Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[John] Swett
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Transcription
1419 Taylor St, S. F. [ca.1876] Tuesday noon –Dear bro S[illegible]tt. I was delighted to learn through Mr Sonimlaw Parkhurst that a position on this board of normal school trustees had been offered you. Dont I pray you for a moment hesitate to accept. It is of all things the best for you of anything in Heavens gift. The medicine for your sore & sudden lonely heart sickness. You must accept. Anyhow dont refuse until I see you Of course you are much better – but not yet to be trusted in such matters Ill probably be home Saturday or Sunday though home here Ever your friend truly John Muir.
Location
S[an] F[rancisco]
Date Original
[ca. 1876]
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0469-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0469
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
