Creator
Janet [Moores]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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seeing you once more "The very John Muir of long ago," came back to bless us". I remember her when a little girl looking out into the west and wondering whether you would ever come back to us again. Is n't this a sorrowful world though, with its long, long separations?
We wanted to hear
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946 N. Penn. St.
July 234d. 1896.
My Dear Mr. Muir.
Thank you for thinking of us in the way. and for bidding us goodbye again in that sweet fashion. We wanted to hear from you but feared you were too tired to write.
Wasn't it good to see you though? It was like an angel's visit
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in its awareness and all that. I am going to say all the nice things there are for fear I may never have another opportunity. I mainly wish we could have held you longer. so that you might have had a restful all around visit. for we all wanted you. Compliants have come in from
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Aunt Kate & Aunt Nina & Cousin Bettie Davis "We wanted him ourselves: it was too bad. You see how pleasant it to be great enough to be quarreled over. You must not let so many years go by again without a long visit. We cannot have it.
Nothing has given me sweeter pleasure for years & years. Than
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about your latest book, the book you are now writing. and about your going to Alaska and we did not tell you how much we all enjoyed and admired the "Mountains of California."
If we had only had more time.
By the way, what did you & the Forestry Commission do, save the country?
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Aunt Nina was pleased to receive your message & the pretty flowers. Eriogonum was it? and I the sweet wild rose. Thank you. What is it that you are going to find for me? I love to be remembered so. Give our love to Mrs. Muir, to Wanda & Helen. and "Take care of yourself" for we all
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have a share in you. Mrs. Morris adds. Tell him never to come back again without coming first to our house.
Ever your friend.
Janet
Location
[Indianapolis, Ind]
Date Original
1896 Jul 23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Moores, Janet, "Letter from Janet [Moores] to John Muir, 1896 Jul 23." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 812.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/812
Resource Identifier
muir09_0340-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0340
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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
