Creator
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[1]
[embossed image on letterhead]
Martinez, Cal. August 28, 1885.
Dear John,
Your first letter from Yellowstone Park reached me the day before yesterday, and I have felt much comforted ever since, thinking of your being so much stronger, and that you are at last cmaping out on the mountains. O, if only you could feel unhurried, and able to rest with no thought of the morrow, next week or next month, nor of any vineyards and Chinamen!
Since reading about the Eastern frost and snow and a general coolness even down to the land of Penn. I worry no more about Wisconsin sunstrokes: and
[3]
Love from us all to your dear mother and sisters, and all the little ones.
The spray of [illegible] bears baby's kisses and many more loving thoughts than you dream of, dear Papa. She says to ask for a "bonnie letter all to baby's own little self: God bless you, and bring you safely home to your faithful wife. and loving baby.
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I am sure that beyond the grounds of Mammoth Springs Hotel, up among the lakes and fountains of the great rivers, there must be the charm and healing balm of your own high wilderness.
So long as I can feel that you are getting better, and having a happy visit with your dear mother and sisters, I shall not fret overmuch about the affairs of the ranch or the work that I can not do just now.
Little Wanda is well, and bright as a little bird: she still goes to sleep kissing your "bonny letters," and is trying hard to learn to read them. The cedar and wild rose bear many many kisses from "Pap's own baby."
Your faithful wife, Louie
Location
Martinez, Cal
Date Original
1885 Aug 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Louie Strentzel, "Letter from Louie [Strentzel Muir] to John Muir, 1885 Aug 28." (1885). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1621.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1621
Resource Identifier
muir05_0376-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0376
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
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
