Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Jeanne C.] Carr

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most persons visiting the Sequoia grove spend only a few hours in it & depart without seeing a single tree, for the chiefest glory of these mount- ain kings are wholly invisible to hasty or careless observers, I hope you may be able to spend a good long time in worship amid the glorious columns of this mountain temple I fancy they are aware of your coming & are waiting I fondly hope that nothing will occur to prevent your coming I will endeavor to reach the valley a day or so before you - The night air of the mountains is very cold You will require plenty of warm blankets I am sorry that the Doctor has been so suddenly smothered up in business - if he & the priest were in the company according to the prophecy our joy would be full I am in a perfect tingle with the mem- ories of a year ago, & with anticipations glowing bright with all that I love Farewell, John Muir I received your letter containing the song of Nature by Emerson & derived a great deal of pleasure from it JM 00474

Location

Hopeton [Calif.]

Date Original

[18]69 May 20

Source

Original letter dimensions: 31.5 x 19.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir02_0099-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 02, Image 0099

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.

Copyright Holder

Muir-Hanna Trust

Copyright Date

1984

Page Number

Page 2

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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