Creator
Mrs. Lydia Muir Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[6]so persistently haunted one, at all times, when you or your name, were the subject of conversation. If I have, in your estimation, overstepped the bounds of womanly propriety, pardon the offence, and attribute it, not to curiosity, but think of it as Tupper has it."A reaching forth to grasp the invisible threads of kinship," which "like cobwebs floating in the wind," oft catch events on their approach with sure and apt presentiment."If this reaches you, and your time is not too fully occupied with other matters, I will be glad to have my uncertainty[7]made certain, in some way by you; and if there is relationship existing, between us, and as this world is not such a big one after all, why the time may come, when you may make up your mind that you want to see the Capital & Capitol of these United? States, and then, nothing need prevent you coming this way. Craving your pardon for this lengthy epistle I am most RespectfullyMrs Lydia Muir Johnson920 N st., n. w.Washington CityD. C.I have just written to a cousin, John A. Muir, who is at Grand View Sanitarium, Wernersville Pa.
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1894-08-10T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0365-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0365
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
