Creator
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]flowers as she desired. Sarah Young came this morning to thank me, and she talked with so much tender feeling about her mother. She is a gentle lovely girl I think Yesterday good old Parson Yager came to see us: the one who preached at my little brother's funeral 31 years ago. How vividly that sorrowful time was brought back to our minds. Oh the weary pioneer days that were talked of! Mr. Yager told how his wife died of cholera in the Indian Territory, leaving a helpless baby. Soon afterward with his seven motherless children he went on his way over the deserts to[1]Martinez, Calif.July 8, 1889.Dear John,We are all very well, and enjoying a most comfortable climate, but have been quite unsettled in location. Miss Kendall cannot come till tomorrow or next day. Old Mrs. Bush has her son's family from Sacramento for a week. Cousin Fannie went to the city Friday, & returned Sunday evening but is making a dress for Grandma and so must stay over there consequently the children and I stay at home during the day but go to
Location
Martinez, Cal
Date Original
1889 Jul 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0135-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0135
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
