Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Jeanne C. ] Carr
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Transcription
Feb 24, 1869. [4][in margin: # 26]I have not yet discovered the poetical part of a shepherds duties Spring will soon arrive to the plants of Madison & surely they will miss you. In Yo Semite you will find Cassiopes & laurels, & azaleas, & luxuriant mosses & ferns, but I know that even these can never take the place of the long loved ones of your Vermont hills Forgive me this long writing I know that you are in a fever of joy from the beauty pouring upon you nevertheless you seem so near I can hardly stop My most cordial regards to the Doctor, Californians do not deserve such as heI am ever your friendJohn MuirA lawyer by the name of Wigonton or Wegleton a graduate of Madison, resides in Snellings. I suppose you know him00466
Location
Near Snellings, Merced Co.[Calif.]
Date Original
[1869] Feb 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 33.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0031-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0031
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
