Creator
[Joanna Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]all you say is certainly true but certain it so that however distorted his views of a true Christian life have been and however much unhappiness they may have caused his friends, he is in his own way sincere and one day he will awake to see the truth in all its grandeur, in all its purity. You inquire of mothers affairs — I think you know that father deeded to her the brick house which she saw fit to sell for $1200 and rent a smaller and cozier one. accordingly she has the interest on this money, the uncertain rent of the two small[1]Jefferson Ark. May 30, [illegible]8.Dear John:-Your letter concerning father was duly rec’d and your later one came yesterday, Before writing you again I have been waiting to see the result of a little plan of Walter’s I think I told you before that father had hoped to work among the colored people here and had not found the opportunity such as he expected, and so thinking that something in this direction was the
Location
Jefferson, Ark.
Date Original
1882 May 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0846-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0846
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
