Creator
Benj[amin] P. Avery
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[drawing] San Francisco April 25/74Dear Mr. Muir: I was very sorry my wife’s concern for me when I was in one of my “bad spells” prevented me from seeing you when you were so kind as to call. I am still lame and confined to my room, and my hand is too shaky for plain writing; but I must say how [illegible] I appreciate the kind words in your note of the 17th, and hope it may be con- venient for you to favor us with another call. I regret very much [serving?] my pleas- ant relations with the[underlined: Overland] and its able contributors, and especially regret that the opportunity to share in the public [illegible] of your valuable papers and to know
Location
San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1874 Apr 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0067-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0067
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
