Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Emily [O. Pelton ]
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[Page 3] Days ago “John, did we know beforehand how much of trouble was in store for us we would be altogether [ ] for the duties of life” – but you must be careful Emily not to cherish your sorrows – this would overcome the strongest. I have enjoyed the company of my dear relatives very much during this long visit but I shall soon leave them all, and I scarcely think it probably that I shall be blest with as much of home again. I had not before heard of the union of Mr. Lowell with [ ] Maggie. I think with you that Maggie will make a very good wife. You tell me that Miss Chafee “still survives.” I would rather have heard that she too had committed matrimony. I am sure that I would very heartily enjoy a familiar chat with her for “auld land syne.” Do you never hear anything of Mrs. Goodrich now? I sent
Location
Fountain Lake, [Wisc.]
Date Original
1864 Feb 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
1864 Feb 27 JM to friend Emily
File Identifier
MSS 307 Muiriana
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
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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
1864 Feb 27 JM to friend Emily p3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
