Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Ralph Waldo] Emerson
Transcription
John Muir
Oakland May 9th [1874]
My dear Mr Emerson
I have commenced writing up some of my Studies in the Sierra, & I am sure you will be delighted with them however ill presented for all the scriptures of the glacial snow-crystals are glorious The Overland Monthly will contain a study each month through’t the year, & you must promise to read them
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some of the subjects will be. Ancient glaciers of the Sierra & their pathways Glacial denudation, Post glacial denudation, Geological value of shadows, Lakes, Fountains, Waterfalls, Living glaciers, Forest, Gardens, Avalanches etc —————————— I’m glad [deleted: you] that all the world is becoming wise enough to love you – I’ve been lonely all winter with my friends. Write me a short letter. Cordially Yrs. John Muir
Location
Oakland [Calif.]
Circa Date
[1874] May 9
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Ralph Waldo] Emerson, [1874] May 9." (1874). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 271.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/271
Resource Identifier
muir03_0072-md-1.tifpdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0071
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies.
Owning Institution
The Houghton Library, Harvard University. 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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
