Creator
Jos. Worcester
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]on the contrary it has given me pleasure to hear Mr Keith and others speak of his kindly traits, his wise guidance of his family, his provision for the training of poor boys; and at his death I spoke to my boys of his regard for the little things that affected those about him as evidence that he was not mastered by mere bigness, and, to me, his[3]greatness, if he had any, was manifested in that way rather than any [other?], and surely such greatness he shared with the many about us.And is it too much to ask of a man of unusual wisdom to [illegible] in such excessive accumulations? or, if it must go on, to show some thoughtfulness about its distribution? for
Location
S[an] F[rancisco]
Date Original
1910 Aug 17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir19_0738-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0738
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
