Creator
Helen Muir
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
Martinez California Sept. 28,
1896
My Dear Papa,
We received your two sweet little letters yesterday afternoon, we were all so glad to hear from you, I wish I could have seen the cunning little gray squirrel and I would like to look down the steep road you drove along.
The little ferns you brought us enjoyed the rain immensely and look so happy and healthy and green and the little trees are growing.
The red geraniums are blooming
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finely. we had a big rain that made the ground very muddy and started the grass to growing it hurt the grapes a good (?) deal when you look at a bunch of them they look all right but when you pick it up it is all moldy on the bottom. My cats are all well and purring.
It is a lovely day to day.
The plants in my garden are growing and blooming nicely. Our sweet potatoes are nearly ready to eat.
Wanda and I went over to Mays day before yesterday.
Mama was taken very sick with rheumatism the day after you left but is feeling pretty well a gain now.
Jessie came over and stayed one night with us.
Aunt Margaret is better again, when do you think you will come home? write as often as you can.
Your own little girl Helen Muir.
Location
Martinez, Calif
Date Original
1896 Sep 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Helen, "Letter from Helen Muir to [John Muir], 1896 Sep 28." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 841.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/841
Resource Identifier
muir09_0422-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0422
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
