Creator

Cornelius B. Bradley

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[letterhead]

Berkeley, March 21, 1907.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

It was very kind of you to send me that anxious little note of enquiry. - It touched me greatly that you seemed so much concerned about me. I don't know what the newspapers have said, but, judging by the results, it must have been something terrific. The matter was really not serious at all:- though it might easily enough have turned out quite otherwise. Beyond a few scarcely discoverable bruises, the chief damage seemed to be a heavy muscular strain in the lumbar region. That now is gone, and I should be quite myself, were these not a little "catch" or strain among the tendons of my left hip joint, which interferes with free locomotion. In default of other resource, I have been trying the witches' device, and have been getting about fairly well with the aid of a broom-stick. But a friend has just now kindly sent in his pair of wings (crutches); with their help I am preparing to take flight in more reputable and Christian fashion! So don't worry about me.
How are you all. I have wanted to come up and see you. What are you writing now!- the petrified trees? Did you get my little study of the Humanists?- Give my best love to Wanda and Helen, and believe me

Ever sincerely yours,

Cornelius B. Bradley.

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Location

Berkeley [Calif.]

Date Original

1907 Mar 21

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_0689-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 0689

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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