Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[James] Hay
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[4]& even our bright sunshine became brighter. Well I suppose we may safely & sadly guess as the Yankees say that this is not to be Nature takes care to scatter people over the earth as winged seeds are scattered but I shall always be glad that I saw so many of you together those two memorable days at Birkenhead and then I shall also hope to see some of the boys here. I'm pegging away at the ranch work & at my books but make slow headway. Have published nothing since I returned though I submitted to an interview by a newspaper man the results of which i sent copies of to Mrs. Lunam It didn't amount to much. Tell Peggie that Wanda & Helen are studying hard. They have a teacher all to themselves & Helen can read now as well as write. Here are their pictures for her. Good bye. Heaven bless you all. Ever your loving cousin John Muir01746 [1]Martinez, CaliforniaU.S.A.November 18th1893.My Dear Cousin HayI received yours of Sep 28. & the forwarded letters when I reached home Oct. 16th & should have written you then & would have done so had I not been bewitched with work & pleasure in meeting my family & friends after so long a ramble. Braid seas are roarin between us again, but after seeing you all face to face & sharing your home life distance is made of non effect as far as love & respect are concerned. And I am sure that much as I enjoyed Gods works in the icy rocky regions of Norway & Switzerland & the communion of literary & scientific
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1893 Nov 18
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_1413-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 1413
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
