Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[R. B.] Marshall [family]
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Martinez, May 7, 1912[marginalia]Dear friends Mr & Mrs Marshall and DarlingYou know that you are never out of this wanderer's heart however far and silently I may have to go.As soon as I reached New York I got into a perfect whirl of work on two new books, the Yosemite and first volume of autobiography. The former is just out and Ill send you a copy as soon as I can get a lot of them here. This first edition was put up and stereotyped before I saw a single proof. I discovered 51 errors in it which will have to chiseled out of the plates. The autobio book will be published this year, probably in the fall. The beginning line is "When I was a boy in Scotland" and I'm sure the darlings will like it.This done I had to rush home to go to work on business and a huge talus of letters etc nearly a year high. But surely Fate will allow me to see you ere long to tell some of the great things Ive gained on the long trip over two continents. In the meantime here is an outline sketch -
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1912 May 7
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir20_0955-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0955
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
