Creator

Anne W. Cheney

Recipient

John Muir

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[3]long, so I hope you will forgive the brevity of this note, & also the egotism which prompts me to write of my- self – We have followed you in the Overland, & father is particularly interested in the last article – shall look forward to the others with infinite pleasure, & hope the book will follow soon – The nuts &c you so kindly sent by mail from Tamalpais, [2]weeks, & then I thought I had gotten over it, but while I was in New York I discovered I had in- jured my back in some way, & have now been confined to the bed for two weeks, to- day I am sitting up, but with a pillow at my back, & there is no knowing when I shall get over it — I am not strong enough to hold a pen very

Location

[New York ?]

Date Original

1874 May 14

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 23 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir03_0077-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 03, Image 0077

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Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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 2

Keywords

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

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