Letter from John Muir to Sister Mary [Hand], 1882 Jan 3.

Martinez, California, January 3, 1883.Dear Sister Mary,I was very glad indeed to get your letter giving the particulars concerning poor Joanna & her vanished babe I have been very anxious about her & was greatly relieved by the news you send as to her recovery. The loss of her little darling...

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Main Author: Muir, John
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1882
Subjects:
Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
eskimo*
Alaska
Siberia
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spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-1690 2023-10-01T03:55:46+02:00 Letter from John Muir to Sister Mary [Hand], 1882 Jan 3. Muir, John 1882-01-03T07:52:58Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/691 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1690/viewcontent/muir04_0777_md_1.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/691 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/1690/viewcontent/muir04_0777_md_1.pdf The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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. John Muir Correspondence (PDFs) Environmentalist naturalist travel conservation national parks John Muir history correspondence letters text 1882 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:29:34Z Martinez, California, January 3, 1883.Dear Sister Mary,I was very glad indeed to get your letter giving the particulars concerning poor Joanna & her vanished babe I have been very anxious about her & was greatly relieved by the news you send as to her recovery. The loss of her little darling first born & Sarahs terrible loss are the saddest of all our81family experiences. May the New Year bring us Heavens best blessings to brighten our widely scattered homes & turn our grief to joy. What about this new home that Mr Brown is said to be seeking somewhere in Arkansas. I am not able thus far to get any particulars & somehow even to me as a wanderer Arkansas seems somewhat out [landish?][Page 2][in margin: join me in new year & old year love John Muir Here is one of my photographs Louie Wanda & Anna Wanda]although since the war some new & better society centers are being formed. I can fancy how big a place & how bright a radiance your little boy fills & sheds on your home in the woods, children of his age whatever there parentage may be have always fascinated me, & when they are begotten of good parents they are just so much the better. Our own little big girl makes the home, & the farm, & the vineyard, & or [illegible], & the hills, & the whole landscape near & far shine for us & when among the Eskimos & the [illegible] about the icy polar shores of Siberia & Alaska this summer the little moony faces of the babies in their fur bags had a new interest for me, as you may now readily understand. Some of these new years-, some of the [80s?] will surely bring us & our babies together. So I pray & hope; & in the meantime wish you all the happines that an affectionate brother can. John Muir Text eskimo* Alaska Siberia University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons
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naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
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naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
Muir, John
Letter from John Muir to Sister Mary [Hand], 1882 Jan 3.
topic_facet Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
description Martinez, California, January 3, 1883.Dear Sister Mary,I was very glad indeed to get your letter giving the particulars concerning poor Joanna & her vanished babe I have been very anxious about her & was greatly relieved by the news you send as to her recovery. The loss of her little darling first born & Sarahs terrible loss are the saddest of all our81family experiences. May the New Year bring us Heavens best blessings to brighten our widely scattered homes & turn our grief to joy. What about this new home that Mr Brown is said to be seeking somewhere in Arkansas. I am not able thus far to get any particulars & somehow even to me as a wanderer Arkansas seems somewhat out [landish?][Page 2][in margin: join me in new year & old year love John Muir Here is one of my photographs Louie Wanda & Anna Wanda]although since the war some new & better society centers are being formed. I can fancy how big a place & how bright a radiance your little boy fills & sheds on your home in the woods, children of his age whatever there parentage may be have always fascinated me, & when they are begotten of good parents they are just so much the better. Our own little big girl makes the home, & the farm, & the vineyard, & or [illegible], & the hills, & the whole landscape near & far shine for us & when among the Eskimos & the [illegible] about the icy polar shores of Siberia & Alaska this summer the little moony faces of the babies in their fur bags had a new interest for me, as you may now readily understand. Some of these new years-, some of the [80s?] will surely bring us & our babies together. So I pray & hope; & in the meantime wish you all the happines that an affectionate brother can. John Muir
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op_rights 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.
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