Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
Sister Mary [Muir Hand]
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Transcription
29 Kansas City Mo Nov 15. 1885Dear sister Mary: -Your letter was a great pleasure to me. I can hardly tell why best your kind [expressions?] seem to have the effect of lifting my heart [illegible] had posted under such depressing circumstances and when I was feeling so incapable of doing anything for your comfort during your trip that I had a sad feeling every time I thought of you, which was frequent. Consequently I just needed your letter. I am so glad that after all your visit [deleted: in all] did you good and you are now so comfortable. May it continue. How good you are to think of giving the pretty paintings to me. I can hardly wait to see them. I wish I could make something pretty for you, maybe I will sometime. I shall not write a long letter this time as I am tired and it is getting dark. I have been [in margin: writing and arranging flowers of the funeral nearly all afternoon. I have made a little bouquett for nearly every member of the family and now enclose one for you. I have not sent John one but have sent him a beautiful [illegible] of Fathers [illegible] Have you a nice [illegible]? Remember us to Willis if he is home. Walter is away for a few days. Have not yet succeeded in [getting?] a [illegible], but have a boy come to do chores. Love to the little boys. Lovingly yours [Always?] Joanna]
Location
Kansas City, Mo.
Date Original
1885 Nov 15
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0540-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0540
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
