Creator
Jeanne [C.] Carr
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
4the physical world - that there is a pre-existent spirit- ual body for every moss lichen, & plant of every kind; growth is an actual "clothing upon" of themselves by these spiritual beings. They gather from nature its substances to make them- selves a garment exactly fit- ting their persons. And go through the process of life (as we see it,) for the sake of adding the pleasures of activity to the 'sweet habitat of being". The delicate Calop- agon, the pure [white lilly?] look up at me with a smile of recognition, pleased with their success and say "I am here", I have got unto the world. I wanted to try your00404
Location
Madison, [Wisc]
Date Original
[1867] Apr 6
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 11.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0996-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0996
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
