Creator
J[oanna Muir Brown]
Recipient
Mary and Willis [Hand]
Preview
Transcription
[2]the [brow?] and I think that can be made right when you make us the visit of which you wrote in your last letter. the nose looks rather too narrow I think. The work is beautiful and I can easily imagine the loving carefulness you bestowed upon it.Oh Mary you are always asso- ciated in my mind with those blissful days of [possession?] and those sad sad days and I thinnk gratefully of you and Willis too. But I have come to think very calmly of dear little Gracie for as time passes, it seems more and more a reality that she is not dead but gone before and that she is not far away but very[3}[near?] and I sometimes [dream?] to find her close be- side me. I do not believe the spirit world is half so far away as we used to im- agine and I think death only takes the veil from our mor- tal eyes that we may see as we are seen. Oh how I would enjoy a talk with you.Well you want to hear about Annie. She is certainly far from well but has perfect assurance of returning health and so is very [illegible]. I sup- pose she will write for herself. She [illegible] very much as she always does. You asked about Maggie, she looked better I thought than when I last saw her in [Wis.?] and
Location
Kansas City, Mo.
Date Original
1884 Apr 22
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0063-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0063
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
John Muir National Historic Site. 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
