Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Helen [Muir]
Transcription
Martinez Jan. 9, 1908
Darling Helen,
I was very glad to get your all-well letter today. Five pounds of [new?] body stuff seems to tell a good story. Above all dont get too hot or too cold Always keep out of the wind & in sunshine as cats do.
The only cat about the house now is the black mother - not a kitten to be seen. Keenie seems comfortable at the adobe. He made a face of horrid emotion when I saluted him but has never offered to follow me to the old home. Were you here he would come in a hurry. Your wonderful horse looks well but with all the faithful oiling, picking, soaking scraping a few ticks still cling to him. Al hopes to see the end of the tick harvest very soon however
I paid your Dr Moffett bill today
$45, which seems reasonable I also paid your Stewart bill But one of $30.74 from Lasall & another of over $60 from Morgan I'll not pay until I have time to examine them.
You will soon get you bank dividend & interest & rents which with Johnnie Reids 400 & something will make you feel rich.
Send all the bills to me so that none will be paid twice.
I got notice today of my election to Presidency of the American Alpine Club.
Remember me to all the Van Dykes & your good feeder Miss Broadt.
The weather here is all now rain & black fog. Heaven keep you darling
Your loving father
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1908 Jan 9
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to Helen [Muir], 1908 Jan 9." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5232.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5232
Resource Identifier
muir17_0047-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0047
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
