Creator
Sarah [Muir Galloway]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]you had much to struggle against and overcome but generally those who have made the most of their life have been those who have had many difficulties and perplexities to overcome that others know nothing of. As I look at the old Fountain Lake House I remember your patient careful work in penciling it so that every minute detail should be brought out perfectly, and how well you succeeded. The Lake and meadow view is fine and brings to mind[3][our?] admiring and gathering the beautiful wild flowers that grew so plentifully. and the walks we took about the Lake and the hills on the other side and Oh! the beauty of the sunsets over the Lake: All those things were a source of never failing pleasure. The Hickory Hill farm I never was as fully acquainted with though I have raked and [bound?] wheat after the cradle there too.It is fine that you have your clocks and other
Location
Pacific Grove, Calif.
Date Original
1913 Apr 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir21_0313-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 0313
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
