Creator
Harry P. Hennessy
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
mountain has a fascination which gives me the same pleasure as a great painting or a famous book.Again thanking you Mr Muir for your kindness, I ammost sincerely yoursHarry P. HennessyMr John MuirMartinez Callike you have done in your books you would know that it is high esteem for yourself and love of that great out-of-doors which you know so well that made me want your autographed pictured.I have your picture on my dresser now, and when I look at it I can forget the stuffy subway, the clatter of the street traffic and the noise of the elevated railroad, and picture those beautiful mountains and valleys that you love so well. I do not know them as you do and cannot solve their mysteries, but a grove of trees or a beautiful
Location
New York
Date Original
1914 Sep 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir22_0675-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0675
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
