Creator
William C. Flint
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
San Francisco Cal.
January 28th /90.
My Dear Friend:
At the earliest time permitted by my mental and physical condition, I acknowledge receipt of your tender words of sympathy. Sympathy sweetens the bitter contents of the cup from which I am made to drink. It is soothing, but the wound is deep, and more than human balm is required for true relief. Heavy and dreadful has been my blow, and desper-
-ate is the warfare between my strength and grief. At times the latter about conquers and it is difficult to find hope. Oh, how sweet would be a full consciousness that I can again take the hand of my sainted boy in mine, and be with him forever. For your condolence accept our gratitude and may heaven keep you and yours ever from sorrow, through the whole of life. I sorrow, I am sincerely
Yours etc
William C. Flint
John Muir Esq
Martinez - Cal.
Location
San Francisco, Cal
Date Original
1890 Jan 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Flint, William C., "Letter from William C. Flint to [John Muir], 1890 Jan 28." (1890). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1879.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1879
Resource Identifier
muir06_0344-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0344
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
