Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Dav[id Gilrye Muir]
Transcription
herding sheep 1869 Near La Grange Sep 24/69
Bro Dave, I have escaped the vindic- tive paws of the Pi-Ute Indians & grizzly bears, & safe upon the purple plains of Joaquin once more, - About the 1st of last June I sent a gold draft for $200 to Butler Broome & Clapp New York by Wells Fargo ex & have not rec'd any acknowledgement of its reception. If you have not sent a receipt please do so as soon as convenient , or if not heard from let me know that the matter may be settled before I leave California, I have about $500 - more than I require at present, which you may have if you wish it I have enjoyed a most divine piece of life among the snow peaks of the glorious Sierra Nevadas Botany geology & sketching have been my principal objects
I had my sheep within two miles of the grand Yo Semite Valley for more than three weeks. I found Prof Butler of Madison in Yo Semite. Dr Carr is now Prof in the Cala' State Un' - at San Fran' I do not know at present where my next pilgrimage will be, perhaps S' America I have a dozen Grizzly Bear Stories to tell you I had a letter from Dan telling of his physic notions & of his love Have you been interrogated by any lady lately respecting my where abouts I am glad to hear of the late movements of our twins Love to yourself & household From John Muir
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[Original letter in possession of David Gilrye Muir]
Near La Grange, Sep. 24, '69.
Bro. Dave:
I have escaped the vindictive paws of the Pi-Ute Indians and grizzly bears, and [am] safe upon the purple plains of Joaquin once more. About the 1st of last June I sent a gold draft for $200 to Buller, Broome and Clapp, New York, by Wells Fargo ex[press], and have not rec'd any acknowledgment of its reception. If you have not sent a receipt please do so as soon as convenient, or if not heard from let me know, that the matter may be settled before I leave California. I have about $500 more than I require at present, which you may have if you wish it.
I have enjoyed a most divine piece of life among the snow peaks of the glorious Sierra Nevadas. Botany, geology, and sketching have been my principal objects.
I had my sheep within two miles of the grand Yo Semite Valley for more than three weeks. I found Prof. Butler of Madison in Yo Semite. Dr. Carr is now Prof. in the Cala. State Uni[versity] at San Fran.
I do not know at present where my next pilgrimage will be, perhaps S. America.
I have a dozen grizzly bear stories to tell you. I had a letter from Dan, telling of his physic notions and of his love. Have you been interrogated by any lady lately respecting my whereabouts? I am glad to hear of the late movements of our twins.
Love to yourself and household.
From
JOHN MUIR
Location
Near La Grange
Date Original
1869 Sep 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 19.5 x 19.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Dav[id Gilrye Muir], 1869 Sep 24." (1869). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1311.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1311
Resource Identifier
muir02_0139-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 02, Image 0139
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. 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
Pages
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
