Partly-printed DS, one page, 8 x 13, November 22, 1890. Superior Court of Contra Costa County legal document, in part: "John Muir is hereby appointed Administrator of the Estate of John Strentzel deceased." Signed at the conclusion by Muir. In fine condition, with a stain to the top and a small area of paper loss to the right edge. In 1880, Muir married Louisa Strentzel, the daughter of Muir's good friend and companion, John Strentzel, a Polish-born physician who gained fame as a pioneer in the area of experimental California horticulture. When Strentzel passed away in October 1890, Muir and Louisa moved into the late doctor's 10,000 square foot home in Martinez, California, which is now preserved by the National Park Service as the John Muir National Historic Site.
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