Creator
Annie L. [Muir]
Recipient
Wanda & Helen [Muir]
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Transcription
[4]I am hoping to have a letter from each of you soon. I miss the letters that used to come from you so often.please give my love to your mamma & to dear Grandma Strentzel. I have given up hoping for letters from them, but perhaps they will give me a grand surprise some day.Cordially & lovingly,Your Aunt Annie L.[1]Portage. Wis, May. 30--Dear Wanda and Helen,This is Decoration Day and I have just returned from the Court-House where the usual exercised of this day were held. We usually meet in the High School Park, but it was raining beautifully so we went to the Court-House instead.The children from our sixteen schools marched; with the Old Soldiers, the Guppy Guards, and some other orders, making a long, fine looking procession.They carried flags, and had a Brass Band with stirring06273
Location
Portage, Wisc.
Date Original
circa [ca. 1895] May 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_1019-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1019
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
