Creator
David [Muir]
Recipient
Sarah [Muir Galloway]
Transcription
[in margin: David on Mothers Death]
Martinez Cal June 23/96
Dear Sister Sarah & all the others
Daniel's telegram which informed us that dear Mother had left us, reached us at ten last eve, Arthur Coleman happened to be in town late & kindly brought it out to us. I spent most of this forenoon with Maggie. I was afraid that she might worry herself sick, but I was glad to find that she was quiet & resigned & was calm when I left her. Aunt Louie, Wanda & Helen were also with her, showering her with kindness. We realized that likely all of her children
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would be present except we two & we were certainly present in spirit. I would like to be with you, but I cannot. Ette joins me in love to all.
Your brother
David
Location
martinez, calif.
Date Original
1896 Jun 23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 23 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, David, "Letter from David [Muir] to Sarah [Muir Galloway], 1896 Jun 23." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 786.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/786
Resource Identifier
muir09_0248-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0248
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
