Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Emily [O. Pelton]

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I was left in charge here last fall when Mr Hutchings left for Washington to attend to his land claims, & as he has not returned I cannot leave the valley, though I would be so happy to meet you; but I will now be here all summer & you must of course see Yo[illegible] I will undertake to guide [illegible] to all the most holy nooks [illegible] in rock & grove & to stand points where you will hear the waters in there most divine harmonies This is a costly trip as most people make it but if you can come I will send you directions etc that will make your expenses quite hearable I believe I told you that Dr Carr was now Prof' in the university of this state I have not seen the Dr or Mrs Carr yet

Location

Yosemite Valley

Date Original

1870 May 15

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir02_0273-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 02, Image 0273

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

Wisconsin Historical Society. 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

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