Creator
Walter Brown
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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Phila’ July 7th 91
My Dear Brother John:-
Yours of July 2nd has been received and I have sent it to Mr Cory who is my associate and will do all in his power but I fear to expect him to carry it longer for the mortgage belongs to his father and he has helped me much already. I would pawn my own happiness to pay this incumbrance and make this trade a profitable one to you were it possible but I am
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2 Muir
utterly unable to pay out a dollar for any purpose other than for a very modest living, I am hoping for power every day, it may come soon, when I will buy the property from you if you please and make our happiness sure again, I am very sorry for all of this, but I did what seemed to be for the best.
Very Truly Walter Brown
Location
Phila[delphia, PA]
Date Original
1891 Jul 7
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Walter, "Letter from Walter Brown to John Muir, 1891 Jul 7." (1891). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 88.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/88
Resource Identifier
muir07_0201-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0201
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
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
