Creator
Jeanne C. Carr
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
May 16th, [187l].Dear John Muir,Coming in last night from a hard day's work in examining classes at the Girls' High School, who should I find but Mr. Emerson, and of course you know the rest. How weariness fled and my delight was full, you do not need to he told. But if there is any joy of angels to be had in the flesh, it is that of finding your soul "confirmed in its faith through the soul of another". And so, dear friend, my joy in you was full, and I laugh to think how they go up to the mountains, the beautiful ones, to find you in the confessional, the only soul I know whom the mountains fully own and bless. Mr. Emerson says he wants to know Mr. Brooks more than ever since seeing you — I have laid up in my heart so much that he told me of his trip, never have I heard him so delightful in conversation, his silver speech flowed on and on and it was hard to remember engagements, as we both were compelled to do.I wait to talk with you about it. There are more people Yosemite bound, among them Mr. and Mrs. Libby, friends of mine and of McChesneys. Mc having spoken of you with great, enthusiasm they asked me for a letter to you[Rest of letter evidently lost][Jeanne C. Carr]470
Location
[San Mateo, Calif.]
Date Original
1871 May16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 33 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir02_0443-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0443
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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
