Creator
Helen [Muir Funk]
Recipient
[John Muir]
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Transcription
Daggett, Cal. July 8, 1911.Bear Papa:-I am sorry you have been uneasy about my health, and I want you to know I am all right and that there is no need for worry. And here is the little man -- it is only a proof, but the finished pictures will not be done for about three weeks and I wanted you to see for yourself how big and healthy he is. This was taken the last time we were in Los Angeles He was then four and a half months old. Of course just as soon as the pictures are finished we will send you one. but in the meantime I send this.Buel has telegraphed you as Tom Hanna said you were worrying about me and wanted to know where we were. We have had to delay our trip this long on account of our friends., a middle aged man and his wife and little girl whom we have known ever since coming here. They have been to Bear Valley several times, and were to go ahead of us with their wagon and team, and fix things up so it would be easier for the baby and I when we got there. They could not leave as early as they had expected to go, and as the weather has kept cooler than usual for June here, and both Muir and I were all right, we thought we would rather wait than go on alone. We cannot go all the way in the machine, and it will be nice to have a team waiting for us at the end of the auto road. We leave here early on Wednesday, the 12th. As soon as we reach our new summer home, I will let you know how we stood the trip, and how things are there. And please don't fret about us, for we are both just as well as can be. It is perfectly natural that I should lose weight, for the boy [O5070]
Location
Daggett, Calif.
Date Original
1911 Jul 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir20_0480-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0480
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
