Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[A. H.] Sellers
Transcription
Martinez, Feb 20, 1899
My dear Sellers.
Your letter has the right jingle. A few months more or less in the business woods spent in having a way out is all right still I think you should have been out ere this, & need special grace for these last months to [avoid?] over work & worry & prevent them from growing into years - Few Chicago business men lose less then ten years of life beneath the weight & worry of these huge compound forty story commercial affairs Tell Frank to say a moderation prayer every morning as a help against overwork.
How calm trees & stars appear after seeing Chicago streets.
You have had rough weather & never I guess needed California more. The days are warm here - most everything in blossom. Wanda & Mrs Muir have had Grippe both are now well or better. I'm pegging away at forest work making mighty slow progress - slow as a glacier.
Remember me to Mrs Sellers & Frank & believe me
Ever Yours Faithfully
John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1899 Feb 20
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [A. H.] Sellers, 1899 Feb 20." (1899). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2358.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2358
Resource Identifier
muir10_0677-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0677
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature, Special Collections, University of Virginia 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
1 page
