Creator
Marcius C. Smith
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2] Lastand do other work, that wood give me a little pocket money. I think I was at the factory at the time you had your distressing accident. You were lacing a belt I think, and in pushing the lacing through the eyelets with the sharp end of a file, your hand slipped and the point of the file penetrated your eye. Last. When you were convalescing I visited you on the South Side. You had two front rooms; my first call may be called a charitable call - The other frequent calls were selfish calls, because I was fascinated with you and your wonderful collections and inventions. You had a rough wooden clock of three wheels I think standing in front room - something you had hastily gotten up for your Sunday school class. Then your bed which would drop the sleeper to the floor at any desired hour, throw the cover from his sleeping frame, light the lamp and do almost everything but dress him, was an ingenious novelty. You had me climb into the bed and set the "alarm" for five minutes. Your large wooden clock was in the
Location
St. Louis
Date Original
1901 Mar 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_0639-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 0639
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
