Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]morning they were full of hope and courage and in the evening all was changed to sorrow and gloom, for mother and unborn babe passed away together - Poor Doctor looks ten years older today and [send?] the sympathy and kindness of all his family - He has become greatly softened by all the trouble of the past years as well as his present grief - He certainly has had hard experiences, harder than I[1] Aug 24, 1910Dear Brother John:-Your letter of June telling the particulars of Margarets death, was gratefully received as we were so anxious to know all we could of the last days of the precious sister who so earnestly and [illegible]bly lived out her years, and now so soon I must tell you of brother Davids great trouble which has come so suddenly upon him: His beautiful and sweet tempered wife died yesterday afternoon. In the 04859
Location
Lincoln, Nebr.
Date Original
1910 Aug 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir19_0762-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0762
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
