Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Helen [Muir]
Transcription
[letterhead]
02108
[1]
New York
June 19, 1896
My own dear Helen
Oh Midge I'm awfully solemnly lonely & homesick to see you. It seems more than a year since I left home, so rumbled & tumbled was the time on the railroad & so hot & chokey & smoky & dusty, & then besides there was so much bumping & noise all night I couldnt sleep. But I had a good rest last night & feel better this morning. & I hope to hear that mother continues to get better & that you & Wanda & Mama & grandma are well
The Harvard solemnities
[2]
your mother knows about still bothers me but not so much as before. & you know Papa always gets through everything some way or other. Mr Johnson was at the hotel waiting for me last evening at 5.40 P.M. & then we dined together. Then went to his house & saw Mrs. Johnson, then went to Delmonicos & found Lesla who seemed very glad to see me. & we are to meet again & have a good time soon. Mr Johnson wanted to take me to see the lawyer Choate but it was too late. He told Mr Johnson to be sure & let him know when I arrived. John Bouroughs also wants me to spend some days with
[letterhead]
02108
[3]
him at his home on the Hudson Also Mr Osborne & I dont know how many more. But of course I cant spend much time here however pleasant for then I could not go to Alaska even if mother gets well. If mother needs me Ill go straight back to her as soon as the Harvard ceremonies are over. & that will be on the 24th.
I have just telegraphed to Mama, & Sister Sarah & expect to hear good news soon.
I expect Dan will stay with Mother two or three weeks.
Boo! how hard it is. I must
[4]
go & buy a new hat & pair of shoes Ill probably go to Cambridge next Monday & hope Johnson will go with me.
I have not got a signle letter from home since I left, & that's tough. Still the telegrams told you were well & that's the best of it anyhow
Now Good buy darling. dont forget your lessons & dont let papa's papers burn. I send love to you all & hope everybody & the peaches & kittens are well & good.
Your loving father
J.M
Location
New York
Date Original
1896 Jun 19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 24 x 15 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Helen [Muir], 1896 Jun 19." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 783.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/783
Resource Identifier
muir09_0228-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0228
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 https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
