Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Daniel Muir, Jr]
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Transcription
[4]& follow my instincts & am most intensely happy Some day you will also behold the Lords Yosemite I went to a noted point at the top of the valley wall today & am a little foot- sore. Yesterday I went alone up the rocks to the upper Yosemite fall & back in (a days work) the night. after doing my days work to enjoy the glory of the fall in the moonlight [illegible] [illegible] ago I was at the summit of Mt. Hoffman with an English man & Scotch man, Farewell Be hopeful & patient & do not overwork yourself. I have full confidence in you & am your brother[1] Yosemite June 4th [1871?]Dear brother Some time ago I rec'd a letter from you in which you requested a loan of a few dollars etc. I answered at once saying that I would willingly send you what you wanted if I could get out of the valley in the fall to send it I addressed the letter to Ann Arbor & perhaps you have not rec'd it As long as I have a dollar you are far more than welcome to it if you need it & I hope that you will not allow yourself to suffer for anything that
Location
Yosemite
Date Original
[1871?] Jun 4
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0457-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0457
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 Huntington Library. 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
