Creator
[Annie L. Muir]
Recipient
Wanda & Helen [Muir]
Preview
Transcription
[2]to write but surely Wanda would write to me for she would not feel so particular about her spelling and writing in writing to me as to other people. And so I kept hoping for a letter but none has come and so I will first write to you and see if that will make you & Baby write. For I am quite hungry for news from you all.I had been thinking about you all one day and look- ing at your pictures and at night I dreamed that I saw you both standing together looking over at me, and I was very very glad and reached out my hands to you but you were on the[3] other side of hedge, and it was growing dark and I could not reach you and I awoke feeling very much disappointed.Grandma Muir's home in Portage looks very pretty to me for there is a green lawn all around the house except just at the back door, and some large oak trees in it; & beautiful flowers, for there has been plenty rain all summer.I must tell you about your little cousin Mabel who is not nearly as large as you are although al- most as old. I think she told me that she only weigh- ed 43 lbs. but she is very happy and likes to run &
Location
Portage [Wisc.]
Date Original
1888 Sep 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_1172-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 1172
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
