Creator
John Bagnall
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]Keep out of the way, so as not to inflict my- self on anybody. I doubt whether I shall ever over come it. The fact is Friend Muir I have been so unmercifully snubled through life, on account of my lameness that I feel it [illegible] to my [underlined: manhood] to put up with it. And although lonesomeness is terrific on a sociable dis- position like mine, it is no disgrace for me to retreat be- fore such unjust, and over- whelming odds. Go on, Dear friend, and “May Heaven help you” to describe the wonders of your travels, as only John Muir can. Truly Yours, John Bagnall. 00819 [1] 356 Jessie Street San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 20, 1878.Mr. Muir,Dear Sir and Friend: I was so glad to receive your letter, for I often think of you as fairly [underlined: reveling] among the wonders & beauties of nature! How often it occurs to me, that I would like to be [underlined: able] to be with you, even in the most humble capa- city - - For I should be in very Heaven, And feel [underlined: new life], by Nature given! I feel almost as though I could drop the sympathetic tear, for those poor fellows who lay in the grave yards of
Location
San Francisco, Cal.
Date Original
1878 Oct 20
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0938-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0938
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
