Creator
Maggie R.[Margaret Muir Reid]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
[4]
& give my kind regards to Mrs Magee when you see her
And now dear John. May God Ever bless & be wioth you. May His presence be very near you when away from home. [stricken word] to protect, & keep you from all danger seen. & remember. & watch over the dear ones you leave behind. will be anxious to hear from you when you have time to write
Ever your affectionate Sister Marrie Reid
01264.
[1]
12 Crete, Neb, May 15 1887
Dear John
I had been saying to J.R. note very long before your letter arrived today, that it seemed a long time since I heard from yourself. & thought you must be very busy (& from what Sister Annie said, that you were not well. I am sorry. I hope a change will greatly benefit your health. I wish there was some mount St Elias or toher wonderful place in this direction. so the "ill wind" [had blow me guide?], and pray do not forget that health is the main object of your
[2]
jaunt nor let any wonderful exploration draw to much on your strength. I am glad Annie is well enough to go on a tear, or set cloaking [illegible] . and hope she will succeed in chicken farm -ing. Perhaps Cam (if he is still with you) can give her lessons in poultry raising. Tell Annie that Mrs Loas arrived home yesterday. from Cal. & she is so well. & quite fleshy I wish you all could have got accquainted with her. She is my near neigh -bor._ I do not know when, but I will live in hopes of seeing you all again some day thank you all for your
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many kind invitations
The Ranch must look very beautiful
it is looking pretty here too now , such "living green" strawberries has been shipped in here from the south. for some little time now. we all enjoy about usual health. [stricken word] house cleaning has been the order of the day for some time, with Annie & I, we impress into the service some of the other members of the family now & again.
Give my love to Louie. Doctor & Mrs Strentzel. & kiss the wee lasses for me.
Love to Sister Annie.
Location
Crete, Nebr.
Date Original
1887 May 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Reid, Margaret Muir, "Letter from Maggie R.[Margaret Muir Reid] to [John Muir], 1887 May 15." (1887). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1717.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1717
Resource Identifier
muir05_0822-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0822
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
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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
