Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
02099
Portage, June 11, 1896
Dear Louie
I got here yesterday at 2 o'clock P.M.
When I was within two 2 hrs of Kearney I telegraphed ahead to Mary & she & Willis & all the children met me at the station. The train stopped on 2 or 3 minutes & I had barely time to rush out & drag Mary & Helen aboard before Willis could say boo.
We found Mother very sick & low & Sarah & Annie said God has sent you But this morning mother is much better & ate a good breakfast & asked me all about you & Grandma Wanda & Helen She has been confined to bed only a day or two & seems quite bright & hopeful. Of course she was very glad to see Mary & me - "her ain bairns" as she sad. The doctor tells me that she is likely to recover from this last illness (biliousness) & live comfortably through the summer
But she is now 83 yrs old & is liable to leave us any time.
I feel sleepy & benumbed after so much carbonic acid in the sleeping car & the natural care that comes with mother's condition.
Sarah & Joanna & Annie were extremely glad to see Mary. about whose coming they had no news. Of course I'll stop here until I see whether Mother to going to get well. & then be governed by circumstances. Mother said so eagerly this morning that she would like to see Wanda I almost wish I had tried to bring her.
Ill let you know when any change occurs. Be very careful about fire.
Ever Yours
With love to all
Ill write soon to the children
Location
Portage, [Wisc]
Date Original
1896 Jun 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 13 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to Louie [Strentzel Muir] , 1896 Jun 11." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 45.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/45
Resource Identifier
muir09_0188-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0188
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
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections/fees-and-forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
