Creator
J. F. Crosett
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
Mar 16[illegible] 1887
John Muir Esq
AM
The [illegibl e]Daniel Palmer is sent a plow in [illegible] at $25 per month as on order
Yours J. F. Crosset NY
[math problems bottom of page] 02462
[illegible] know how you or me or addressing [illegible] [illegible] I [illegible] a path of large [illegible] ran as [illegible] [moist?] ground. What are you doing here. When do you get the [illegible] What going to do with them
[illegible] [illegible] [refreshing?] scenes more wonderful than the [illegible] or of the interest attached to everything. Nothing seems [illegible] or dear or [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] streams [illegible] grass flrs birds all [take?] our attention even to the [mosquitoes?] we feel like stop to talk to them & [illegible] happy fellow how fortunate you are to live [here?] [illegible] this [illegible] day How happy you must be to the streams [illegible] from a crystal bed you have to flow over every drop of your sparkling domain water must feel happy. Well may you dance & sing to [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] sky to
dip your head into what sunshine to warm & [illegible] kindle your crystals wh may my crystal on your [bodies?] grin in [illegible] every day thrill with joy. I [illegible] beautiful eyes how fair the pictures that fold you [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the fringe of trees & flrs about your brows. Well may your spangles glow & [throb?] Cool shadows fresh rain & snow blessing & [illegible] all the [illegible] to [steam?] where [came?] you my friend [illegible to end of page]
Location
San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1887 Nov 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 14 cm.
Recommended Citation
Crosett, J. F., "Letter from J. F. Crosett to John Muir, 1887 Nov 16." (1887). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1731.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1731
Resource Identifier
muir05_0882-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0882
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
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
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.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
