Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Annie] Wanda [Muir]
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013672funny little faces were just like little old mens faces & they looked so sober I never laughed & kept winking so much I couldnt help laughing at them, Tell Helen about them. but today when I was eating my supper I saw a queer looking man He ad very long mustaches but yet he looked silly though I think he liked his mustaches better than anything else for he kept playing with them and fondling them as if they were little puppies. He looked something like thisTell your Mamma that though I am tired I am not so badly off as she things only my head is too hot & feel too cold thats all. You & Helen had better write & tell what you want me to bring you when I come home And if you dont wish - say soon I will be home before your letter gets here - Now good night my dear & may Heaven ever bless you & keep you safely & Helen & Mamma & grandpa & grandma & all JM
Location
Grand Hotel, S[an] F[rancisco, Calif]
Date Original
1889 Jul 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0177-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0177
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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.
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