Creator

Abbie A. Allen

Recipient

John Muir

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Apr. [21st?], 1880Dear Mr MuirI cannot help congratulating you that you are again among civilized people, alive, well, & happy of course, as you are now a member of the human family – And now that you have come to earth, I hope the bonds will be so strong, that you can never flee were [from?] [were?] [from?] [illegible] of [illegible]; but settle down in that lovely nook among the [hills?], where the [pipper?] tree, the orange & pine flourish — I well remember the admiration your beloved had for this most [graceful?] of

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[place unknown]

Date Original

1880 Apr 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 11 x 9.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir04_0129-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 0129

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Owning Institution

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.

Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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