Creator

Anne W. Cheney

Recipient

John Muir

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weather & water will permit - I had fully expected to be of their party this summer, but that is now out of the question - how I regret it you can im- agin from the amount of enjoyment I experienced while there last summer, but I do not despair of visiting there once more for I love the mountain & river gods with the heart of a child of nature al- though I have been brought up in the midst of luxury, & the civilization you dislike so much - I have thought of you this winter as busy with your writing, & shall hope to hearwell she is much better than she was in the winter, all thoughts of leaving her must necessarily be banished for a time, & Father & rob return to us in June some- time, or as soon as my uncles return from the Yo Semite- I judge from that, that Father & Rob will not go with them, but they may change their minds before the time comes to go - at any rate I hope you will meet my two uncles John & Frank who will probably go into the Valley as soon as

Location

New York City, [New York]

Date Original

1873 Apr 9

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 26.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir02_1105-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 02, Image 1105

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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

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