Creator
Mary [Muir]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Preview
Transcription
[2]good. I really wonder if it will ever be that we will meet again. I cannot imagine how it would seem to have you here with us. I could show you some pictures that I have made but I often wonder what you would think of my work. I wonder if you would be disappointed in it and I wonder if you would be pleased with it and all my wondering is vain and amounts to no good – for you never see any of it. But if there is any one in the world that I should like to please it would be and [underlined: is] you – for no one has done more to help me [3]to what I am and [underlined: can do] than your own dear self - and I shall go on doing my very best – because it is duty to do so – and because I owe it to [underlined: you] to do so. I enjoy my work and do not tire of it any more than a natural time when I do too much which is not very often. Yes – I am taking care of my health – at least I am alwas well – But your little sermon is a good warning and is appreciated whether your preaching tendency is from a “solemn old ancestor” or a merry one - I [underlined: did enjoy] your “Ouzel article” very much
Location
Portage, Wis
Date Original
1878 May 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0828-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0828
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
