Creator

Mary Frances Kellogg

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]with the fine picture of your beautiful home. Thank you for both_ the letter and the photograph. It is a very wonderful thing to me that John Muir has given me his friendship. It will always be a bright memory for me.Whatever may prove worth while in my little book, which, alas! moves so slowly, will be due in great measure to the inspiration of your loving[3]understanding of mountains and flowers.I did not mean to give you the impression that I had made much progress in revision. My plans are only started, with practically no work done.I don't like to think of your being there so much alone, and not taking enough thought for your own comfort and health.The orchard which was, is

Location

Altadena, Calif.

Date Original

1913 Feb 18

Source

Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir21_0153-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 21, Image 0153

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

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