Creator

Daniel H. Muir

Creator

D[aniel] H. Muir

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[letterhead]

[note at top of page] $124.00 sent to D.H. Muir Oct 25.? check on

New York

Oct 13, 1886

Dear Bro John

I write to inform you that a payment of $300.00 will be due on Nov. 1st together with interest on 900.00 for one year at 8% One third part of which will be $124.000 [Mom?] and I have not sold any lots yet I hope you will forward this__ This city is still growing finaly and very soon every lot will sell at a firm advance I have spend $200.00 on im- -provements and keeping the premises in good marketable condition and all looks well and the City is rapidly growing around it

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[letterhead] I hope you are well and prosperous_ I trust that Anna will be well ere this I would be pleased to hear from her_ We have just had a very pleasant visit from Joanna and family from K.C._ Maggie will start tomorrow morning for Wisconsin to see the folks there and I hope to follow within a month We are all very well Mrs Muir sends regards to yourself and family

Cordially Fro D H M

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Location

Lincoln, Neb

Date Original

1886 Oct 13

Source

Original letter dimensions: 24 x 14.5 cm..

Resource Identifier

muir05_0710-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0710

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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