Creator
Mary M. Graydon
Recipient
John Muir
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[2]who did all they could with flowers & visits to alleviate her loneliness. but of course she was lonely - she was at her brother Victors & the attention of a Nurse & the devotion of Mr & Mrs Hendricks. These two are beautiful Ch[illegible]s! Miss Eliza was a superior [human?], While truthful, she never said things that lacerated! Lines of poetry fell from her lips, as words do from ordinary mortals, her mind was stored with the poet's beautiful thoughts, she read & she meditated. Then too, she was a true friend, she knew how to rebuke & how to be faithful, speaking always frankly. Of course she was lonely, but she never intruded this on friends. she had a ready humor that made her delightful. Miss Eliza always inquired about your book, she couldn't believe she was to die without seeing it. Your friendship was one
Location
Indianapolis, [Ind.]
Date Original
[1901]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir11_1118-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 11, Image 1118
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
