Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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[2]to place though I shall feel desperately lonesome at times. I am going to take the train tomorrow morning for Edinburgh, stay there a day or two & then go to my old home & birth place Dunbar. How long I shall be there I dont know, & where I shall go from there, whether to the Highlands or to Norway & Switzerland I shall be guided by what I learn of the weather etc. The trip across the Atlantic though short was rather trying The machinery moved [3]by [1?]30,000 horsepower made a great deal of jerky motion in the bed & I did not sleep well. The air also was bad since the port holes had to be kept closed on account of rough weather & the tremendous speed & force with which the ship was driven through the waves I reached the hotel at 10 A.M. washed my feet & went to bed. had a few hours sleep. a good lunch & now feel much better. I made a few pleasant acquaintances on the ship but was just beginning to be known when0169801698[6]fondly hope you are all well & free from care on my account. Martinez seems very far now that the breadth of the sea is added to that of the continent. Soon thank heaven I'll be making it less I saw traces of general glaciation on the coast of Ireland & England which greatly interested me as I sailed past Tell sweet Wanda & Helen Ill write to them soon when my dull wits are cleared & I see some [fine?] things to say. With love to all Ever Yours John Muir
Location
…Liverpool, [England]
Date Original
1893 Jul 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir07_1180-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 1180
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
