Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[H. F.] Osborn
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Transcription
[ca 16 Jul 1904]Dr Mr Osborn = When I got back home after more than a years wandering over the world in both hemispheres N & S In the big talus of letters books pamphlets etc accumulated during more than a year [away?] from home. I found yr Boom & Crocke[illegible] address which I have heartily enjoyed It is an admirable plea for our poor horizontal fellow mortals [illegible] [illegible] first passing away in ruthless starvation & slaughter. Never before was the need for places of refuge & protection been so great. Fortunately at the last [hour?] when [illegible] ext[illegible]tion is right the government has began to act & your pamphlet is timely & should be widely distributed. I have often written on the subject but with [none?] effect The murder business by has gone ruthlessly [illegible]ly on until at last protective measures are being called for, partly I suppose because the pleasure of killing is in danger of being lost, from [those?] having [so?] little or nothing left to kill. but [illegible] partly [let?] [illegible]bly hope from a [dim?] gl[illegible] recognition of the rights03409
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
circa [1904 Jul 16]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 23.5 x 17 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir14_0378-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0378
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
