Creator
John Howitt
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
219 Grand Ave
Waukesha, Wis.
Feb. 11, 1905
Prof Muir: -
My dear old Friend.
My niece at Moneta California wrote me an account of your dear wife's death and the illness of you and your daughter. Words at such a time as this is of little consolations though they come from earthly friends. None can console us in these trying times of life but the word of God which
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is full of consolation to the believer. As you have made the works of God a lifes study and of all my reading I know of no one who studied and appreciated them more than you, "He doeth all things well" though his ways seems dark and mysterious to us. Our dear departed friends cannot come to us, but the time is short and passing fast a few more days we will
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be with them. We enjoy with wonder admiration & delight in studying "His handywork" here on this earth, but what is to be compared beyond the borne from no one returns. "They cannot come to us but we may, in time, get to them."
Mr. Griswold always desires to know if I have heard from you also Mr. Stewart. Time is telling on them as well as us. You seem to be well known hear and much loved by your writings. With much love in your afflictions
Yours John Howitt
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Location
Waukeska, Wisc.
Date Original
1905 Feb 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 13 cm.
Recommended Citation
Howitt, John, "Letter from John Howitt to John Muir, 1905 Feb 11." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3240.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3240
Resource Identifier
muir15_0179-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0179
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
