Creator
G[eorge] H[ansen]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
Dear friend,
Wiyh the last type on my enclosed letter to you hardly printed your letter with the returned mss. arrives, I know I have put you to a good deql of trouble, but I felt you would not mind it. I am not the least discouraged by your opinions, The bending of a tree does not necessarily predict a breaking. and plenty of fresh air is good medicine.-
I shall try to write to where you suggest. You see by these letters how difficult it is for me to even typewrite; the fingers are about as awry as the feet. Holding with a death grip to cane or crutch has made them crooked and queer. But what of it? The little man brought me some wild flowers yesterday. He had some Borago with it, and as he hands them to me, he remarks "They got their mouth open". As we never suggest anything to him, everything is true and original with him. How could I dare suggest when impurity has blighted my soul?
Many, many thanks for your trouble. It does me good to know other people's standard.
Sincerely
GH.
03805
Location
[place unknown]
Circa Date
[1906-1907]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 15 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, George, "Letter from G[eorge] H[ansen] to [John Muir], [ca. 1906-1907 ?]." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3880.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3880
Resource Identifier
muir16_1341-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 1341
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
