Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Margaret [Hay Lunam]

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Transcription

Martinez, May 13, 1906Dear Cousin Margaret.I was very glad to get your letter the other day with tidings of your welfare especially of your own & Maggies health. The great earthquake did us little damage, a thousand dollars or so in the way of shattered chimnies & plaster. In San Francisco mostly by fire the devastation & los is beyond measure Nevertheless in a few years the city will rise again though the losses of thousands of poor labor people will be felt all there lifetime.03729

Location

Martinez [Calif.]

Date Original

1906-05-13 00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_0229-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 0229

Copyright Statement

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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.

Copyright Holder

Muir-Hanna Trust

Copyright Date

1984

Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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