Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Family]
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[4]In about a week I return to Calcutta Thence I intend to go in a round about course to Bombay seeing much by the way. Thence probably to Ceylon, & thence -(don't know how) home.I'm so thankful God has let me see His Himalaya, & so soon after it it seemed I would see but little more of anything here or elsewhere in this fine t[illegible]I'll write again before I leave these mountains Wish I could get a letter from you Ever your affectionate husband & fatherJohn Muir032993)Mt Everest & Kinchinjinga where over coats are required & good fires. I'm glorying in the crisp mountain air the first Ive breathed since leaving the Sierra & am regaining the health & flesh & lost in Russia. My appetite is better than it has been for years & I bid fair to grow fat in spite of tropic heat, hotels queer food & a" that. So much for health. I wish you could be here all of you & Maggie The climate is delightful & scenery glorious
Location
Darjeeling, India
Date Original
1903 Oct 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 26.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0828-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0828
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
