Creator
Anne W. Cheney
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[3]delightful evenings at the opera, which will last me for a long time, for you know music is my one aim & desire in life, & when I can listen to it, all else passes out of my mind, & I seem to be in another world. Our weather during the past few days has been cold enough for a Laplander & father & I are hurrying to get off to Florida to escape as much of it as we can; we shall start about the middle of this month, & not [2]seen that their stomachs are well filled, & their time pleasantly occupied, what time or inclination have I to write more than the [illegible]est notes to my friends,? & I try & like to give you mine. My only vacation since last August was a week or two in Boston just be- fore the holidays & it could hardly be called a vacation for I had so much Christmas shopping to do that I did not rest at all; however to pay for that, I had seven
Location
[New York ?]
Date Original
1875 Jan 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0253-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0253
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
