Creator
Maggie [Margaret] Rae Lunam
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
[4]cheering thought James Hay was able to write us for New Year we were so pleased to see his handwriting for he had been ill with bronchitis.We hope your Wanda & her family keep very well & that you have good news from Helen Mother joins me in kindest loveYours affeclyMaggie Rae Lunam[1]WestfieldDunbar Janry 11th 1911Dear CousinI think I must write & tell you what was done with the extra money you sent for this Cmas of course £5 went its usual way for coal etc for the poor. I went to the M[illegible] and saw Mr & Mrs
[2]Borland I arranged with them to give the Xmas tea to the Women at the Mission Hall, & the rest of the £5 Mr Borland has given to sick & needy.I went to the Shore Hall & saw the tea take place. Mr Borland told them who they were indebted to for their nice tea I am sure your kindness has cheered[3]many a heart & brightened many a home Mr Borland said I was to tell you how much your kindness had been appreciated.Mother is able to be downstairs every day for which I am very thankful & now we have got part of the darkest days which is always a
Location
Dunbar [Scotland]
Date Original
1911 Jan 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 20 cm.
Recommended Citation
Lunam, Margaret Rae, "Letter from Maggie [Margaret] Rae Lunam to [John Muir], 1911 Jan 11." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5993.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5993
Resource Identifier
muir20_0053-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0053
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
