Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Margaret Muir Reid]
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[2]only three days old & she looks about her with her bright blue eyes as if eager to learn something concerning the world into which she has so aussp[illegible] entered. The weather here is delightful worm & balmy, the hills & orchards about our home are covered with flowers & the sun is beaming lovingly over them, while the larks & linnets are singing in full springtime chorus. How beautiful the world is, & how beautiful is the time of the coming of our little love You will remember that we were married in the bloom time of the year, & our darling has[3]been so fortunate as to arrive in the very floweriest time. The cherry trees are one mass of white petals as if covered with fleecy snow, & the rose & purple & white of the apple & peach & plum are scarcely less showy. Heaven bless our little blossom lassie & make all her life as flowery & happy as it promises to be now. Some time soon dear Maggie you must come to see us. A happy family are we, father Muir, Mother Muir, Grandfather Strentzel, Grand Mother Strentzel & little bloombud Muir, last, least, & yet greatest of all.
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1881 Mar 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0468-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0468
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
