Creator
Jeanne C. Carr
Recipient
[John and Louisiana] Strentzel
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[4]we know intimably in Wisconsin I saw him off with his regiment in ’62: his wife was probably one of the most beautiful women in the land. When he married, she was reputed the most beautiful, her mother, Mrs Norton had been the most famous beauty of Ohio. The Col. [afterwards?] Judge [Laracher?] was a man of versatile talents, his wifes sudden death had quite broken his heart & hopes, but he found some comfort in gardening & was resolved to get us out to Craften where he had his home of old age. And there was no way to identify his poor [dust?] but by the filling of a [tooth?]! When we got the news, Dr Carr sat down aghast, and the tears rolled down his cheeks as I never saw them before. “Poor [Larabee?]” poor old boy: was all he could say, And he was, with many weaknesses[1]Pasadena Feb 1st 83Dear Doctor & Mrs Strentzel,We are shrivering with cold and after having our tender things frozen have put them into blankets – it seems too cold to snow. For two months it was hot and dry, now it is cold and drier, & not a bud or bloom upon the oranges yet. Plenty of fruit which registers the drought of last year to some extent, and is acid. [Aixson?] [illegible] me that he is paying as high as five dollars a box for the choicest Wash. [Naval?] of Riverside. I have been waiting for a soaking rain to send up some06380[5]a man who had kept a childs heart. Mrs Downey was [deleted: as] much like Mrs Strentzel in temperament (and not unlike in expression) a Spanish lady, loving everything beautiful. She had complemented her early disadvantages, by letting all lovely things and thoughts into her soul. On many accounts it was a black day, long to be remembered. It is kind of you to ask me to choose some cuttings, if it ever rains I may have [courage?] to do so. I have orders for more than half of mine conditioned upon the rain. Gary asks $30 per [M?] for Saltana cuttings from Fresno; and $12 for Muscats. I hope yours are profitable. With no end of love to
Location
Pasadena [Calif.]
Date Original
1883 Feb 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_1014-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 1014
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
