Title:
Letter from John Muir to Helen [Muir Funk], 1911 May 25.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
Helen [Muir Funk]
Date:
1911 May 25
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir20_0319-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
New York
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, see
http://library.pacific.edu/ha/forms
Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
We shall never forget his great kindess to us in our darkest trouble days. I have just written telegraphed my sympathy to
the family. With kindest affectionate regards to Buel the babe I am ever your devoted father John Muir Send your letters
direct to above address for this Harriman residence will be my home for a month or six weeks letterhead New York City
May 25 1911 Darling Helen Its delightful to get your sweet mother child letters, and I'm glad Mrs F. is now getting better.
I have just received a telegram from the Hooker family announcing the sudden death of our friend J. D. Hooker. He died yesterday
about 8 hours after undergoing a surgical operation.