Creator
Walter H. Page
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
THE WORLD’SWORKFARMINGDOUBLEDAY PAGE & CO.133-135-137 EAST 16TH STREET, NEW YORKCOUNTRY LIFEIN AMERICATHE GARDENMAGAZINEJuly 28, 1908.Dear Mr. Muir:I fancy at this tin(c) of the year you are happily far beyond the reach of anything so commonplace as a letter, - communing with the mountains and the great forests. But a letter will reach you some time; and now when I have a chance to write it I send you this poor note, first of all to carry my greetings and good wishes and to make another expression of my abiding gratitude for all you have written and what I have learned from you and for the great privilege of knowing you.Then, of course, I must again make it a reminder that I am waiting patiently year by year to hear that you have begun seriously and persistently to write out your autobiography. You cannot afford to let that slip. I cannot afford, if I can help it, to count my publishing career as anything like a success unless I can get that book and have the happiness to put it forth to the world.Let this, therefore, be a simple and gentle reminder of my personal feeling and of my personal pride, and believe me always.Heartily yours,[ILLEGIBLE]John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Cel.The world's work wants to publish the chapters as you write them, and to illustrate them handsomely and to pay you - let me say - whatever you ask - 250 per article?#04246
Location
New York
Date Original
1908 Jul 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0773-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0773
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
