Creator
Annie L. Muir
Recipient
[John Muir]
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[2]morning she had a sort of faintness come over her which lasted for several hours, and then I thought it safer to call in one of the doctors here.He thought an inactive condition of the liver was the cause of her trouble, and gave her medicine accordingly and she is almost well again. Mother is now eighty-two years of age, and I am always more or less alarmed when she is not in her usual health.Mr. & Mrs. Alverson made us a nice visit when they returned from California and we almost felt as if we had gotten a little[3]glimpse of those so dear to us in the Alhambra Valley. Mrs. A. spoke of Wanda & Helen, and of Louie too, and thought they out to see Grandma Muir, and also that she ought to see them and made this remark, which I cannot get out of mind. "They must not wait too long for Grandma Muir is not going to stay always." I do think, John, that it would make her very happy to see your family and I am sure that it would make the rest of us happy as well.Do not feel too anxious about Mother for I think she is about as well as
Location
Portage, Wis
Date Original
circa [1895] May 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_1017-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1017
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
