Creator
Annie K[ennedy] Bidwell
Recipient
John Muir
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[10]Shasta! What a grand time we had. Billy is so fat that I question whether even you could fasten a saddle on him sufficiently securely for safety on those Mountain sides. He is looking very handsome, but eyes me suspi- ciously whenever I attempt to be very friendly with him. Sa[illegible] mule pet! With another mule, have done mount, ain service this summer. General drove them the last time he went to the Mts, & rode Pet, & pronounced her the tamest & easiest mule he had ever ridden. But I must say adew. This is for General and myself, and so these are no apologies needed for its length! Trusting that your return may be in safety, & your trip in every way a success, I remain Very Sincerely Your Friend Annie K. Bidwell Mr John Muir. [7]To do is to thoroughly study botany, and General and I purpose doing so if we can carry out our plans. We had a letter recently from Prof. Gunning, from Waltham Mass. He said he intended visiting Dr Gray in a few days and talking up Chico and Shasta”. We have a lovely lawn this summer, [illegible] to our new water works being in operation. The fig tree is undis- turbed and I know you would enjoy a lounge under it. We have a few seats scattered over the lawn and pleanty of shade & beds of flowers, but the latter being cultivated flower can not hope for your favor. General was in San Fran- cisco but Sabbath on Monday, and your card stated you expected to leave the city on Friday, so we did not call. Otherwise we would have done so. General expressed regret afterward that he had not called at a venture. I attended a pleasant party at General McDowell’s, and a “lunch” at San 00810
Location
Rancho Chico [Calif.]
Date Original
1878 Sep 4
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0894-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0894
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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
