Creator
Irene G. Wheelock
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]ness except that in the confusion of travel it slipped out of sight and I supposed I had mailed it.I waited long and eagerly for a reply and finally decided you had "turned me down". So we have had no one write the introduction to "Birds of California." It was a great disappointment to me that you took no notice at all of my appeal for I hoped[3]you would consider it favorably. The disappointment is tenfold more keen since I now discover that it has been due to my own carelessness.I thought of you so often during that July, as climbing the high Sierras with your daughters. Afterward I saw the article on the subject and the excellent pictures of the Sierra Club members- How much you have enjoyed in this life, Mr Muir! The secrets of the mountains
Location
Evanston, Ill.
Date Original
1903 Sep 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 24 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0812-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0812
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
