Creator
Jeanne C. Carr
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Oakland, June 30th [l87l].My dear John,In our lower world Mr. Henry Edwards, who brings you this note, is accounted one of Nature's truest and most devoted disciples. You will take pleasure in introducing him to your heavenly bugs and butterflies, and the winged dragons that hover over those hot breathing springs "in the beyond". I do not know how long he proposes to sojourn there, but make the most of the time, for he has the keys to the Kingdom.And I am alwaysYour friend,Jeanne C. Carr.That little bug who inhabits the "slew" between Hutchings andthe mill (and which we once needed a skiff to pass over) isprobably waiting for Mr. Edwards. Found in grass roots.J. C. C.
Location
Oakland, [Calif]
Date Original
[1871] Jun 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 33 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0469-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0469
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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
