Creator

Anne R. Dickey

Recipient

John Muir

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[2]sorry to think of you in its deserted halls and feel confident you will lose that wonderful bloom you acquired in South America or South Africa if you remain there and forget to eat properly and be warmed by friendly associations. Sometimes we are called on to bury the past quite out of sight and I hope you will choose wisely at this time and not lose any of your fresh vigor amid musty surroundings. Your friends cannot think of you[1]My dear Mr Muir,Your uplifting words of encouragement recently received were very precious to Donald and me, and I cannot resist thanking you for them even though I do not expect an answer out of your busy life of letters.I can appreciate your feelings about the old home and how difficult it would be to see others in it, but was05183

Location

Pasadena [Calif.]

Date Original

[ca. 1912 May]

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_1023-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 1023

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

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