Creator
H[enry] Edwards
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[4]of kindred minds. I have often longed that you were here, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] H. EdwardsJ. Muir.00551 [1] California [illegible] San Francisco. August 25. 1871My dear Muir Your kind letter, which was so welcome to me, found me confined to my bed with a severe attack of rhematic [illegible], & indeed since I received it, I have been in too much suffering to write you a line in reply. I sat up to day for the first time in nearly two weeks, & while I was sitting for a little while in my [illegible] room our dear friend Mrs Carr walked in, & brought me your box of butterflies. The sight of them has done me good, & I hope in a day or two, I will be quite rested. Do not again ever think that you cannot collect, or that what you do find will be valueless. In the
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1871 Aug 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0503-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0503
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 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
