Creator
A. H. Sellers
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[letterhead]Chicago, Oct 1, 1907Dear Mr Muir-Your letter of Aug 21 reached me at Mr Logans house, on Long Island Sound near D[illegible] [illegible] We returned from there about 10 days ago, where I spent about 5 weeks sitting on their wide porch surrounded by rocks & trees. looking out on the Sound and breathing the salt air- It did me a world of good, but poor Fay (Mrs [illegible]) had a hard time of it. Soon after our arrival there an abscess made its appearance and after weeks of pain & suffering it has now developed into a f[illegible]. It was the care of her that prevented me from answering your letter sooner, and is preventing us from starting to California. It has been decided that she will have to go to the hospital & have it cut out. She dreads it very much & I am anxious over the operation, as there is danger in giving her an anesthesia - she will probably go to the03947
Location
Chicago
Date Original
1907-10-01 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir16_1079-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 1079
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
