Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Sarah [Muir Galloway]
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Transcription
1419 Taylor St. S.F. April 17th 1876Dear Sister Sarah – I was glad the other day to have the hard continuous toil of book writing interrupted by the postman handing in your letter. It is full of news, but I can think of little to put in the letter you ask for. My life these days is like the life of a glacier one eternal grind, & the top of my head suffers a weariness at times that you know nothing about. Im glad to see by the hills across the bay, all yellow & purple with buttercups & gilias, that spring is blending fast into summer, & soon Ill throw down my pen, & take up my heels & go mountaineering once more. My first book is taking shape now, & is mostly written, but still far from complete. I hope to see it in print, rubbed, & scrubbed, & elaborated, some time next year. Among the unlooked for burdens fate is loading upon my toil-doomed shoulders, is this literature[in margin: 00736]
Location
S[an] F[rancisco]
Date Original
1876 Apr 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 31.5 x 22 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0407-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0407
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
