Creator
Ina Coolbrith
Recipient
[John Muir]
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Transcription
Mother was taken violently ill, - So ill as to make me tremble for the result, - and in the care of her, and the crowding of my many other duties, I have had no time nor thought for anything else. I have been able to give the Library only one hour – in the evening – and into that have condensed the work of the [underlined: ten], daily ex= pected of me. O John Muir! John Muir! Bless the destiny which has permitted you to wander through such[!?] “ways of pleasantness”; for were you to change with me even for a little space, with no more hope of escape, I doubt if you would accept existence longer, at such heavy cost! ………. Well, it was a balsamy little let= =ter that you sent me, tho’ if you could have enclosed “a lake or a mountain”, or even a cup of cold, life-giving water from the one,
Location
[place unknown]
Date Original
[ca. 1876]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 13.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0471-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0471
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
