Creator
Joanna [Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
00886[4]have rejoiced in. Yes my health is more improved than I can tell, and I am very very grateful. Mother and I are all alone now Annie having gone to Phillips with Mary after her Christmas visit, but we get along nicely. Mother is well and she reads for me great deal, and so with our little work and walking out every day, time passes very pleasantly. The rest of the family are just about as usual though Dan has not been quite well lately. He hopes to go to Neb. in the spring and will [illegible] us a visit before going. Poor Sarah is recovering herself as bravely as she can.With much love Joanna.[1][in margin: [illegible] sends much love, is happy to [illegible] of you [illegible] and will write soon. J]Portage, Feb. 12, ’80. Dear brother John; -You cannot know how those letters from your own dear hand, after so long a silence, have gladdened all our hearts, as the three months slipped away bringing no tidings from your “Cool white solitudes” we were becoming quite uneasy, and although we tried to think that God would guard you from all harm, as in the past, yet unpleasant pictures would at times present themselves, and make us long and long to see you seated at our own fireside.
Location
Portage, [Wisc]
Date Original
1880 Feb 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0031-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0031
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
