Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
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[4]temporary, and that she will soon begin to improve again She is at the University of Virginia where they are holding a Summer school, and where a good many of the friends of our girls were attending so as it is a beautiful place and high - at least above the malarial line, we thought best to send her there, as she could attend any lectures or classes that interested her and so give her something to take her mindI saw in the last Outlook that President Roosevelt is already arranging a trip of scientific research [to?] Africa, with a party of scientists, and it occured [to?] me that he[1] July 17 08My dear brother John: -Margaret tells me that you are still at the old home, writing and reading etc all by yourself; For a good while I did not know whether you would be in the Alhambra Valley or with dear Helen, in her solitude, and so I kept putting off writing, - -It is a good thing that our thoughts can run on so easily, without the aid of even pen and paper for thus we can almost live with those we love though absent in the body -04243
Location
Port Norfolk, Va.
Date Original
1908 Jul 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17 x 27 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0755-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0755
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
