Creator
I. Rennie
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
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washed out of me by rain before autumn I am going to plant some Californian wild flowers this month in my garden. By September they'll be in bloom & remind me of my wanderings to the Pacific.
With kindest regards to Miss Muir & yourself.
Yrs truly
I. Rennie
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WELLCROFT,
HELENSBURGH.
11th, May 1907.
Dear Mr. Muir-
I got home on 2nd inst- after a very easy & comfortable trip . On 6th May I went thro' to Edinbro' & stayed a night with the Douglases. I found them all well, but Mr. D. senior, had not been well during the
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winter- however he is now as well as a man of 84 years can expect to be. I handed over the fossil specimens you gave me for him, & no doubt by this time they are in the hands of a man who can make good
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use of them. No doubt that same man will let you have his opinion on them.
I got home in time for a second spring. I was over at Loch Lomond today- & under the influence of a fine mild sunny day, all my affection for Scotland took a new lease of life. I hope it won't be
Location
Wellcroft, Helensburgh
Date Original
1907 May 11
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Rennie, I., "Letter from I. Rennie to John Muir, 1907 May 11." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3691.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3691
Resource Identifier
muir16_0745-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0745
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
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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
