Creator

J. S. Merriam

Recipient

John Muir

Preview

image preview

Transcription

[8]To speak to you [thus?] by a mere letter is an aggravationMy trip to the Pacific Coast was an Episode in my life - beautiful towards its close - and the story of it has made many friends wish to go —I bid you good bye with every wish for a happy and cheerful New Year to you all and am most sincerely yoursMerriam.[5]I shall be glad to know she is married.What thousands of photos must have been take by the army of young folks of the Sierra Club - It would be interesting to see them [illegible] the [illegible] [been?] my good luck to see - a few from Hart and some 8 or ten from Smith of Visalia. I may add Nov. [11th?]. Out west where "the Faculty Meeting" and Dinner Time Camp - must have been taken from [illegible] for nothing else could be more funny.The portrait of John Muir is really himself in a precious mood03131

Location

New York

Date Original

1903 Jan 5

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir13_0038-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 13, Image 0038

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 3

Keywords

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

Share

COinS