Creator
Mary J. Arnold
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Lakeport. Cal. Feb. 28, 08
Dear Friend,
Your beautiful scene came tonight and I am alone as usual in the storm and darkness. Your little card of greeting brings a word of friendly cheer.
I am sorry to hear of "illness and trouble" though my own life is burdened with it, until sometimes I cry aloud, "My God why has thou forsaken me"!
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My mother will be one hundred years old the 5th of May. In August she fell and broke her right thigh. I have been in constant attendance night and day. No one has been with me except a woman, part of one night.
I can get through the days but these black nights sometimes try my nerves.
I, also, have a brother in Berkeley dying. A letter tonight tells me he is very low.
Trouble comes in various guises My heart goes out to you in sympathy. May God give us strength.
Sincerely your friend Mary J. Arnold
Location
Lakeport, Calif.
Date Original
1908 Feb 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 13 cm.
Recommended Citation
Arnold, Mary J., "Letter from Mary J. Arnold to John Muir, 1908 Feb 28." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5287.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5287
Resource Identifier
muir17_0225-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0225
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
