Creator
E. W. Pelton
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Prairie du Chin Mar 22/63 3 - 30 PM Friend John There is no very partic- -ular change in Mrs Peltons case I think on the whole she has been more comfortable since my return from Madison than [illegible] you stay [illegible] But at times she is very bad, and seems to suffer greatly Her life is gradually ebling out [illegible]ful that I must surely soon past with her - that there is no [illegible] for her in this world She appeared much interested in the [illegible] wanted [me?] to bring them in and pick out the [illegible] ones Which I did, and file a salt sack with them, and put them away for her. As yet she has eaten but a few [meals?], and I fear she will eat very few more. She is having an uncomfortable afternoon, though getting a
little [easier?] now. She has spoken your name many times in the wandering of her mind Since you were here she continues to have frequent fever, running very high some of the rime night & day Mrs Bassett is here with us. Yours Truly E [W?] Pelton
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Location
Prairie du Chien [Wisc.]
Date Original
1863 Mar 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm
Recommended Citation
Pelton, E. W., "Letter from E. W. Pelton to John Muir, 1863 Mar 22" (1863). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1131.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1131
Resource Identifier
muir01_0507-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0507
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
