Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
[John Muir]
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3) her new home and is greatly pleased that her lot is cast in the country and among such kind good people.The scenery about her home is beautiful and she is always writing me descriptions of some part of it. I will quote from her letter received an hour ago - "At sunset we took a walk out over the land, and of all the pretty sights! last evening it was the most enchanting, we stood on the highest point and looked west at the beautiful sunset, then on one side were lovely green woods, and further away some rolling hills, and in the foreground was our neighbors great yellow wheat fields and nearer our own green fields of corn and potatoes so well cultivated and moist with rain, then to complete it all, there were dear little birds in the woods singing their evening songs - a dozen times I wished you were here, for you would have felt that perfect peace and rest which comes from being in harmony with nature"I am sure Bernice thanked you for the splendid wedding gift you sent her, first the generous check and then the beautiful books. I never was her so delighted as when they came, her cheeks got red and the tears came in her eyesWhen you have time tell us a little about your work and if you are well.Affectionately Sister Joanna
Location
Richmond, Va.
Date Original
1914 Jul 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir22_0459-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0459
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
