Creator
[Bailey] Millard
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[3]
any the wiser, as Carlyle's carpenter told him. And you know books grow around here and all you have to do is to reach out and pick 'em off. So come. If it be Tuesday, [illegible] send word and I'll meet you, or any day at any hour, but of course you know the ce[illegible] will not wait long for you. Regards to Mrs. Muir and the young ladies.
[illegible] Millard
[1]
Larkspur, Friday.
Dear Mr. Muir:
I have been watching the c[illegible] very closely for the past few weeks - and now is the time. It is spraying out in all its glory and in a few days will be at it perfectest. Can't you come Tuesday, or some day close to it? You know, you
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[2]
promised. And beside until you have seen this sift of the hills you have not fulfilled your earthly mission. [illegible] is at its best, too, and all the country hereabout. If you want society you may have it, or perfect solitude, as I can give you a cabin with a rustic fire place in it, where you can write and write and nobody be
Location
Larkspur
Circa Date
[1902]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Millard, Bailey, "Letter from [Bailey] Millard to John Muir, [ca. 1902 ?] ." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4806.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4806
Resource Identifier
muir12_0913-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0913
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
