Creator

John Muir

Creator

[John Muir]

Recipient

Juliette A.Owen

Transcription

[First draft of letter, in note-book]

Martinez. Feb, 27, '05.

Miss Juliette A. Owen,
St. Jo[seph], Missouri,

Dear Madam,

I thank you for your kind letter. I would gladly write the pamphlet you want for the sake of the birds, if I possibly oould, but at present I am overloaded with work vshich should have been done long ago. I am now writing a book on the Yosemite, following which I will have to write a book on Alaska promised my publishers years ago, with several other books which have not yet even been commenced. And besides "a' others and a' that" throw other odd bits of work into the shape of magazine articles and letters - duties of every sort; while at best my literary work moves about as slowly as a glacier. But as you must know, I am heartily with you in your Audubon Society work for the preservation of Sod's blessed darlings of the forests and fields, and with all my heart will do what I can.
With best wishes, and bidding you Godspeed, I am,

Faithfully yours,

[John Muir]

P.S. I am sending you and your mother a copy of my first book, "The Mountains of California."

Location

[Martinez, Calif.]

Circa Date

[19]05 Feb 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir15_0262-trans.tif

File Identifier

Reel 15, Image 0262

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

The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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