Creator

Joanna [Muir Brown]

Recipient

John Muir

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Portage WisJuly 28 1894Dear brother JohnYours of the 21st inst. came yesterday.Many thanks for your great kindness.Yes, the times seem very serious judging from all standpoints and I hope we may soon see better else all flesh shall become discouraged.No more Democratic administrations for me.Now when I think of it I believe I am on a stike too. that is the018322physical part of my beingFor the past few years I have worked on so uninterruptedly and always with such a feeling of hurry, that nature has finally rebelled, and declared a strike and so I am obliged to rest just when I feel the least able to rest. So you see your "order came very timely. Hope it may not be too long until this can all be made right again.We shall all be delighted when you can see the results of your labor in the form of your book.With love to your family and all the folks, I amYours affectionatelyJoanna01832

Location

Portage [Wisc.]

Date Original

1894-07-28T00:00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20 x 12.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir08_0341-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 08, Image 0341

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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

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