Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Moores family]
Transcription
Original in possession of Mr. Merrill Moores850 Madison Avenue,New York,April 12, 1912.Dear Merrill, Charles, and all your great family:You know how I sympathize with you in yourbereavement. The sad news came this morning and stirred a thousand"blessed, dearly cherished memories.- your mother's great kindnesswhen I was in darkness, and her sisters and all you children when you were young - reading for me, bringing flowers and love into my dark room. Never in all my wanderings in all these years has anything in the least dimmed the love light of that blessed IndianaMoores-Merrill-Graydon lang syne.God bless and comfort you.John Muir. RECEIPT FOR REGISTERED ARTICLE Registered at the Post Office Indicated in Postmark Complete record of registered mail is kept at the post office, but the sender should write the name of the addressee on back hereof as an identification. Preserve and submit this receipt in case of inquiry. POSTMASTER,FORM 3806.Per………………………………………No.…………………………………Class postage………………………05172
Location
New York
Date Original
1912 Apr 12
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Moores family], 1912 Apr 12." (1912). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6241.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6241
Resource Identifier
muir20_0891-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0891
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
