Creator
D[avid] G[ilrye] Muir
Recipient
John Muir
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[4]a good botanist &e &e, also that your poorest spot was as a linguist (I believe he is a brag linguist) He said further that he agreed with you in principles upon every -thing except religion & drinking beer.I hope your eye has got so well that it will not interfere with you business nor hinder your success. I would like very much to see you. Come & see us why dont you? Do you ever hear from Dan. I dont want you to write any about me or my country to the girls I dont know but you talk from experience when you say that sublimity & poetry comes to mankind at pairing times write soon I remain D [illegible] Muir [illegible]00414 [1] Portage City Wis May 24/67Dear Brother John I write you at this time principally to inform of the death of our Aunt Blakely she died on Tuesday May 21st at 2 A.M. I suppose she died of old age. the doctors could do nothing for her she was 74 years of age she had not been considered sick more than two weeks and then not dangerous until a day or two before she died so that none of our folks were present Father & myself went down yesterday and followed her remains to the grave. The funeral was
Location
Portage City, Wis[c]
Date Original
1867 May 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_1066-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 1066
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
