Creator

Mary Lynn Moore

Creator

Mary Lynn [?] Moore

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[4]

know the pleasure your writings give to us of circumscribed limits, you would, I know, live in grubb it all the time.

Very sincerely

Mary Lynn [Jade?] Moore

Poland Ohio

[illegible] Co

November twenty seventh

[1]

Mr Muir:

Dear Sir:

It has never been my habit to write to authors; in fact this is my first attempt but I have wondered if you would like to know the intense pleasure you have given me - and are giving me - for I am now reading your last book. Your descriptions

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[3]

my home is where malaria sometimes lurks and you say this flower is too p[illegible] for such spots - I trust the future. In the present I am fighting the devastation of our forests about us - as hard as one small woman can, and I quote you as my authority. Could you

[2]

take me back to my childhood when I sat enraptured at the feet of my uncle, Dr. Kirtland, and listened to his fairy tales of nature. I trust I have inherited some of his sympathies — enough, any way to enjoy your enjoyment. I am longing to see the [illegible] borealis for you have made me love it - but unfortunately

Location

Poland, Ohio

Circa Date

[1902] Nov 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir12_0821-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 12, Image 0821

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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