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Letter From Duncan Paton To John Muir, 1863 May 7, Duncan Paton May 1863

Letter From Duncan Paton To John Muir, 1863 May 7, Duncan Paton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Markesan May 7th/60

Dear Friend: Yours in reply to mine has just come to hand, and glad am I to learn that you are still persevering with the spirit of a true Scotchman, and that in a good cause. But what are you fitting for John? You tell me that you are studying Greek. I would infer from that, that you design becoming a minister of the gospel. If that is the case John I shall be glad to know that you have so concluded, and I hope to God that I may one day have the honor of sitting …

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Letter From Sarah M. Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Apr 29, Sarah Muir Galloway Apr 1863

Letter From Sarah M. Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Apr 29, Sarah Muir Galloway

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1863] Fountain Lake April 29

My Dear Brother we received you letter and [likeness?] three or four weeks ago somehow you looked so sad and solemn I could not help crying over it but when I take into consideration the circumstances under which you had them taken I do not wonder you look so. when I think of Mrs Pelton it is as of one I know and love. when you had newly left home weary unwell and homesick many a time she was very kind to you though a stranger "a friend in need is a friend indeed" and …

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Letter From David G. Muir To John Muir, 1863 Apr 11, David G. Muir Apr 1863

Letter From David G. Muir To John Muir, 1863 Apr 11, David G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

I was glad to see your picture I will send mine but they cant make good photographs here. I will send a daguerro


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seen and met Mother several times, and mother would not speak to her, nor look at her. At this she felt so grieved that she cried whole nights about it and concluded that we had better give it up I don't know how it will end but we wont give up if I can help it Please to write soon and tell me what I had better do about it I hope you wont expose me …

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Letter From E. W. Pelton To John Muir, 1863 Mar 22, E. W. Pelton Mar 1863

Letter From E. W. Pelton To John Muir, 1863 Mar 22, E. W. Pelton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Prairie du Chin Mar 22/63 3 - 30 PM Friend John There is no very partic- -ular change in Mrs Peltons case I think on the whole she has been more comfortable since my return from Madison than [illegible] you stay [illegible] But at times she is very bad, and seems to suffer greatly Her life is gradually ebling out [illegible]ful that I must surely soon past with her - that there is no [illegible] for her in this world She appeared much interested in the [illegible] wanted [me?] to bring them in and pick out the [illegible] ones Which …

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Letter From C. F. Oiebdy To John Muir, 1863 Mar 13, C. F. Oiebdy Mar 1863

Letter From C. F. Oiebdy To John Muir, 1863 Mar 13, C. F. Oiebdy

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Tank City Wis. March 13/63.

Mr Muir: Dear Sir: Your letters has been received but a few days ago and I was sorry to hear that you had such a bad opinion of me. About three weeks after I was in Madison the last time I was taken sick with the with the typhoid fever, and [illegible] [illegible] got been well since. I can now walk around and intend to resume my school again on Monday next.

For this reason I have not been able to fulfill my promises. I do not now know wheth er you are in Madison …

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Letter From James A. Sweany To John Muir, 1863 Mar 6, James A. Sweany Mar 1863

Letter From James A. Sweany To John Muir, 1863 Mar 6, James A. Sweany

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage Friday evening, March 6 '63

Friend Muir, I have arrived here safe and sound after a day's rough riding, and just in time to take the letter out of the P.O. that my father mailed for me today. I was right in my conjective that it would have arrived there tomorrow evening. I think also that you will not be disappointed if you shall expect me from home by tomorrow night for when I went up to your [illegible] to deliver the book and letter they said that they had mailed a letter for you - I now send …

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Letter From David M. Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Mar 2, David M. Galloway Mar 1863

Letter From David M. Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Mar 2, David M. Galloway

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4] if we could have made it out, I suppose you will have heard by this time of Maggie's little Jessie she is a fine stout baby, I had a note from Maggie lately she feels somewhat better and not quite so nervous as she has been for some time back, her girl of sixty left her in a few weeks taking with her two rolls of Maggie's butter and telling some one she had given her one for her Christmas & the other for her New year's and that [illegible] could work as well as her, so much for …

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Letter From Joanna Muir To John Muir, 1863 Feb, Joanna Muir Jan 1863

Letter From Joanna Muir To John Muir, 1863 Feb, Joanna Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)



Mr. John Muir Care of Mr [Frogens?] Esq Madison Wis











Father started for John all the letters Madison Feb 11th Monday that ever comes to see you and give you Father has got to get the money but when hold of them - 00315 00315

