Creator
Charles W. Moores
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Indanapolis, Ind, April 10th 1870
Dear Mr Muir Merrill [illegible] a drama called the "[Hoosier?] Days." Lacey Hough is dead, he died of the Scarlet [illegible] on the 24th of March at San Francisco Cal. Ha[illegible] you seen uncle Hough yet? We wish that you would come here. because we want to see you very bad. Why don't you send that lamb? One time our horse bit me so that I could not [move?]. it until about ten minutes. One time at school Miss King told her* that I could not write so very well because I had only been there four weeks when I had been there [illegible] Some of the boys had such funny names such as Wooddy Do[illegible] and [Sig?] Horsigh]. I have not any more to say so I will not say anything more
Mamma, Merrill and Janet send their love to you.
Your affectionate little friend Charles W. Moores.
P.S.: "[Her" [illegible?] the [illegible]. Good bye Charles.
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Location
Indianapolis, Ind.
Date Original
1870 Apr 10
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 13 cm.
Recommended Citation
Moores, Charles W., "Letter from Charles W. Moores to John Muir, 1870 Apr 10." (1870). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1334.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1334
Resource Identifier
muir02_0251-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0251
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
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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
