Creator

Myra C. Marshall

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]school with a troublesome tooth. She is a great little lover of Nature and was delighted over all the beautiful places, things, and descriptions you have given us.I love the dear old Sierra with a real affection, and each sentence I read goes straight to my heart.No one save a San Joaquin native could fully appreciate your description [3]of those first days in the foothills and on the old Coulterville road with the dust and heat and fascination.But to me, after my six trips into the Yosemite over the same old road, it is more real than life itself.In reading your books my thoughts so often revert to that never-to-be-forgotten trip from Aspen to Soda Springs and Conness when you taught me to see and appreciate innumerable

Location

[Washington, D. C.]

Date Original

1912 Nov 25

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_1437-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 1437

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 2

Keywords

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

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