To the Royal Highness of Mr John Muir of Madison Sir I humbly claim your attention to the products of my bur oak conception - if I ever visit Madison I shal be happy to se the tree that Pockyhontis gnawed down and the remains in the inside of the tree. Mr. Kafgon has come …

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Letter From Margaret Muir Reid To John Muir, 1863 Feb, Margaret Muir Reid Jan 1863

Letter From Margaret Muir Reid To John Muir, 1863 Feb, Margaret Muir Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

round Mrs Cripps has been very sick this winter and several children have died of that throat disease. May we so live that when death comes we will be ready Fight on fight on till death Shall bring thee to thy God He ll take thee at thy parting breath To His divine abode I am comming to see you whenever I am able, but I expect to see you first Good bye From Your affectionate Sister Margt



493 Dear John [Feb. 1863] I feel as if I had fairly got out of the way of writing letters I hardly …

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Letter From John Reid To John Muir, 1863 Jan 29, John Reid Jan 1863

Letter From John Reid To John Muir, 1863 Jan 29, John Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Buffalo Wis Jany 29th 1863

Friend John enclosed you will find a draft of $15, less exchange that is $10 for yourself and the other five is to get a washing machine and send it to portage city for me that will make $55 that you will receive from me I paid David five dollars which he said that you owe him and that he said that you had given him liberty to get it from me please endorse the amount on the note and that will Keep it all right for changes [it very sudden sometime?], Margaret has been …

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Letter From Harry A. Varnell To John Muir, 1863 Jan 25, Harry A. Varnell Jan 1863

Letter From Harry A. Varnell To John Muir, 1863 Jan 25, Harry A. Varnell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Chicago Sunday Jan 25th, 1863

Friend John Muir As it is sunday evening I will try to write you a few lines and let you know how we all are I am well and expect to start to school tomorrow I have been to work to palmers for two dollars a week. Father and Mother are well but mother has been sick but is about well now Father is to work at the Butcher Buisnes he is doing very well it is as warm as Summer here now not a bit of snow is to be found and as …

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Letter From Sarah Muir Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Jan 4, Sarah Muir Galloway Jan 1863

Letter From Sarah Muir Galloway To John Muir, 1863 Jan 4, Sarah Muir Galloway

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Fountain Lake Jan 4th 1863 My Dear Brother, here I am again with another of my scrawl's I hope you are well we are all pretty well except a little cold we were over at Maggie's on New Year's day. Father Dan Mary & Anna were there also Andrew Hendry & Duncan Reid and another girl by the name of Maitland, we had quite a pleasant time I wished you had been there too. I believe Mother would have been up too but she has a bad sore on her leg she does not know whither it is what is …

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Letter From John Muir To Mary E. Newton ?, [1863 Dec], John Muir Dec 1862

Letter From John Muir To Mary E. Newton ?, [1863 Dec], John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

And is little Elmer really dead - seemingly so well and happy upon my knee and so soon away to the tomb. I sent you a picture my boy just a few weeks ago. I thought of you as the same gleeful little fellow in the parlor with Willie, or receiving your fond mothers kisses. Ah, little did I think that the chill winds were then heaping the frozen snows upon your grave. Yes, your little boy is dead, Mrs. Newton. The silver cord is loosed, but, as you have said, ΓÇÿall is well.ΓÇÖ He is plucked away in the …

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The War And Slavery, And Their Relations To Each Other : A Discourse, Delivered In The Old South Church, Reading, Mass., December 28, 1862, William Barrows Dec 1862

The War And Slavery, And Their Relations To Each Other : A Discourse, Delivered In The Old South Church, Reading, Mass., December 28, 1862, William Barrows

Civil War Text

This pamphlet is a discourse delivered by Reverend William Barrows about the relations between the War and Slavery. The pamphlet is a second edition and, as noted on the title page, was "published by request."

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Campaigns Of 1862 And 1863, Illustrating The Principles Of Strategy Dec 1862

Campaigns Of 1862 And 1863, Illustrating The Principles Of Strategy

Civil War Text

This book reviews the military operations of the campaigns of 1862 and 1863. It contains diagrams and four map plates that fold out and depict the following: Plate I, the geographic zones (left zone, center zone, right zone) of the Southern Confederacy; Plate II, the position of the Union troops and Rebels within the geography of the Southern Confederacy; Plate III, the Union troops in the offensive, Rebels in the defensive, Union troops after the Rebels have taken the offensive, and the Rebels in the offensive within the geography of the Southern Confederacy in the campaign of 1862; Plate IV, …

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Letter From David G. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Dec 31, David G. Muir Dec 1862

Letter From David G. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Dec 31, David G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage City Dec 31st 1862.

