Creator
Mary J. Arnold
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Lakeport, Lake Co. Cal. Mar. 9, 1902.Mr. John Muir,Dear Sir;Mr. Galen Clark of Yo Semite, who is an old friend of mine, favored me with your address. I, too, am a worshipper at Nature's shrine and in the name of our exalted adoration I make an appeal to you. Your knowledge is from the book of nature and your expressed opinion will be accepted as authority. What do you think about the slaughter of birds? Every boy from five years old up, carries a slingshot and fires at every bird he sees, not only that, but they go out in groups for the same purpose and none are exempt from their merciless hands. Another result is, wounded birds that must suffer until they starve, In my02961
Location
Lakeport, Calif.
Date Original
1902 Mar 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0247-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0247
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
