Creator
Julia M[errill] Moores
Recipient
John Muir
Preview
Transcription
[3]to the good of others – how could it be otherwise. I think I must have spoken of her & Sister Mina being with her this winter. They are in good health – though we all think Sister Kate works too hard. I wish she could be one summer with you in the Yosemite. You ask so kindly after the children that I must tell you of them. Merrill writes fully and very satisfactionly every week. He is studying hard & being ad[illegible] accordingly. He says he is perfectly well and very happy – that his work is very hard – but that he can do what any other man in his class can! I hope most sincerely that his long association with men of greatness and [underlined: goodness] will make him what00729 Indianapolis Feb. 3d 1876 232 North Alabama St. [1]My Dear Mr Muir, I wish you could know how often you have been in my thoughts, and if you did you would not care that I have not replied before to your kind note of Nov. 30th There are some people that I love very much, and yet to whom, I think, much cannot be added of good. Somehow their happiness is so [illegible] their own souls – that whether I write to them or not does not “mak much differ” as an old friend Mr Kirkwood used to say. In this I would not imply selfishness or indifference – nothing of the kind. I know you so well, that I have perfect and entire confidence
Location
Indianapolis, [Ind]
Date Original
1876 Feb 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 29.5 x 12.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0367-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0367
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
