Creator
Janet [D. Moores]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2] [3]money for the journey. As soon as he is able to raise the necessary funds, I expect to hear of his departure. He will write you, doubtless, in a day or two. Do not expect too much of him in the way of scholarship. I think he has had little "schooling" & his rhetoric & spelling may not be of the first order. His brother on the contrary is a really intellectual fellow with literary & musical tastes - but Ed has I believe all that you will require - he is true & he means to succeed. I felt when I received your letter that a great good had come to me, that I was the one in luck, so pleasant is it to be able to put congenial work in a friend's way. Not that I did, but I was the means, the "middleman" so to speak. Now if only he pleases you & grows into the place, I shall be happier still. I read what you said of "little pills" to my doctor, who laughed, though she was a trifle indignant at your scorn of the great Homeopathic School of Medicine. Well she has done me good, as nothing & nobody has ever succeeded in doing before. Physically I am able to en
Location
Roxbury, Mass.
Date Original
1890 Feb 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0355-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0355
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
