Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
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2But it is unspeakably sad to see the sorrow & heartache of little Helen & Wanda. Child love the finest divinest thing on earth. Night after night Helen tells her mother that "My Bup came to me & took me in his arms & kissed me. He is not sick any more but he is strong & carried me as he used to do before" Then sobbing she asks her mother why grandpa cant come in the daytime as he does at night. Of course I have now to care for both farms & leisure for writing will be less than ever still I hope to snatch some hours for literary work. It is now so snowy and late I fear I shall not be able to get into the Canon this season. I think however
Location
Martinez, [Calif]
Date Original
1890 Nov 12
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0727-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0727
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle