Creator
Jane Mather
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
[4]
this, school re-opened next Monday.
The frost has been keen here since Sunday but we have only a very thin sprinkling of snow, and from the papers, I see, that fall has been so heavy in the north that some of the highland railways are blocked.
Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year--
Yours very Sincerely
Jane Mather
[1]
Friarbank
Dunbar
Jan'y 1st 1895
My dear Cousin
Many thanks to you for the book, you so kindly sent, and which I got from Mr. Lunam. I have been too long in acknowledging it, but for a few weeks before Xmas was very busy in school, and hope you will therefore
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[2]
excuse me. I have not read it all yet, but was much amused in reading about the Douglas Squirrel to learn that birds and beasts have a dislike to the Old 100th.
I rather like the tune but it is often heavy in church, as the congregation, at least the older members, sing it so slowly.
As soon as I finish
[3]
the book, I must send it to my brother, he is always in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, three of his girls were with me till the week before Xmas, when they went home to spend their holiday. I expect two of them to return, the eldest one will, I think remain at home now.
I am having a rest last week, and
Location
Dunbar [Scotland]
Date Original
1895-01-01
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Recommended Citation
Mather, Jane, "Letter from Jane Mather to [John Muir], 1895 Jan 1." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6955.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6955
Resource Identifier
muir08_0683-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0683
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
