Creator
Henry G. Bryant
Recipient
John Muir
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[in margin: death of my wife & the marriage of my two daughters leaving me alone here in my library [Jean?] it becomes more & more difficult [illegible] far. I have always said I would not waste time writing books until too old to climb mtns [illegible] I am in my 71st yr I have [commenced?] to look over [illegible] note books with plans for books [illegible] work with endless interruptions makes but little headway. The fight for [illegible] & Nat parks in general will be on again in Congress next month. A great consummer of time. [illegible] I was with the Pres & Sec Billings in Yo [illegible] & [illegible] & all I saw & learned seemed favorable [illegible] If I can't get to you in winter I must try in summer. In the meantime, I am ever with all good wishes. Ever your faithful fellow [mtner?] J. M. Am. Alpine Club.]Dr Mr BMany thanks for yr kind letter on the plan for the next business meeting & dinner of the Club. Should the fates be kind enough to allow me to cross the Continent next Dec you may be sure I shall be delighted to meet you all in Boston. At present however the outlook is far from promising. Strange to say the severest exposure in the wilderness never does me any harm, while in civilization I catch all sorts of disabling coughs colds Grippes etc. especially when I venture to travel far on railway cars in winter. And since my home has been broken up by the
Location
[Philadelphia, Pa.]
Date Original
[1908]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_1173-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 1173
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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
