Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[Frances N.] Pelton
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Transcription
[5] sacrifices God is well pleased Was not this Mrs Pelton most prodigeously unreasonable and incon- istint I declare when the venerable man of God was delivering this long touching sermon with that text and so solemnly pouring on this pious sauce I could not but wish myself above him with a barrel of icecream and oysters to pour on his head I would have done it O God how devoutly to I abhor this I know I am not unblemished here but if anything could tear those priceless joys and experiences from my breast 'twould be this of Christians waltzing with the devil
Location
[Madison, Wisc. ?]
Date Original
[ca. 1861]
Resource Identifier
muir01_0281-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0281
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Wisconsin Historical Society. 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 9
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
