Creator

Ann G. Muir

Creator

[Ann G. Muir]

Recipient

Daniel [H. Muir]

Transcription

Farm April 15th 1867

Dear Daniel
I received your letter from Indianapolis and am thankful to you for your kindness in visiting John in the time of his distress. I am sure he would be glad to see you and have one of the family with him for a while, In his last letter to me he says he intends to go to the shop again very soon - I hope you are well and comfortable - the girls went to the examination of teachers at Montello and they were examined and all of them have got certificates to teach. Mary is engaged to teach in [illegible] district three months beginning in May - and Anna intends to tech too. the examination of teachers

at Portage commences tomorrow and the girls are all going there to be examined again - Margt went back to the water cure last week and Jessie has come back to stay with us - Charles Reid has been at the water cure for some time and he thinks he is gaining some - his health has been very poor for a long while - along with this the girls send you [illegible] Newspaper wrote by the students of the high school, they thought you would know some of them I really hope no accident ill befall you. may you be quided and guarded continually by grace divine - John has decided not to come home at this time but we will be glad to see either of you at any time - write soon from your affectionate Mother

Location

[Hickory Hill, Wisc.]

Date Original

1867 Apr 15

Resource Identifier

muir01_1018-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 01, Image 1018

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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The Huntington 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

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