Creator
M[ary] L. Swett
Recipient
[Louie Strentzel] Muir
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Transcription
[7][marginalia]if you cannot induce the gude Scotchman to put his name on paper for the Yankee wife of one of his ain countrie if not of his kin. I will then paste it into the book. I have and try to believe that I am acquainted with the man himself, since I met his "better half" and the "twa bairns" and gazed with delight upon the glittering glacier on canvas which bears his name. It is one of my regrets in connection with a California experiences that I missed of seeing "John Muir" Should he ever come to New England I hope we may have the pleasure of receiving him in one or the other of homes whatever season he may come My two Scotchmen* from Forfarshire would[in margin: welcome him right heartily." *Her husband and his brother.]
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
1895-06-14T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_1045-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1045
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