Dear John I believe I wrote last but as I see no sign of your answering I must write again. The folks are all well, Maggie is about the same as she was last summer Hope you are well my son, I am still trotting around the counter tearing rags [illegible] fine business for winter. It will do a fellow more good in the way of sharpening, and trading, than teaching I think. I wonder who on earth you don't write a letter to let us know how you are getting along, and how the …

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Letter From Alfred Bradley Brown To John Muir, 1862 Nov 26, Alfred Bradley Brown Nov 1862

Letter From Alfred Bradley Brown To John Muir, 1862 Nov 26, Alfred Bradley Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Camp Dennison, Ohio Nov 2[8?]st, 1862

My Dear Friend I received you kind and welcome letter a few days ago, and was glad to hear from you. I am here at Camp D. yet but hope I shall not stay here long. My health is pretty good, though not as good as of yours. I see you are inclined to fear that I shall be tempted to mingle with bad company and the vices of camp-dear friend; I think I am equal to the task before me, and my highest sin will be as a duty to myself and friends, …

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Letter From Dave David G. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Nov 15, David G. Muir Nov 1862

Letter From Dave David G. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Nov 15, David G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Saturday Eve Nov 15th 1862

Johanes Mine Brouder As the children are all scribbling for you I took the notion to speak a word. I am very well and happy too hope you are Ditto exactly. I am plaguey glad that I am not drafted for I almost expected to be, and you are also free til the next call. I suppose you hear and see soldier enough every day. I don't see any except loafers. I have engaged in the haberdas- hery business till next July making 9 months in all. I got a tip-top 2d grade certificate but …

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Letter From Anne Annie L. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Nov 15, Anne L. Muir Nov 1862

Letter From Anne Annie L. Muir To John Muir, 1862 Nov 15, Anne L. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Dear Bob how are you. Anna Reid can walk and got some teeth. this is Saturday So I aint at school today our teachers name is Miss waldo and she is prety cross. I suppose you dont know that Anna and George Manard is dead they died of the diptheria within a few weeks of each other. do you know that we had three days fair a while ago and so we did not have our school these days and Ma and Pa was in the hall and saw all the things there. Ma is so glad that neither you …

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Letter From W. H. Brown To John Muir, 1862 Nov 9, W H. Brown Nov 1862

Letter From W. H. Brown To John Muir, 1862 Nov 9, W H. Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4] Let me hear from you Love [illegible]

other a boy about 14 It is a hard blow for their parents but is probably all for the best I have not been very smart for a day or 2 past but think I shall be able to do as much as any one (at the table) in a short time - if nothing serious befalls me - Mr Alber will teach the school in our district this winter - I believe he gets $20 per month - How does friend Palten prosper - has he learned the way to Post …

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Letter From John Reid To John Muir, 1862 Nov 5, John Reid Nov 1862

Letter From John Reid To John Muir, 1862 Nov 5, John Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Buffalo Wis Nov 5th 1863 Friend John We received your letter and was glad to hear of your welfare, we are all well or about the same as usual Maggie [Keeps?] on about her [illegible] way although the last 4 or 5 days past she has not been quite so well, Anne is beginning to run about now growing finaly. Eward Cripps if going down to Madison to day I gave him $10 to give you. the other fifty Dollars I think I can give you unless I should be drafted and then I think that you can get it, …

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Letter From J. D. Dodge To John Muir, 1862 Nov 2, J. D. Dodge Nov 1862

Letter From J. D. Dodge To John Muir, 1862 Nov 2, J. D. Dodge

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Neosho, Nov. 2d, 1862.

Friend Muir, I now proceed to answer your very welcome epistle, which was received some time since. I was glad to hear from you and that you had received the money. I am not teaching school this winter as I intended when out there, but I am in my Uncle's store. I do not get quite as much money as I would teaching school, but I like the business better. We are having some quite cool weather here at present, it is snowing now quite hard

There was quite a hard snow storm a few days …

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Letter From Alfred Bradley Brown To John Muir, 1862 Oct 22, Alfred Bradley Brown Oct 1862

Letter From Alfred Bradley Brown To John Muir, 1862 Oct 22, Alfred Bradley Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Camp Demison Ohio, Oct 22d 1862

