Creator
John S. Gray
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
[1]
Mar 28 1887
Mr. John Muir
Dear Friend
It is now two weeks sine we landed safely home from our long journey, & full time that we send you a few lines, letting you know of our arrival.
I am sorry to say Walter has not improved but rather gone back in health. After we left you, he seemed to pick up a good deal & the medicines were helping him. In Salt Lake City he did not feel so well, but improved again in Colorado. So that, at (Colorado Springs we had a delightful days drive--but some way he hurt his foot & lamed himself so that when we got home he was obligated to keep per- fectly quiet to save the foot. This kept him in the house so close that he could gain no appetite & has been gradually running down ever since. In that weak condition.
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we insisted on his getting medical advice & at last he consented to have our family physician take up his case. This case seemed to be well understood by our Dr. & in the few days he has been attending him he has reduced his local trouble so that now he is in about his normal condition in that respect but he has become so weak that he is not able to be out of bed, & last night had several sinking spells _ & finally fainted today he is in quite a fever & we all feel very anxious about him though the Dr. gives us encourage- ment & does not consider his present condition at all alarming_ Drugs seem to be of no avail & the course taken with him is a system of baths & local applications of different kinds_
It seems he did not get home a day too soon, for ever since, he has been in such condition that it would have been very hard on him to travel_ In another way we were too soon_ We sent, in one day, from summer temperatures & weather ([illegible] 859) to mid-winter. Our climate at this writing is a most unenviable one [loose?]
[letterhead] [3] journey when he is able_ & I am sure it will be a source of pleasure to him to think of it as it is to me_
I hope your family enjoys good health_ that your wife is strong & well & your sister improving_ Your little girls are just at the age to enjoy & I think you will find it a great trial to go away on that northern trip_ to be away so long from all the home bodies.
Remember me kindly to Mrs. Muir & your sister & be assured we will all be happy to hear from you whenever you can send us even a line or two & now with best wishes for your prosperity & happiness
I remain Yours Sincerely John S. Gray
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Location
Detroit, Mich
Date Original
1887 Mar 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 23.5 x 15 cm.
Recommended Citation
Gray, John S., "Letter from John S. Gray to John Muir, 1887 Mar 28." (1887). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1712.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1712
Resource Identifier
muir05_0800-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0800
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
