Creator

Mary Muir Hand

Creator

Mary [Muir Hand]

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Kearny, Nebr.

Feb. 4. / 94.

My dear Brother John;

Your holiday letter and card came to me and was greatly enjoyed, not so much enjoyed not as a visit would have been, but as you could not arrange to come our way, the next best was a letter from you.
Your recent long trip must have been grand indeed, both from what you write and the home people write, and mother must have been very grateful for all the pleasant news you brought from her long loved home in Scotland. She sent me a tartan kerchief at Christmas time saying that, the others had one and

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Kearny, Nebr.

Feb. 4. / 94.

My dear Brother John;

Your holiday letter and card came to me and was greatly enjoyed, not so much enjoyed not as a visit would have been, but as you could not arrange to come our way, the next best was a letter from you.
Your recent long trip must have been grand indeed, both from what you write and the home people write, and mother must have been very grateful for all the pleasant news you brought from her long loved home in Scotland. She sent me a tartan kerchief at Christmas time saying that, the others had one and

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be spared from home for some time to come, yet will hope to have the happiness some day of visiting your valley, and the little families gathered into it. The San francisco "Fair" is a temptation to hurry up--but that will have to pass.
Our winter thus far has been an unusually pleasant one. A week or two ago we had wind and cold but it is mild again.
We are all in usual health The children are growing well in spite of winds

Love to you all

Affectionately

Sister Mary

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Location

Kearney, Nebr

Date Original

1894-02-04

Source

Original letter dimensions: 23 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir08_0105-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 08, Image 0105

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

3 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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