Creator
James D[avie] Butler
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[in margin: Catlin's Indian portraits - are treated of on 930 pp. of a m[illegible]t Smithsonian and they are a worthy theme.][letterhead]Superior, Wis.July 30, 1889Mr John MuirMy dear Friend.How busy - or how forgetful of old friends you have grown! In the winter I mailed you a "Butler family" - a pedigree for which I watched and waited long to trace, in various lines, my first Am. ancestors; - Bates and Butler to 1635. - Harris 1631, Sigourney to 1685, etc. A dozen of my books are in the hands of experts abroad. I would fair follow my lineage beyond the nightly deep, like Syracusan Arethusa beneath the Ionian to her native Grecian fountain. But you have made no sign to show that my book has come to your hands. My family are all here. Henry came here six years ago. The growth has been great. - he is an alderman, and this very hour is away at a council meeting.
Location
Superior, Wisc.
Date Original
1889 Jul 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir06_0209-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 06, Image 0209
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
