Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Sister Mary [Muir]
Transcription
[1870]
Yosemite Valley March 24
My dear sister Mary
I have had tidings of you but not from you for a long time indeed You have been hiding amid the [classic?] halls of the state university I am truly glad that your lives have fallen [illegible] to pleasant places. I am glad to know that you are seeking so boldly & persistently after knowledge I am sure that you will be successful. I hope that you will not hurry yourself take plenty of time & [illegible] have money you shall have it too. David will send you some of my money any time you write for it, & next fall I will send you as much as you will require for a year at least 75 I have a great many
drawings to show you some day What do you think of Lake Mendota in these quiet sunny evenings, perfectly enchanting is it not, I used to walk around lake Monona every Saturday for plants. I enclose you a note of introduction to Mrs Prof Butler She & her husband and their family are warm friends of mine & you will be heartily welcome to their home. You will have no difficulty in finding them, & you must not be bashful. I had the pleasure of meeting Prof Butler last summer in the Yosemite Valley here. I had a letter from him tonight Dr Carr & his family have left Madison. They now live in Oakland California. I have not seen them yet. I wish that you could enjoy the friendship of Mrs Carr. She is an excellent botanist & musician & [partner?] I live now amid the glories of this far[illegible] valley. You will see some Yosemite pictures at Prof Butlers
[in margin: Farewell do not study too hard & never give yourself any uneasiness about money.]
Location
Yosemite Valley [Calif.]
Circa Date
[1870] Mar 24
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to Sister Mary [Muir], [1870] Mar 24." (1870). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1330.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1330
Resource Identifier
muir02_0233-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0233
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
John Muir National Historic Site. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
