Creator
Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
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[2]our absent ones were affectionately remembered by all present, and the day was spent pleasantly- Joanna is teaching in Sarahs district this winter-so your father and I have been quite alone for some time-we have a hired girl to do the work- Dear John I hope your health is good-so that you will be able really, to enjoy and admire all the vast magnificence with which you are daily surrounded. I know it is far beyond any conception of mine-but we can unite in praising and serving our Heavenly Father-who is the maker and supporter of this- wonderful world on which we live for a time-but time is short-and we must live for ever-I trust we have a good hope through grace-of spending eternity in mansions of glory.[3]-everlasting, being redeemed through the blood of the Lamb that was slain for sinners - - about two weeks ago I went to Portage-and there met with Margt and Sarah and David M and received letters from you and Mary, and Anna and heard about Danl and Joanna. I told Sarah I felt truly thankful and happy to think I had news from every one of my widely scattered family-in one day- I assure you, I went home well satisfied-and your father received a letter from John Law giving us news from Crotland-he writes that his youngest son James is a Professor in the Cornell University at Ithaca New York-I think you will remember of seeing him-when you were little boys -- So you intend to prolong your stay in Cal-and when
Location
[Hickory Hill, Wisc ?]
Date Original
1870 Feb 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0217-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0217
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
