Creator
John Reid
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Spring Valley Ranch
Collyer Kans Feb 3 – 1891
Brother John Muir
Dir Sir
I have made up my mind to leave this place for a while at least till I can see my way clear in regard to this land & other things. What would be the prospect of getting work from you for awhile till we see how things goes. the fact is John I have got to work to support my family & would rather do so as to borrow money Harry & Johnnie will try & get along for awhile I will try & sell 2 section of this Land & goes slow & shun. probably get a few sheep & [illegible]. but the trouble is to get along at the present time. I have given up the sheep here
as they had the scat & was getting worse all the time & was afraid a good many would die. They were clipped twice but it seemed to do no good they were mostly young sheep from Texas very fine wooled not suitable for this climate. If you did not need me perhaps you could help me to get a place some where near by you. please answer this soon & let me know what you think about it.
Yours [Bro.?]
John Reid
01488
Location
… Collyer, Kan[sas]
Date Original
1891 Feb 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Reid, John, "Letter from John Reid to John Muir, 1891 Feb 3." (1891). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 54.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/54
Resource Identifier
muir07_0040-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0039
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
