Creator
Joanna M[uir] Brown
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Portage, Wis.,
March 26, 93.
Dear Brother John:
Your kind letter of the 15th inst" deserved a more prompt reply. My apology is that I have not been well; also that I was so taken by surprise that I scarcely knew how to reply, and have been trying to think whether I ought to accept your generous gift. Mother, knowing how closely we had been pressed for a few months, suggested that she write and tell you of the difficulty, but I decidedly objected, telling her that you had helped enough in the family to bridge over hard places, and I could not add another to the list, but added that if you could assist by suggesting some opening for Walter that I could be glad of that. However. I think Mother must have forgotten what I told her, from what she has since told me, and which I suppose accounts for your prompt action in the matter.
To give you an idea of Mother's forgetfulness, I will relate an incident of her birthday. As you know, she was eighty on the 17th inst. 1 was anxious to do what I could to make the day pleasant and so sent an invitation the day before to ask her to dine with me, etc. The time came and she arrived somewhat late, explaining that she had an indistinct recollection of my having sent for her but did not feel sure - thought she would come anyway. Dear mother, we cannot be surprised.
Well, dear brother, I thank you for your kindness, hoping soon to be able to return the amount when money is more plentiful, I suppose David delivered my message to you last week, I think Walter will soon be all right. I am not well, which accounts for this scribble. Love to all,
Joanna M[uir] Brown
Location
Portage, Wis
Date Original
1893 Mar 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18.5 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Joanna Muir, "Letter from Joanna M[uir] Brown to John Muir, 1893 Mar 26." (1893). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 259.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/259
Resource Identifier
muir07_0892-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0892
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
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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
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
