Creator

David [Gilrye Muir]

Recipient

[Daniel H. Muir]

Transcription

[office of Parry & Muir letterhead]

Confidential

Katie is holding her own & even seems to be gaining in strength. You ask what she is doing for it she has a [illegible] to apply & for her [stricken word] blood she takes back-thorn berries once a week. Thus 12 berries steeped so long [in?] drinks 1/2 of the tea [illegible] & 1/2 next a m

There is no fluid extract of [clover?] in town. is it [Clover?] or sweet Clover.

Her [breast?] is shrinking down smaller & smaller almost to a level with her body. The opening is 3/4 inch long U 2/8 inch wide close to the nipple [illegible] matter oozes out the flesh is bright red almost pink


sometimes the sore is painful but there is no pain in the breast [elsewhere?]. But the whole of it itches terribly by spells so that she has to bathe it & try everything until it stops

Suppose you write me a letter that I can show [illegible] & say that whether it is a cancer, tumor or canceous sore. or any other bad sore. The best out [illegible]apple[illegible] is so [illegible] & the beat time is so[illegible] & " blood [illegible] " " . . . Thanks for you interest in past letters. I feel as if you had wronged yourself by not keeping part of the $[100.00?] for I understood you had spent money on my place [Affectionately?] your bro David

Location

Portage, Wisc.

Circa Date

[1884]

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir05_0178-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0178

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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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

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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