Creator
Joanna [Muir Brown]
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
2is to me, a great treasureThe portion relating to yourself and the family was read in tears and I wished with all my heart it had not been so true; In other words that the hard things had never occurred so they would not have been there to record. Thank you dear John for the dear book.Well, the summer is past with its heat and its many experiences and we have moved out into this[1]Oct [7?] 19[13?]622 Hawthorn aveGinter Park,Richmond Va_My dear Bro. John:-I have been so long in thanking you for the lovely book. "The Story of my boyhood and youth", that I hope you do not think I did not appreciate it.It is a charming bit of natural history, and with the sketches of the two old houses, the one in which I was born, and Hickory Hill, every nook and corner of which is engraven on my memory05569
Location
Richmond, Va.
Date Original
1913 Oct 7
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir21_0860-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 0860
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
