Creator

David G[ilrye] Muir

Recipient

[John Muir & Louie Strentzel Muir]

Transcription

Portage Wis Mch 28/85

Dear [Bro&Sister?]

Katie died last eve at 6. She had [been full as well some use?] up to 26th at noon. when she took a chill New Year & when that passed off she sank rapidly, but painlessly & died as peacefully as going to sleep. She will be buried here on Monday

Yours David G. Muir

Location

Portage, Wis

Date Original

1885 Mar 28

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 13 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir05_0226-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0226

Collection Identifier

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

Copyright Statement

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

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

1 page

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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