Creator
James Cross
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4] it is the " [1] Oxford. March 1872.My dear Muir, You cannot think how pleased I was to get your letter which arrived in England on Feb 17th. It seems to have taken some time as I see that yours was dated Dec 4th. However I suppose, I am thankful to say that Yosemite has not yet been so overrun with tourists as that there should be a railway there & to a regular postal service. The sketch is a most pleasant reminder of that pleasant time we had in the mountains. Oh that it could come over again with all its pleasant & grand scenes. I have still a vivid recollection of the [illegible] rocks & of the "P[illegible] [illegible]" [which deleted] whose branches we so ruthlessly cut down to rest our wearied limbs upon. I should indeed like to see the valley in its winter [illegible] and to spend the lonely days with you in it as nature [illegible] [fraud?] cannot sati[illegible]00575
Location
Oxford, [England]
Date Original
1872 Mar
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0745-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0745
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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
