Creator
John Bidwell
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
0208211pines, the Sugar pine.Besides, tho to me every thing was new and wonderful, there was at the moment no time to consider. And yet the impression that tree made upon my mind could not be forgotten.Ever after when the mention of big trees happened to be made, I never failed to tell0208212my big tree story.In March, 1844, when Fremont first came to California, I told him in the presence of Capt. Sutter, P.B. Reading, Col. Jos. B. Chiles and others, (at the breakfast table one morning at Sutter's Fort) of the big tree I had seen.Col. Chiles was of
Location
Chico, Calif.
Date Original
1896-04-20T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0138-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0138
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 8
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
