Creator
Helen [Muir]
Recipient
[John Muir]
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Transcription
[4]for you know how little there is to be done in my shanty, and I am happier without a hired girl. And besides Mr Van Dyke wants Mary to learn housekeeping just so long as there is no one to put extra work on her shoulders.Write and tell me if I can ask Mrs Funk to board me. And please dont worry. Im all right - I simply want to stay that way, and have found that the present arrangement isnt going to work well.I wish you could be here to enjoy this glorious day. Spring has really come.We are all well. The Van Dykes ask for you.Always yoursHelen[1]Daggett, Cal/March 10 - 08Dear Papa -This is a beautiful sunny day in the desert, calm and warm, and I am going to ride as soon as I finish this letter.I received the package of postcards a few days ago - thank you. My shanty will look gay when I get them all on the walls.There is something I want to ask your advice about. Since Miss B. left I have been expected to help Mary so she wouldn't have any extra work on account of my being here. I find that this04093
Location
Daggett, Calif.
Date Original
1908 Mar 10
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0297-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0297
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
