Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Charles S.] Sar[gent]
Transcription
Dear Prof Sargent
Your smooth easy sustained flight over all the oak forests & chaparral of the continent is unlike anything I have ever before seen before,
Let me congratulate you on the (completion of your grand) 8th Vol of the Sylva a truly grand piece of work (&) perfectly beautiful in illustration & [illegible] & withal as calmly sound & strong as oak the work of a [illegible] Your firm smooth sustained flight over all the oak forests & chaparral of the continent is admirable in every way, such strength of wing & keenness of vision is precious rare among mortals & - but Ill write no more s[illegible] anything I might say must seem weak on such a t[illegible]. I can only thank you wh I do most heartily & re[illegible]
Ever truly yours
John M
06566
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Charles S.] Sar[gent], [1903]." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2731.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2731
Resource Identifier
muir13_0934-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0934
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
