Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Jeanne C. Carr]
Preview
Transcription
[ca 15 oct 1872][Original letter in mounted set of letters to Mrs. Carr, #89].[Yosemite, Oct. 1872].I’m going to take your painter boys with me into one of my best sanctums on your recommendation for holiness.Emerson has sent me a profound little book styled "The Growth of the Mind "by Reed. Do you know it? It is full of fountain truth. I'm glad your boys are safely back. Perhaps Ned and I may try that Andes field together.I would write to Mrs. Moore, but will wait until she is better. Tell her the cascades and mountings of upper Hetch Hetch Hetch ! ! I hope I may see you a few days soon.I had a pretty letter from old Dr. Torrey, and from Gray I have heard three or four times.I am,Ever cordially yours,John Muir["Your painter boys" refer to Mr. Irwin and Mr. Keith, introduced by Mrs. Carr's letter of Oct. 2, (1872)].
Location
[Yosemite]
Date Original
[ca 1872 Oct 15]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 11.5 cm.(irregular)(fragment)
Resource Identifier
muir02_0975-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0975
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