Dear Friend John you perhaps have come to the conclusion that I had forgotten my promise to write you. I have several excuses to make for my negligence. I received a letter from William dated Madison Sept 18th stating that he would take my things home etc. I thought it not necessary to write you im- mediately as I wished to write home. Well a few days after I took a severe cold which settled on my lungs & in my head and I was quite sick for several days. The news came for …

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Letter From Margaret Muir Reid To John Muir, 1862 Oct 8, Margaret Muir Reid Oct 1862

Letter From Margaret Muir Reid To John Muir, 1862 Oct 8, Margaret Muir Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Oct 8th 1862. Dear Brother I have just taken into my noddle to write you a few lines, it is an awful rainy time here, bad for the potatoes, before we heard of the conclusion which you and Father had come to Dav had bought him a yoke of cattle and had plowed several acres up the hill, but he willingly gave up the land and father paid him for what he had done. he has now left his farm part to Chaun[illegible] Hall and part to the boys. he was down at Portage at the examination. while there he …

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Letter From J. D. Dodge To John Muir, 1862 Oct 1, J. D. Dodge Sep 1862

Letter From J. D. Dodge To John Muir, 1862 Oct 1, J. D. Dodge

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[Neosho?], Oct. 1st, 1862.

Friend Muir, I now have an opportunity to write you a few lines, so I will make good my promise that I made when there. I started from Madison about 12 o'clock, got to Sun Prairie at daybreak; started from there at 6.15 arrived at Watertown at 8:15 sta'd there till about noon got home a little after dark. I like my watch well, but it stopped the next day after I got here, has not run any since shall like it better when it gets a running. I am going to town tomorrow, and …

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Letter From John Muir To Sarah And David Galloway, 1862 Fall, John Muir Sep 1862

Letter From John Muir To Sarah And David Galloway, 1862 Fall, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Madison 1862

Dear Brother and sister Perhaps you begin to think it long since I wrote last. After leaving the sheaves and trashing machine the merry sound of our old bell made me all [illegible] with joy, I think I love my studies more and more, and instead of the time for diss -missing them coming nearer, as one term after another passes, it seems to go farther and farther away. We live in changing times, and our plans my easily be broken, but if not I shall be seeking knowledge, for some years; here or elsewhere Our University has …

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Letter From John Muir To Mr. And Mrs. Pelton, Ca. 1862 Fall, John Muir Sep 1862

Letter From John Muir To Mr. And Mrs. Pelton, Ca. 1862 Fall, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Fannie is dead O God what can I say, or what can I do Well well do I know how little letterfuls of condolence can do [illegible] Your little blessing is away but - Oh Mr and Mrs Pelton you know that Jesus loves the little dear and all is well and you'll go to her in just a little while though she cannot come to you blessed blessed will you be if washed by Jesus' blood you be found sinless as she

Love Jesus the more he knows the strength of this woe Think …

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Letter From John Muir To Frances N. Pelton, 1862 Sep 28, John Muir Sep 1862

Letter From John Muir To Frances N. Pelton, 1862 Sep 28, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Madison Sept 28th /62 O Mrs Pelton, I was so happy to receive your letter; I could feel while reading, that I had a friend in Christian love who was a friend in deed, and that I might well be ashamed of some stray half formed thoughts which occasionally shadowed my mind, while half de- -sparing of ever hearing from you again But here again is cause for sorrow. My misgivings concerning your health have been but too well grounded. Would that I were able to do anything that would give you health. I think I can realize your …

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Letter From J Strentzel To Mrs. Muir [Louie Strentzel Muir], 1862 Sep 16, J. Strentzel Sep 1862

Letter From J Strentzel To Mrs. Muir [Louie Strentzel Muir], 1862 Sep 16, J. Strentzel

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Miss] Louisa Strentzel Miss Atkins Seminary Tuesday evening Alhambra 16/9/62 My dear Louisa After duly [maliring] our judgment upon the unlady-like conduct of Mrs. Atkins in her intercourse today with your mother—we have concluded—that on the receipt of this, your connection with Miss Atkins School will cease. Pack up immediately your books & trunk to have them ready for Mr. Perkins when he will call for them in the evening. Yourself will return home to morrow on the 10 o clock boat. Do not forget to bring your diary. I hope that in this trying hour, you will know how …

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The New York Times Aug 1862

The New York Times

Civil War Text

The New York Times, Vol. XI-No. 3388, Saturday, August 2, 1862. Oversized newspaper consisting of 8 pages. This issue includes headline news from the James River.

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