Creator
Anna Galloway
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Mound Hill Apr 1st 1872
My Dear Uncle John
I write to tell you how much I thank you for my nice book It is called the Young Exiles it is a very interesting story about a Russian family who were exiled to Liberia and how they escaped to England. I think a great deal of it. School is out now we had a very pleasant term this winter I got through my arith- metic twice. The superintendent told us that if we would come every day and not whisper he would put our names on the roll of honor and put it in the Wisconsin State Register. We had an exhibition on the evening of the last day; there was a stage put up and we had some funny pieces and very nice singing I would like to receive a few lines from you but I suppose you are so busy that you have not much time to write many letters As George is going to write I must close Your affectionate niece Anna Galloway
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My Dear Uncle John
I thought I would put in a few lines so I might tell you how much I thank you for the pretty Book I received from you. The title was Cats and Dogs not meaning our Domestic Cats and Dogs only but all of the Cat tribe such as Lions and tigers &c and of the dog tribe wolves and jackals &c. Last summer when Pa and Ma were visiting Mr Robinson of Caledonia Ma received a beautiful pair of peacocks from Mr Robinson. perhaps you have never seen a peacock. I will describe them to you the peahen is a common looking bird about the size of a turkey with a green neck a bunch of brown feathers on her head. The peacock is a superb bird with a blue head and neck a purple body, and a tail which measures about four feet in length which shines beautifully in the sun. the peahen had six younglings but two of them came to an untimely end. but I am commencing to yawn so I had bet- ter stop I still remain your affectionate nephew George
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Location
Mound Hill, [Wisc]
Date Original
1872 Apr 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Galloway, Anna, "Letter from Anna Galloway to John Muir, 1872 Apr 1." (1872). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1440.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1440
Resource Identifier
muir02_0755-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0755
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
