Creator
Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Portage Wisconsin Feby 1st 1996
Dear John
Your very interesting letter arrived here this morning and such good news deserve a speedy reply
I heartly congratulate you on having a second daughter added to your family I am also much pleased to think that Wanda has a sister that will very soon be a playmate and they will very soon enjoy each others company
2d
I am specially glad to know that every body is well and happy
I trust your health has much improved
We are having a very severe winter, but it is really wonderful how very warm and comfortable we can keep ourselves but it requires a great deal of effort to do so_
The side walks were all shovelled out last week so I was tempted to walk to the 'Presbyterian' Church' yesterday, but I was very stiff and tired when I got home_
3d
My Parlor bedroom is a success, with my large stove standing so near the door and it keeps the fire going all night
"John' Ried" left us for home two days ago_
he expected to meet 'Walter" "Brown" at Milwaukee - I wish 'Walter" had come on to Portage when he had got so near as we would have been very glad to see him_
Give my kindest regards to Louie. I hope she will soon be in her normal health and able to resume her new cares and duties with gladness of heart_
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We had our pleasant visit yesterday from David as usual, no kind of weather hinders him from coming once a week.
Dear John I rejoice with you in your joy at this time, and I trust we will ever have thankful hearts for the many great blessings we have enjoyed in the years that have passed, and also for those we are still enjoying with love to all the family I am affectionately Mother
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Location
Portage, Wisconsin
Date Original
1886 Feb 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 40 x 13 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Ann Gilrye, "Letter from Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] to John Muir, 1886 Feb 1." (1886). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1663.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1663
Resource Identifier
muir05_0598-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0598
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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
