Creator
Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]
trust for the time to come Our heavenly father is strong to deliver in times of deep trial and danger – and is ever ready and willing to protect all that give there cause unto his hands I trust you will be preserved in all your goings out and all your comings in The girls all join me in earnest loving wishes for your best interests from your affectionate Mother
00794
[1]
1978 Portage May [ 16th?]
Dear John
Your last letter to me of March 6th was gladly received, during March Joanna wrote you a letter, and I also wrote you one, and lately we have both been anxiously waiting for a response fro you but as yet we have received none, probably your multiplicity of business has hindered you However I am happy to know by David of your welfare – your fortieth birthday was remembered with many heartfelt loving wishes for your prosperity and for your preservation in
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[2]
the many dangers to which you are exposed, we alo partook of [ (curran scones) –?] A letter from your father informs us of his good health and happiness in Canada he wrote for your address as he wished to write to you John Reid has returned from his Western tour but has not quite decided what course he will pursue Sarah has just come to Portage to spend a week among us, she has not been here for a long time – Mary has been home for the last two weeks – and is still engaged in her favorite work – painting - I thank you very much
[3]
for the portrait your sent me last, and hope to see the original some time. I have had the pleasure of reading about your favorite bird, and also your late trip to the mountains about Lake Tahoe – you know I am extremely interested in all your travels and writings and enjoy reading about them very much – I already begin to think of the many dangers to which you may be exposed during the coming summer, but a kind providence has preserved you in safty, amid many dangers, and trials, in the days and months that are past, and we will still -
Location
Portage, [Wisc]
Date Original
1878 May 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Ann Gilrye, "Letter from Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] to John Muir, 1878 May 16." (1878). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 424.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/424
Resource Identifier
muir03_0823-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0822
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
