Creator
Dave [David Muir]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
Portage Jun 9
Dear John I have just received your letter and hasten to answer. I am well, and all the folks except Maggie she has had a hard time of it I suppose you heard that she had got cold and was down sick; very sick too. When do you intend to begin practicing medicine. You are much needed. If you know how to cure the prairie itch I wish you would prescribe for me, for I have it bad (the prairie itch) and have tried Sulphur and Cream of Tarter and itch ointment and I aint cured yet. Give me a receipt instanten if you please
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I enclose you ten dollar if you get it please let me know. As for my co[illegible] matters they are all right We have taken a d[illegible] stand for the [illegible] you have not the slightest idea of how much we love each other. As for waiting "two or three years," we would as [illegible] be in purgatory for [illegible] Mind and call a F[illegible] Store when you come to Portage if you come before the 10th of July. I like being Cashier first-rate. You had better harvest with me again. We were all [illegible] yesterday I expect to be [illegible] good bye [illegible] Muir
Location
Portage [Wisc.]
Circa Date
[1863] Jun 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 13.0 cm
Recommended Citation
Muir, David, "Letter from Dave David Muir to John Muir, [1863] Jun 9" (1863). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1139.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1139
Resource Identifier
muir01_0553-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0553
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
