Creator
J. E. Calkins
Recipient
John Muir
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4flaunted in the eyes of all men as though one would boast of them.And what a grand voyage you had, from Martinez to Martinez via the world! You of all men, I am sure, enjoyed it; and I doubt if there is another man a-living whom you could more delight with the telling than you could delight me. I heard of your going some time in advance of your start, and when I wrote you that letter last winter I had a dubious belief that you were not at home, but I risked it. I am sorry I could not have seen you, but glad you had the journey. And for your gracious invitation to come visit you, and let you tell me "all about the best, most hospitable groves" of sequoias and sugar pines, and make your house my headquarters, I hardly know how to find the words for thanks. You cannot know the pleasure such a visit would give me, or how every moment of it would be treasured. I wish I might accept now, and spend the [illegible]ening months in that delightful state of anticipation with which we children, however old, look ahead to a glad day. I hope some day within a moderate span of years, to be able to meet you face to face, and so feed a hunger I have carried for a scare of years. I am sure that you and I shall be excellent good friends if ever we do meet, and I trust we may before long03431
Location
Davenport, Iowa
Date Original
1904-08-23 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 30.5 x 22 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir14_0492-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 14, Image 0492
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
