Creator

Louie [Strentzel] Muir

Recipient

[John Muir]

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[2]Thou hast given to my care, help me to be patient and trustful, to abide in the light. I will not doubt any longer. God and his angels have held us in their care these many years. I will pray to them, and keep the faith that they will not now forsake us. O John, do not for a moment follow the Captain against your own real impression and judgment. From the first, I have been comforted by your unwavering faith; and so long as all seems good and righteous to you, dear, I know that not any thing of evil can overcome you. Captain Millard and his wife came to see us, day before yesterday and we all feel very grateful, both to them and to you for their coming. It made the Arctic[3]world seem nearer and less terrible while we talked with a man who had lived there for a season, and escaped through storm and wreck. He will leave for the Arctic next week, and he kindly offered to carry anything we could send to you. Monday, 8 o’clock. Have just heard that Captain Millard may possibly sail tomorrow morning, so I must send this letter to him, this morning on the 11 o’clock Arizona train! Last night I received your two Oonalaska letters, sent per stmr. Dora, arrived in San Fran. Saturday night. In these only you wrote of the money to be paid to Mrs. Hooper. I will send it to her tomorrow. There was $285. of the Scribner money. Mr. Upham brought me $100. I received only

Location

[Martinez, Calif]

Date Original

1881 Jul 24

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.

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muir04_0674-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 0674

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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.

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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

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