Creator
Janet D[ouglass] Moores
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
946 N. Penn St., Indianapolis,
Aug. 31st, 1895.
My dear Mr. Muir:
Has it seemed strange to you that I have never written a word to thank you for your sweet remembrance, that beautiful book - the book that we have all looked forward to for so long? It must. But I could not write -- the more I think of those I love the harder it is for me to write, and so you will forgive me, I know.
I thank you for your sympathy. It has been a comfort that you may not know - only that I do not deserve it.
As for the “Mountains of California,” I am so proud of you - almost as proud as Annie Muir can be. And is there to be another some day on “Alaska?” I hope so. Do go on. Kate seemed to think that your health was not at all what it should be. You must live for all the friends who are proud of you, and who would not find this world half so fair a place without you.
Charles returns from his trip across the sea at this time. To-day he lands, and will be with us the early part of next week. He is very well. Merrill is attending a Bar Association at Detroit. Aunt Kate and Mina are spending a few weeks near Sandusky on an island in Lake Erie. And Mamma and I are keeping each other company at home, Give my love and hers to Mrs. Muir and the children. I wish we could see them before they grow up.
With love from us both,
Always your friend,
Janet D[ouglass] Moores
Your picture and the children's stand on my table -- thank you for them.
Location
Indiapolis [Ind]
Date Original
1895 Aug 31
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Moores, Janet Douglass, "Letter from Janet D[ouglass] Moores to John Muir, 1895 Aug 31." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3132.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3132
Resource Identifier
muir08_1141-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1141
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
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
