Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Houghton Mifflin Co.]
Transcription
Garrisons, N. Y.,July 14, 1911.Dear Sirs: The MS. of my autobiography came duly, to hand. The third page is missing. If you can find it without trouble please forward it. If not I can copy it from another set which I have here. I have been going carefully over the MS. and have improved it, getting it ready to offer to magazines. I am sorry that this unexpected difficulty about getting it before a wide circle of readers before publication in
book form is causing you trouble in any way. In reading over the contract I think that to avoid all possible complications it would be better to leave it unsigned for six months or so or until the magazine that accepts it may have time to publish it before the appearance of the book. I expect to sail for South America August 15th but will probably return in six months or less. In the meantime I am trying to complete my Yosemite Book forthe Century Company.Faithfully yours,John MuirI'll let you know as soon as possible what arrangement I may make for magazine publication. Also I'll try to get more illustrations.J. M.
Location
Garrisons, N. Y.
Date Original
1911 Jul 14
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Houghton Mifflin Co.], 1911 Jul 14." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6142.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6142
Resource Identifier
muir20_0510-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0510
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
Copyrighted
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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 http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Houghton Library, Harvard University. 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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
