Creator
Myra C. Marshall
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[1]
831 N. Street, Saito
California
Jan 23, 1905
[letterhead]
My dear Mr. Muir,
Illness has prevented my thanking you for your most charming book, which has fascinated me and caused me at times to forget my physical troubles entirely.
We were disappointed not to have you with us during your brief
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grand Canyon of the Colorado is now intensified an hundred-fold, in fact, you make us mountain-mad.
We appreciate your sending the book very much and the inscription on its blank page makes it doubly prized.
Trusting that we may have you with us next week, Mr. Marshall joins me in best regards.
Sincerely yours,
Myra C. Marshall
January 23, '05
[2]
stay in our town last week, and now that I am myself again, may we not hope to have you with us next week when the Recession bill is resumed? Do not disappoint us, but come right from the station to our home.
I am possessed with the idea now of a tramping trip
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through one of those northern forest reserves and want to talk with you about it. I have four or five splendid tramping friends to whom that sort of a trip would appeal mightily.
Your description of what Nature has on show in the Yellowstone is the best ever read; and my desire to see the
Location
Sac[ramen]to, Calif.
Date Original
1905 Jan 23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 13 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Myra C., "Letter from Myra C. Marshall to John Muir, 1905 Jan 23." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3213.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3213
Resource Identifier
muir15_0111-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0111
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
