Creator
George W. Pierce
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
GEORGE W. PIERCE, COUNSELOR AT LAW, 13 PEMBERTON SQUARE. BOSTON, Oct 18th 1875John Muir Esq., Dear Sir, I want to thank you for the pleasure you have afforded me as one of the host who have read your article in the November Harj- per’s. It isn’t possible that you made all those excursions [underlined: a- lone]? I have seen glaciers in [illegible]- [illegible]land, and been on top of Mt. Blane; but never saw anything like what you describe, nor ever read so admirable a description. I had a moose hunt in the At- lantic for September, ’73; and have just returned from a thirty
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days trip, with an Indian, up the Muskoka River to its head- waters, and down the [ Pebewaun?], an account of which some day I may have the pleasure of sending you. Respectfully yours, [illegible] W. [ Preice?] 00719.
Location
Boston, [Mass]
Date Original
1875 Oct 18
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 12.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Pierce, George W., "Letter from George W. Pierce to John Muir, 1875 Oct 18." (1875). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 325.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/325
Resource Identifier
muir03_0340-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0339
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
