Creator
John H. Riley
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
December the 12 1866 Henry County Indiana
Sir Mr Mur[illegible] as a Friend I seated my self to drop you a few line to let you no that I am well and hope that these will find you the same good blessing, times is toerble hard hear as for money Matters and as I am a new beginner at the Bisiness it will keep me digging for the first year or till my crop comes in I a Friend in need, is a Friend deed, this is my intension is to get some money and through friend ship to, and if you want Security I will get that for you and good to, for as long as 6 or 7 Month or till I get my wheat out in harvest this mon at I told you I was going on his farm if I was there I could [illegible] you I think and talk over some thing would be sadifactory to you. I am oing some and if I don't com up, it will go hord here after as I am a beginer and this is my reason for calling on you for $40. if you have it to spair and not a fraid. if therd is any thin at is in the may dont
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disoblidge you self to comodate me for I will pay you for the use of it Mr Murse this is asking rite most of a man as short acquaintings as our but dont think hor and if you cant let me have the Money I want you good will and answer in god fealing and if you every pas through this way come and see me and wilcom you please to excuse my poor wrigting and spelling that is one reason I did not write sooner no more at present But hop to remain your Friend John H Riliy Mr Murse
Knightstown Po x.E. [illegible]. Henry [illegible]
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Location
Henry County, Ind.
Date Original
1866 Dec 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm
Recommended Citation
Riley, John H., "Letter from John H. Riley to John Muir, 1866 Dec 12" (1866). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1207.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1207
Resource Identifier
muir01_0896-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0896
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
