Creator

H[enry] D[emarest] Lloyd

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Winnetka, III., May 30, 1895.

Mr. John Muir,

Author of "Mountains of California",
C/o Century Co., New York.

Dear Sir:-

Having been put under deep obligations to you for the pleasure got from reading your exquisite book on the "Mountains of California", I take the liberty of seeking to get further in your debt. You were with Mr. Emerson in his trip to California in 1871. The Illegible Daily Chronicle, in its review of your book, alluded to the interchange of compliments between you and him, in which it said you returned his comparison of you with Thoreau by calling him the sequoia of mankind. would it not be possible for you to write an account of your intercourse with Mr. Emerson during these weeks? By doing so you would do a great favor not only to the lovers of that great man, but also to the world of literature.

Very respectfully yours,

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Location

Winnetka, Ill.

Date Original

1895 May 30

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir08_1013-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 08, Image 1013

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

1 page

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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