Creator

John Muir

Recipient

S[arah Muir Galloway]

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anchored in the soul among all the tides & currents of life, & linked for our enjoy- ment with others so widely separated- But goodbye I must not bore your with too long a letter. Alas how little a letter contains.[in margin: I forgot to take paper to the field & did not wish to lose the moment of inspiration] Please write soon Cordially J Muir00467 East bank of Lily Valley Feb 27th 69 ----------------Dear sister S. I thought I was free from all epistalory obligation, but along comes your November dare speaking of long silence though I lately mailed an office full of letters but never mind – My sheep are lying down & with my pencil & newspaper scraps I

Location

East bank of Lily Valley

Date Original

[18]69 Feb 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 3.5 x 20.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir02_0033-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 02, Image 0033

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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