Creator

Janet [Douglass Moores]

Recipient

John Muir

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[4] [in margin: 958]and stay over Sunday?Don't say for me to come, if it is not convenient.Mary is not at home today, but I do not think she can go.I want to see you and hear you talk _ & see if you are in any way the same.How much you have seen and learned and lived & how much you will have to tell_ I have been of as little use for so long a time, that I feel as if I had not half- lived>[1][in margin: With kindest regards to your wife & yourself. Sincerely Your friend Janet] March 1st, 1887 1829 San Pablo OaklandMy Dear Friend_I was delighted to receive your illustrated letter_ & thought the sketches as lively as did your little girl The one I was most interested in, however was not pretty_ I am glad you have prepared me_ but I do not believe you look quite as shaggy as you pretend.I, too, must prepare

Location

…Oakland, [Calif]

Date Original

1887 Mar 1

Source

Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir05_0792-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 05, Image 0792

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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