Creator
[Joanna Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]only thing that could keep [deleted: father] him with us, [illegible]. concluded to build a little house that would do for him to speak in and try to get enough together to interest him, for you know he never was very fastidious about numbers, but I fear his trouble will be fruitless for on being told what the building was for father almost impatiently declared that it was of no use to try to keep him for it was now evident to him that the Lord never intended him to work here and it would be [deleted word], useless for him to go into the battle alone. He is01071[3]so different from any other mortal man I ever knew that it seems just impossible to have the least influence with him when he once makes up his mind, he however says that he will remain here until August when some note of his becomes due, this was his own proposition and we were only too glad to have him stay as long as he would, hoping that in the meantime something might occur to alter his mind. Poor old father, it is useless to feel vexed with his absurd notions of duty for they seem a part of himself and must be made the best of, though
Location
Jefferson, Ark.
Date Original
1882 May 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0848-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0848
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
