Creator
Charles E. Liddell
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]through some portions of it & it seemed to me as if you were almost talking to me. After all, life is made up of pleasant memories, & it brought back to me all the pleasant times we had together & I often think how lucky Willie & myself were to have the company of one so well informed as yourself in our travels, it made all the difference to our enjoyment. When I was over in Sydney young Macphail had just received your book & he was pleased. The old gentleman 414[1]231 Flinders LaneMelbourne28 August 1904Dear Mr. Muir,You must excuse my seeming ingratitude for not writing you before this to thank you for your extremely kind gift of your book but I left for Sydney the day it arrived & have only just got back again. I can assure you that very few gifts I have ever received have been more appreciated than this one. So far I have not had time to read it as I want to read it carefully & gain some knowledge of those things in which I am so ignorant. I have glanced03433
Location
Melbourne [Australia]
Date Original
1904-08-28 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir14_0504-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0504
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
