Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Charles Sprague] Sargent

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h[illegible]ism. I'm sorry dear good Canby died so soon. He should have lived & botanized for longer.You should not begrudge time or pains on your manual. It is more important than the big Silva. Make the descriptions short & sharp & crystal clear & don't leave out your few illuminating color touches.I am now at work on a little Yosemite book which should have been written long ago. Next I suppose will come Alaska.As to those last long wanderings I have

Location

Martinez [Calif.]

Date Original

1904 Jul 6

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir14_0334-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 14, Image 0334

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. 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

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