Creator
Louie [Strentzel] Muir
Recipient
[John Muir]
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(2)my neck and kiss and pet me, and then - went to sucking her thumb! It seems almost impossible to leave her for more than a day, she is always so uneasy and watchful of me while you are away. Grandma cannot manage her, and is herself barely able to go about the house. I could not go to San Francisco, and so Dr. Moore is attending to my teeth, had an awful time, the abscess proved to be at the root of the little eyetooth which was partly worn away. Now my head is easy and my eyes are much better. Have just received a letter from Aunt Margaret Reid, a very beautiful one, but not very hopeful.[3]little wonder, poor woman, still those same hot winds, the thermometer 100[degree symbol], 106[degree symbol] & 109[degree symbol]! "grain had to be cut for fodder, ect." I will write to her tomorrow, and tell her of the cool winds and green shade trees of California. She had been reading the old letters you wrote to her from college, Canada, & Yosemite Valley, and was comforted thereby. Helen & Wanda sent long letters to Aunt Annie. I cannot understand what shape will be your article in the September Century, they have not sent any more of it. The S.F. Bulletin, early in June had a bitter editorial about
Location
Martinez, California
Date Original
1890 Jul 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0553-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0553
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
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
