Creator
Buel A. Funk
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Los Angeles, Calif., July 26, 1912Dear Mr. Muir:-We have received your letter of congratulations and were very glad to hear from you and know that you have enjoyed your trip. I suppose you are anxious to know all about Helen and our new baby. In the first place Helen was not sick very long and got along very very well. Doctor Cole is certainly very efficient. The baby is a fine good looking healthy little "Shaffer" and is doing very nicely. He had a slight breaking out on his body and face, due probably, to the heat as we have had some very warm weather lately, but he is getting; along all right and the doctor told Helen not to worry at all. I took Helen to the hospital at five o'clock and the baby was born at 8:45 that evening, July 17th. I expect that Helen will be able to sit up tomorrow, though she is taking a good rest and we certainly will not let her exert herself too soon. I have made arrangements for another girl when she goes home from the hospital, so that she will have absolutely nothing to do but nurse her baby. Naturally we are very much pleased that it was a boy. When Muir first saw the baby he gave a delighted little squeal and wanted to kiss him. He seems perfectly contented at the house with Olive but when he sees his mamma he wants to climb all over her and cuddle. We have had no trouble in getting him to go home from the hospital after he has had
his little visit.I mailed your letters, which have come to the house, to you yesterday in a bundle as I thought that the better way to send them. Hope you get them all right.I will let you know, from time to time, how we are getting along and Helen will write as soon as she can.Lovingly,[illegible]BAF/LM05227
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1912 Jul 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Funk, Buel A., "Letter from Buel A. Funk to John Muir, 1912 Jul 26." (1912). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6309.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6309
Resource Identifier
muir20_1117-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1117
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
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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
