Creator

Katharine M[errill] Graydon

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]as soon as convenient I mean to make the change. For it I am working, and planning, and praying.It was a disappointment not to see you all as I came th[illegible]. in September, but my visiting was cut short and I did not linger - I could not It is a long while since I have heard of [illegible] from you such stretch of silence I with might not be. I hope you will write soon, and tell of yourself, of Helen's health, of Wanda's marriage, which, by chance, I have heard. Knew I her new have, I should,[3]write her. Oh, tell me everything! I never wander [beyond?] my interest in and affection for the Muirs. That you must know. When does your new book come out? What are you now working on?I bought a lot, while at home, and am pegging away now to accumulate enough to put up a home. Think of it, the Graydons to have their own home" before they pass on to their eternal mansion! It seems to good too be true, I pan for that little home by day and by night, and am most eager to accomplish this[in margin: I must tell you that this [illegible] has on it 13 pres[illegible]]

Location

Honolulu [Hawaii]

Date Original

1906-11-03 00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 15.5 x 25 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_0403-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 0403

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 2

Keywords

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

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