Creator
James M. Hay
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]classes, and the other painting away, furiously, Maria & baby teaching each other. We prize very much the photos of Wanda & Helen which you so kindly sent us--they are lovely. Uncle Hardie is well & Mrs. Hardie & Mrs. Jeffrey. The Dunbar friends are well too. My wife & baby were there for a few days some two months ago. By the way would it not be well to introduce more of the human element into those wonderful descriptions in picturesque California? I have been watching for the recital of that story of that regiment of squirrels that came to interview you on one occasion sitting down on their[1][letterhead]27 April 1894My dear Cousin John MuirMountains & valleys, cascades & waterfalls, gigantic trees & rocks & little snow flowers, birds and beasts and creeping things, what a wealth of grand and wonderful objects, all lighted up by the magic touch of a brilliant imagination! How you do revel in this panorama of Beauty, fresh & fair as it comes from the Divine Artist's hand! You seem to say, "My altars are the mountain & the Ocean, Earth, Air, Sky, all which spring from the Great Whole, of Him who hath produced and will receive the Soul." Let me drink in its grandeur and01806
Location
Liverpool, [England]
Date Original
1894-04-27T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0229-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0229
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
