Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[Joseph] LeConte

Transcription

[First draft of letter, in note-book #59] (1)

Martinez, M[arch] '01.

My dear Mr.LeConte:

I'll not be able to accept your kind invitation at the time you set. I'm hard at work finishing a little book about the Forest Reserves and Nat. parks, and the publishers are pushing me unmercifully, calling for copy and illustrations, lest the book be delayed beyond the most favorable time. But after this job is off my hands I'll be glad to accept your kind invitation. In the meantime I must practice strict self-denial and stick to my desk. Of course I know Miss Gompertz, the brave and good mountaineer and writer, and have long been one of her most devout admirers. You are truly a lucky fellow, and I heartily congratulate you, and with best wishes, am,

Very truly yours, J.M.

02890

Location

[Martinez, Calif.]

Circa Date

1901 M[ar] 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir11_0649-trans.tif

File Identifier

Reel 11, Image 0649

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/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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