Creator

Mary M. Graydon

Recipient

John Muir

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2. [4]Our greatest personal loss is Mr Jackson, every day of his life was an expression of the Divinity of Christ - nor was his namby-pamby Good[ness?], he could rebuke heroically!" his last words to my boy were, "Will be good to your Mother." That man was exactly what he seemed, & the best friend I ever had. Some foot-pads caught him one night & pushing him for [convenience?] aganist a lamp post one exclaimed, "H-ll if it ain't Uncle Billy," & they cut down the nearest all[ey?]. His pall bearers were [not?] the great of the town

Location

Indianapolis, [Ind.]

Date Original

[1901]

Source

Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir11_1120-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 11, Image 1120

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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 3

Keywords

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

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