honour near the top where each chief sat and made a speech and then
Location
Buffalo, Wisc.
Date Original
1858 Feb 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 32.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0037-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0037
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. Resp
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
