Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Jeanne C.] Carr
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Transcription
We spent about five hours in Chicago. I did not find many flowers in her t[illegible]ous streets, only a few grassy plants of wheat, & two or three pieces of [illegible] A[illegible], [illegible], C[illegible] etc, The weeds I suppose for man to walk upon the wheat to feed him. I saw some green algae, but no mosses, I expected to see some of the latter on wet walls, & in seams on the pavement but I suppose that manufacturers smoke, & the terrible noise is too great for the hardist of them I wish I knew where I was going - doomed to be "carried of the Spirit into the wilderness" I suppose, I wish I could be more moderate in my des[illegible] but I cannot, & so there is no rest. Is not your experience the same in thisI feel myself deeply indebted to you all for your great [illegible] kindeness not any the less if from Itup[illegible] & s[illegible] I forgot on leaving to express it - Farewell J Muir
Location
Indianapolis [Ind.]
Date Original
1867 Aug 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_1130-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 1130
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
