Creator
[Louie Muir]
Recipient
[Ann Gilrye Muir]
Preview
Transcription
[2]then how gladly I shall send to you the swiftest lightning-word, that your heart also may be comforted. Two of John’s letters to the “Bulletin” have just now come, and there may possibly be another to-morrow evening, which I will at once forward to you. Afterward when the extra copies come, I will send to the others of John’s family. O what a burden of dread has been lifted from my heart by these letters. How beautiful the world seems again, and there is no shadow in the future that I can now see. Surely in all the wide world, there will be no woman more blessed than I[3]when I have my husband and our baby once more safe and well by our own fireside. Dear, dear Mother, if only you could be here to welcome your beloved son! I can almost see his look of surprise and intense joy if he could look upon your face when first he leaves the icy waves. California is only a five days’ journey from Wisconsin:- do you not sometimes think of coming, in our blossom-time, to behold the wonderful Yosemite, and the beautiful Sierra forests that John loves so well? How glad I should be to give you a true home-welcome, and to thank you in more than words for the
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
1881 Sep 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0702-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0702
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
