Creator
Joanna [Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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fact, pretty much everything has been hard this winter excepting the roads which have been very Soft and some peoples [in margin: 589] heads. yet, through in the midst of all this difficulty we have not felt it, except in our sympathy for others. We had a letter from Father a week ago, who reports himself very well, very useful and very happy. What could you ask farther for mortal man? John Reid still intends going to Neb. and will start soon for the purpose of inspecting. Maggie, Sarah, David
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[in margin: and Dan are in about their usual health and their families, ditto. Mother sent you a pair of socks a few weeks ago. I suppose they are safely rec’d. Very much love from us all. Joanna.]
Portage, Wis. March, 6, 1878.
Dear brother John,
How do you do, and how [underlined: have] you been doing all this long time? Does your quill still move on, and books still continue to be born? Are you well, and are you happy? I hope that all this wisdom about such mighty things as mountain ranges
Location
Portage, Wis
Date Original
1878 Mar 6
Source
Original letter dimensions: 14 x 29 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Joanna G., "Letter from Joanna [Muir] to John Muir, 1878 Mar 6." (1878). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 408.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/408
Resource Identifier
muir03_0739-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0738
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
