Creator

Sarah [Muir Galloway]

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]or give it up for another year." I went to David and talked the matter over and he thought it could be managed only he thought it would be very hard on Maggie, he did not know how she would be able to bear the excitement of it all, so I thought I would ask what you thought about it too. I did not think [illegible] to write to John Reid or Maggie as it might stir her up too much just to be thinking about it. If they come we will expect to have them here too either before or after their visit in the Valley as thought best.[3] In a letter from Dan's wife, she said that he was getting to be about normal but had still to be cautious. She also said that they were looking forward to a visit from Joanna and her daughter the coming summer. A short time since I had a few words from Maggie [Innam?], she said her Mother was wonderfully well. In the February number of the "World's Work" I see a very good and characteristic picture of you in the Yosemite with John Burroughs. You look so perfectly natural and easy - Not long since I had a book

Location

Pacific Grove, Calif.

Date Original

1900 Jan 30

Source

Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir11_0047-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 11, Image 0047

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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.

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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

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