Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[A. H., Fay, Emma and Frank Sellers]

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5Wit, s[illegible] all I fear will follow, E'en now my skull sounds light & hollow Thank heaven the little left will be Soon cooling on the breezy sea Then looking back I'll blow my slogan Like that brave sailor Paddy Grogan And on every wave of the heaving ma[illegible] I'll find my friends & joys again. But now for the land of [Tom?] [O'Shanter?] "The time approaches [Tom?] ma[illegible] ride. I take with me delightful memories of my stay with you, many thanks for your uncommon kindnesses, gooodbye Mrs Selelrs Mr Sellers Emma Frank, all goodbye goodbye goodbye Ever Cordiallyyour friendJohn MuirAddress, Edinburghc/o Bank of Scotland8066[Room Red?]Barrett - Slip[illegible]John MuirLetters to Col. A. H. andMrs. Sellers,18[illegible] [illegible]

Location

New York

Date Original

1893 Jun 24

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir07_1164-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 07, Image 1164

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Special Collections, University of Virginia 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 5

Keywords

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

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