Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Strentzel Family]
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Transcription
1419 Taylor St San Francisco Dec 5th 77Friends Three, I made a capitol little excursion over your Mount Diablo & arrived in good order in San Fran’ after that fine rest in your wee white home. I s[illegible]tered on leisurely after bidding you goodbye enjoying the landscape as it was gradually unrolled in the evening light. One charming bit of picture after another came into view at every turn of the road & while the sunset fires were burning brightest I had attained an elevation sufficient for a grand comprehensive feast. I reached the summit a little after dark & selected a sheltered nook in the chaparral to rest for the night & await the coming of the sun. The wind blew a gale but I did not suffer much from the cold. The night was 00761
Location
1419 Taylor St., San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1877 Dec 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 31 x 20 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0643-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0643
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
