Creator

Mina Merrill

Creator

Mina Merrill

Recipient

[John Muir]

Transcription

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reading it now with great interest. I have always loved trees. They are our friends almost as much as human beings. Certainly we depend upon their beauty as much as anything God has made.
The Monarchs you tell of thrill and inspire one. This world is very beautiful, it seems as if

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Our good Friend,

Your beautiful book came on Christmas and the gift touched me very much. It would have been dear Sister Katis I knew and I could see her smile and almost hear her expressions of pleasure over your kind remembrance. I am

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our Heavenly Father should leave [those?] who strive to do their best on this [earth?] and take away only the worthless. It is so terribly lonely without my dear sister that I cannot take hold of myself [and?] I should and say "happy memories. [illegible] am glad you can. They are sweet [illegible] loving memories and I would not part with them for all the world I thank you for all you say of my blessed sister. Your appreciation of her is a great comfort.
I suppose your daughters have grown tall and are a continued pleasure to you. Your good works are spread far and wide. I hope you keep well.
Kind regards to Mrs. Muir, With good wishes and many thank for all your kindness I am ever

your friend

Mina Merrill.

December twenty ninth.

Location

[place unknown]

Circa Date

[1907] Dec 29

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17 x 22.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_1311-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 1311

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

2 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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