Creator
Celia J. Galloway
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[3]We have had a great many dark, gloomy, misty days. For days we have not seen the sun until today. And so there are numerous cases of Grippe, Pneumonia, and all kinds of lung troubles.I'd rather it would be 20[degree symbol] below, all the time, for I dearly love cold frosty weather,--snapping, cold days when the snow crunches under your feet and your breath almost freezes solid in front of you! That's what I like, and then is when I enjoy living.These raw, damp, chilly days, made us01770[4]feel gloomy and cross,--and life is a burden instead of a delight.Anna and baby Kenneth have been with us since before Christmas. Kenneth is getting to be a big, bright boy, and is very good.His eyes are getting bigger and blacker, and everything he sees is a perfect wonder to him.I've been teaching him to make some faces; I might be in better business, might I not?But then, you see, I get so tired of that stupid little box, down01770
Location
Portage, Wisconsin
Date Original
1894-01-18T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0059-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0059
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
