Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Sarah and David [Galloway]
Preview
Transcription
herbalism I returned last Saturday evening from a long ramble of 25 miles through marshes mud and brushwood with a heavy basketful of flowers, weeds moss and bush things having made five or six visits besides and pressed 30 specimens or more so you need not cry over my sober face I am not so feeble you see You would like the study of Botany It is the most exciting thing in the form of even amusement much more of study that I ever knew very unlike the grave tangled Greek and Latin - but I will see you soon. Goodbye Affectionately yours J Muir.I had almost forgotten Sarah to tell you that I was elected judge in one of the debating clubs a short time ago, also president of the Young Mens Christian A[illegible]. You say that you expect something great bye and bye, Am not I great now
Location
[Madison, Wisc]
Date Original
1863 Jun 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.0 x 24.5 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_0547-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 0547
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
