Creator
Helen Muir
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
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you, as soon as you get this letter. And write to Aunt Margaret herself for it would make her so happy, she misses you so - as we all do.
And now dear Papa take good care of yourself, and write soon to your loving daughter
Helen Muir.
Remuera
Auckland N.Z. 23rd. Mch 1904
[in margin: 152]
Madam
This letter as handed to, and opened by us, as no one of the name of John Muir is known here.
Should I ever hear of Mr. John Muir I will inform him, you had written to him.
I leave Auckland by steamer following the one which carries this letter (or 20th April) on a visit to the old country via Vancouver but in the interval will make every enquiry in order if possible to locate your relative.
Yours truly
James Muir.
[1]
Martinez, California
March 1[st?], 1904.
Dear Papa,
Since I wrote last we received one more letter from you, to make us all happy. But I do wish we could know just where to write, you would not seem quite so far away then I have been wondering whether you have received the first letter I sent to Auckland. If you receive this one please cable to us just where to write.
We are all about as usual here, Mama is fairly well Aunt Margaret is a little better and able to go about the house and yard. Wanda is studying hard at Berkeley but keeps well, and we see her every Saturday. I am feeling perfectly well once more
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and am steadily gaining strength. You will hardly know me when you get home, for I weigh 140 lbs! You see I am catching up with you dear Papa. May and Arthur are planing to build a house.
Uncle David came over yesterday afternoon to see about renting the place. Will Muir is going to rent the part Mr. Westlake had.
I received a note from Aunt Sarah last week, saying she had been sick but was now much better. She and Anna Eastman are coming down here to make us a visit some time this spring. They are still undecided
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what is best for them to do.
It has been rainy here for the last two weeks - and everyone is thankful. We now have abou[t?] 17 inches in all. Every thing is putting out green leaves, and the almond trees are in full bloom, even the peach trees are beginning to blossom. This has been a lovely day, and we feel that spring is coming. I can hardly realize that where you are it is summer time.
Underwood Bros. have sent you a complete set of photo's. of the President's Western trip, among them is one of you and the President standing on Glacier Point. It is a wonderful picture, for you both seem so lifelike, I can almost see you standing there. But I want to see you yourself. Come home as soon as you can. In the meantime write often to us and cable us where to write to
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1904 Mar 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Helen, "Letter from Helen Muir to [John Muir], 1904 Mar 1." (1904). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2753.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2753
Resource Identifier
muir14_0080-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0080
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
