Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
Preview
Transcription
(2)hold out under all his burdens. You see he has never entirely recovered from the sickness of a year and a half ago, caused by ptomains poisoning.He has asked me to reply to all his letters of sympathy, so he will not likely write you himself, but pray do send him a few words occasionally or a magazine with some article of your own, anything to let him see you are remembering him.Your later letter to me mentioning my going to Kearney came a day or[1] Sept 16 10Dear brother JohnYour letters to brother Danl. and myself were duly rec'd and the loving sympathy you expressed, I am sure, did him good, for he seemed a little less depressed all the day after reading them.If his case were an ordinary one it would not be quite so bad, but there is so much that is painful in the past which still casts it shadow over the present, that some times I wonder if he can04877[in margin: Mary is still with us and sends love to you all -]
Location
Lincoln, Nebr.
Date Original
1910 Sep 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 16.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir19_0860-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0860
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
