Creator

Annie L. Muir

Creator

Annie L. [Muir]

Recipient

Maggie & Saharah [Muir]

Transcription


Friday Eve. Dec. 29-

Dear Sisters, Maggie & Sarah:

I would have written to you before but expected each day to hear that you had started for home. I am glad however that you are staying long enough to get a benefit health word, as well as in other respects. I should judge from your letters that you are in a sort of Enchanted Land. I can scarcely conceive of so delightful a sport sublunar. And I long to be there also. Maybe I shall some day, who knows. — Our Christmas Day has come and gone, with a much smaller company than usual. We had a pleasant time however and some nice presents. Mother had a very nice hanging lamp, given her by Mary

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and I had Scribner & The Sunday Magazine renewed to me, I mention these as being the nicest, although. we each rec’d some other presents which were very nice. Mary writes that they had a Christmas there, and Musical, which were first class. She is very well, and entertained all the Hands on that day – Joanna is well also, and says little Ethel is remarkably vigerous and well —Mother and myself are as usual – perhaps more comfortable than other winters as we still go out to dinner so that Mother has very little work to trouble her. Father is still in Ark. and is well. Mother says I must not put in more than a half sheet so I am compeled to be brief. Give my love to Jno. Louie and Wanda. Don’t fail to bring home Photos when you come. You are escaping a cold winter upon which I congratulate you

Your Affect. Sister Annie G.

Location

[place unknown]

Circa Date

[1882] Dec 29

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 12.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir04_0985-md-1.pdf

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 0984

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

2 pages

Keywords

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

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