Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Harriet M.] Ashley

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I can't visit one in a score of them and get anything done in the way of real work.One of my new books is just published and I'll send you a copy which surely is better than a brief chat.With sincere regardfaithfully yoursJohn MuirMrs. M.C. AshleyState HospitalMiddletown[illegible][letterhead]New YorkJune 12, 1911 -Dear Mrs Ashley:Your two letters with kind invitations to Middletown at last reached me. And nothing I assure you would be more delightful were time available.Never before have I been compelled to disappoint so many friends as now.John Muir

Location

New York

Date Original

1911 Jun 12

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0356-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0356

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. 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

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