Creator

Robert Ridgway

Recipient

John Muir

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2ticable.Your paper on Sequoia gigantea was received yesterday. I thank you very much for it, and shall read it with great pleasure, and, I am sure, profit also.For the last week I have been wishing one of your glaciers was located somewhere in this vicinity! It has been hot as [illegible] (90° to 96° in shade) with [illegible] saturated with humidity. This is the first really wet summer in about 11 years, and has rained at least twice a week all summer - heavy rains, too; more than36 inches of rain in July and 4 inches for first half of August.Hoping you are well, I am, with best regardsSincerely yoursRobert RidgwayMr. John MuirMartinezCaliforniaPlease remember me to Mr. Keeler should you see him. - R.R.

Location

Brookland, D. C.

Date Original

1899-08-23T00:00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 16 x 26.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir10_0917-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 10, Image 0917

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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 2

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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