Creator
James D[avie] Butler
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Maidson, Wis. Feb. 10th 1888. John Muir, Esq.My dear Friend.Thanks to the post we can embrace one another from the ends of opposed winds. But we do not . Lest us close up the ranks_and the move as they grown thin.Three years ago last October, Gen'l [Abrord?] after long palsy - passed away. Nor was it long before his wife followed. News of his death reached me in Vienna._Joshua Jones I saw in W.Fork in July /86. He recalled your telepath- ic impulse to go in search of me. and our noncontre_ a truth stran- ger than fiction. I have published the whole adventure _ as I lay in my mind _ and wish I had your version_ of the impulse _ or [illegible] that led you to seek me _ me whom you had no reason to think to be at all on the Pacific slope.A year ago I went south calling in Nashville and Montgomery. In Florida I often thought of you there. My sojourns were in Gainesville,
Location
Madison, Wisc.
Date Original
1888 Feb 10
Source
Original letter dimensions: 31.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_0982-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0982
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
