Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Mary [Muir Hand]

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Martinez, Oct 1, 1899.My dear Sister MaryWe were glad to hear from you over more to learn that you & your family are well. Louis has been quite poorly for a long time but it now better all the rest of us are about as usual Maggie is better this year than she has been for many years & is [reviving?] her youth almost in the smiles of her new grandchild. Mays dignified happiness is grand. David is very busy shipping grapes making money & prospering generally. Im pegging away at a new book about forests etc. Had a glorious trip up north among the forests gardens & glaciers of Alaska When I can find time to write about them I dont knowThomas Hill is still painting in Wanona last I heard.Ever lovingly your brotherJohn Muir

Location

Martinez [Calif.]

Date Original

1899-10-01T00:00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir10_1011-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 10, Image 1011

Copyright Statement

The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html

Owning Institution

John Muir National Historic Site. 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

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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