Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Mrs. [Annie] Bidwell
Transcription
[Page 1]
My dear Mrs Bidwell,
In your sudden Bereavement you have my profound sympathy. The life of your beloved husband has been long in years, longer still in good deeds. And now he has gone to the Better Land. He will live on in the hearts of thousands to whom
"[Page 2]
he was ever kind and good.
How can I comfort you? I can only mourn and rejoice with you, pray devoutly God bless you, and repeat that I am ever your friend.
John Muir"
Location
[place unknown]
Circa Date
1900
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17 x 11 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Undated c1900 JM to Mrs Bidwell p1" (1900). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4891.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4891
Resource Identifier
muir00_193-let
File Identifier
MSS 307 Muiriana
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 http://www.pacific.edu/Library/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
