Title:
Letter from [John Muir] to David [Gilrye Muir], 1888 Dec 24.
Creator:
[John Muir]
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
David [Gilrye Muir]
Date:
1888 Dec 24
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir05_1235-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, [Calif]
Rights:
Copyrighted
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to publish or exhibit them, see
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
01330 2 Fortunately the new Year - the annual Sunday makes us look about us brings to mind that we have a mother brother
sister friend etc many other blessings to thank Heaven for. We are all well, the children more than well fairly full of
sparkling exuberant vitality growing sweeter more divine every day if that be possible. For me I am pegging away at this that
growing gray wise At least I look so when I have my spectacles on. Last summer I rambled explored in the wilds of Washington
Terr. British Columbia Oregon suffered horribly with bad food bad stomach went for days days without eating to avoid the infernal
pain that eating caused so that when I got back to California I was far from fat. But strange to say I at once got well after
reaching home have not had the slightest symptom of stomach trouble since no matter how when or where or what I eat so much
for the holiday topics of grub and gold.