Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Helen [Muir]
Transcription
Chicago, May 26, 1893.
My dear Helen,
Papa feels just hungry to see his dear little love girl. And it will not be very long before I do see you, for I am coming back and I am going to bring you something nice from Scotland. Willie has gone to Mew York where Mr. Johnson is, and I am going there too in a few days, and then he is sure to be all the time talking about you.
I suppose Elfie is well and as funny as ever and does not know that I am in Chicago, or care.
I'm glad you like the music box and keep it playing nice tunes. Chicago is bigger than Martinez and San Francisco. I suppose the strawberries are fine now, and the cherries are about ripe, but you must not eat too many, and I know you will not. Mrs. Sellers says, "How is that dear little Helen?" You know she is the lady who sent you the nice story book. And now I must go to the fair and I'll think of you all day. I have your picture and Wanda's in my pocket so that I can take it out and look at it any time. I send you, my dear Helen, a lot of kisses and love you dearly.
Your own loving papa,
John Muir.
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Location
Chicago, [Illinois]
Date Original
1893 May 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 29 x 17.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Helen [Muir], 1893 May 26." (1893). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 910.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/910
Resource Identifier
muir07_0986-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0986
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies.
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
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
