Creator
Catharine Merrill
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
227 North Capital AvenueIndianapolisMarch 16, 1895My dear Mr Muir.I did not want to write to you until I should have read your book, so that I could tell you exactly what I think of it. But I must not delay longer or you will think me an ingrate, a reprebate, and everything bad.I am really very grateful for the kind remembrance and for the beautiful book, the noble book, as the Dial calls it, and well calls it I judge from as much as I have read.You ought to be a happy man, Mr Muir, to have had the time and the opportunity and the soul to do such a thing.You have expressed your own joy in God's beautiful creations and you are leading others to appreciate it.To have done any one thing well, even the smallest, is something to be very thankful for and very glad of. Here you have done one of several things well.I hope you will live long to enjoy and01960
Location
Indianapolis [Ind]
Date Original
1895-03-16T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0887-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0887
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
