Creator
A[sa] Gray
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
needs be in good condi- tion. I am sick with a bad cold on lungs & throat, and dare not go now into the cold, where it will be kept till to-morrow my assistant overhauls them. What a splendid plant- finder you are, and I envy, while I shud- der over your walk. It seems to me here and now just astonishing Yet I dare say if I were with you and had my travelling legs on I should have gone with you Considering the very cold weather we have had, I wonder howthe plants got here without repeated freez- ing & thawing, which makes the mischief. But here they are, all right It was well thought of in you to prepay the package. - how much I cant see any record But your next must let me know. Our establishment foots all such bills, and is very thankful to us besides. Pray find a new genus, or at least a new species, that I may have satis- faction of embalming your name, not in
Location
Cambridge, Mass
Date Original
1872 Jan 4
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0631-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0631
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
