Creator
Sarah [M. Galloway]
Recipient
Daniel [H. Muir]
Transcription
[1]
August 8th / 67
My Dear Brother Daniel -
When I received your letter I had a great mind to give you a long account of all my friends and acquaintances in that part of the country as a return for your kindness but as we are in the middle of harvest and I the [maid?] of all work I sincerely hope you will excuse me at this time. I may gather all the names and items for another time who knows. I hope that you are enjoying yourself very much with Prof. E[illegible] Julia, Mrs Love, Miss S[illegible] and all the rest of the friends you mention also that the [illegible] is stuffed just right and your [illegible] to perfection. I have not had a chance to see Mother to ask her whether you have had the whooping cough so you will have
[2]
to take it or not just as you think best We have had an extremely pleasant visit with John finished all too soon he is in Portage just now visiting with [deleted with] Maggie & David I expect him one more night here before he leaves. When do you expect to give us the pleasure of a visit . when you do come make arrangements to stay a long time. [illegible] to write a letter to someone. she said she had never written to Uncle Dan & she would begin at once it would please her very much to hear from you, send her a few lines if you have time when you make up your mind to give me another s[illegible] about all your Dick's & Henry's as John thinks he may possibly see you on his way home I need not begin to give you any news about the home folks [illegible] to hear from you soon I am as ever yours affectionately
[Sarh?]
Location
[Portage, Wisc]
Date Original
1867 Aug 8
Recommended Citation
Galloway, Sarah M., "Letter from Sarah M. Galloway to Daniel H. Muir, 1867 Aug 8" (1867). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1249.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1249
Resource Identifier
muir01_1104-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 1104
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
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Owning Institution
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
