Creator
John Muir
Recipient
William Trout
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[Page 1a] 1419 Taylor St San Francisco Cal April 22 1877 William Trout, Dear friend I read your last so full of the exposition at Philadelphia with a great deal of interest. The impressions that a fresh mind like yours receives are always infinitely more valuable than those of the regular skilled reporter, at least to me who always values realities alone. I feel sad at times when I think of the repression and sequestration of a life like yours, so much real power and originality held down far below the possibilities of perfect development, by force of repressive circumstances. There are many who appear as leaders in science and mechanic arts who have far
Location
San Francisco, Calif.
Date Original
1877 Apr 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Resource Identifier
1877 Apr 22 JM to WT
File Identifier
MSS 2 M953t Trout
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1877 Apr 22 JM to WT p 1a
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
