Creator
R. Squire
Recipient
John Muir
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[2]God has dealt very kindly with us in these times which [illegible]ly weing the hearts of many. My husband had the great affliction to bury his son after a weeks illness at Vicksburg, He died just before the surrender, We all grieve at his early death His father takes it very hard, he was himself, soon after, taken sick, and sent up to Mound City hospital, where he wrote for me to come after him, thinking he should never recover, if he staid there. I went down about the middle of August, and succeeded in getting a furlough for 20 days, After the expiration of which he went into the hospital at Madison where he still remains. It seems cruel that they will not let him stay at home.00344[3]but they tell me military orders must be obey'd , His health is slowly improving, and he is allowed to visit home about once in three weeks, for the long space of 24 hours, (generous, is it not?) I was absent from home two weeks, and was ill for several weeks after my return, but have quite recover'd my health, O, these are times, which try the faith of every honest man and woman, My patriotism is all gone, I am sorry to say it, (and could hardly dare to, before my husband) I suppose it is wrong to feel as I do somet -mes, but cant help it. (two weeks later, New Years and Christmas have passed, and I hope you have enjoy'd them pleasantly
Location
[Oregon, Wisc.]
Date Original
1863 Dec 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.0 x 25.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0620-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0620
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
