Creator
Sarah [Muir Galloway]
Recipient
Emma [Muir]
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Transcription
4How the time passes, her Bernice, the baby that was born in our house is now twelve years old, she writes me such nice letters. Ethel is eighteen and Bessie fifteen, they are tall girls and getting on well in school. They are also very helpful about the house and thoughtful for their Mother. I wish her health was better, she never seems to be very strong, she speaks of the weather as having been "woefully" hot. The Ranch men are busy among the fruit, from the spring until about the end of November that work goes on, so many fine varieties of Cherrys first, then apricots, peaches, and apples, just now they are gathering and shipping peaches and pecans. next month the grapes will be ripening; some of the varieties come later, but
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1901 Jul 29
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0809-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0809
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
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 7
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
