Creator
Joanna M[uir] Brown
Recipient
John Muir
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[2]in the family doing anything greatly worth doing anything that will stand through the years to come. And so we would like to hold up your hands with a word of love and encouragement. Of course I do not mean that I am discontented with my place in life, for the dear little girlies put their arms around my neck and tell me every day that they love me, and Walter is very kind, kinder as the years go by, but then for all that our work seems very common by the side of yours. and some01348[3]times when I greatly long to be doing something more noble in life I believe I sort of rest myself with a though of you and your work, a sort of lazy feeling that you are doing for the whole family. How do you like that. Can you stand the pressure? Well, we are intending to go away again for a few months to avoid the summer heat of K.C. and I think likely we will go east as Walter's business seems to keep him there so much. He has already been three months (in Philadelphia) during which
Location
Kansas City, Mo
Date Original
1889 Jun 23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0103-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0103
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
