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Postcard From Ellie Mosgrove To John Muir, Circa 1913, Ellie Mosgrove Jan 1913

Postcard From Ellie Mosgrove To John Muir, Circa 1913, Ellie Mosgrove

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Mr. John Muir, Martinez, California U.S.A. Dear Mr. Muir, We often talk about you and wonder how you are and […] you are. We leave for Egypt Sunday and expect to be there for two months. Mr. & Mrs. [Osgood?] P[…] are with us now. A happy new year to you and much love from us all. Dec. 26th- Ellie Mosgrove

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Constitutionality Of Teachers' Pensions Legislation, Horace Lafayette Wilgus Jan 1913

Constitutionality Of Teachers' Pensions Legislation, Horace Lafayette Wilgus

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To arrive at a safe conclusion as to the validity of legislation. providing for teachers' pensions requires some consideration of all pension legislation. A pension is defined by BOUVIER as "A stated and certain allowance granted by the government to an individual, or those who represent him, for valuable services performed by him for the country;"1 "a periodical allowance of money granted by the government for services rendered;"2 "a stated payment to a person in consideration of the past services of himself or of some kinsman or ancestor;"3 "an annuity from the government for services rendered in the past;"4 "a …

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Letter From Mary W. Harriman To [John Muir], 1913 Jan 1., Mary W. Harriman Jan 1913

Letter From Mary W. Harriman To [John Muir], 1913 Jan 1., Mary W. Harriman

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Plains, Virginia,

Jan. 1st, 1913.

Greetings from Virginia to California on this lovely New Year's morn. My letter, the first one of 1913, is to my good friend dear Mr. Muir, that my shortcomings of 1912 may be blotted out by the early doings of the New Year. I find it is more and more of an effort to express my faithful sentiments with pen and ink, particularly as my writing wrist has been troublesome for the past year, but the feelings are there true and loyal, ready for active expression - of that be assured, dear friend - …

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More Light On The Destructive Hetch Hetchy Scheme., John Muir Jan 1913

More Light On The Destructive Hetch Hetchy Scheme., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

More Light on the Destructive Hetch Hetchy ? Scheme The Yosemite National Park is not only the greatest and most wonderful national playground in California, but in many of its features it is without a rival in the., whole world. It belongs to the American people, and in world-wide interest ranks with the Yellowstone and the Grand Cation of the Colorado. It embraces the headwaters of two riversΓÇöthe Merced and the Tuolumne. The Yosemite Valley is in the Merced basin; the Hetch Hctchy Valley, the Grand Canon of the Tuolumne, and the Tuolumne Meadows are in the Tuolumne basin. Excepting …

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The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston Jan 1913

The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine

No abstract provided.

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Lessons Of The Wilderness., John Muir Jan 1913

Lessons Of The Wilderness., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

LESSONS OF THE WILDERNESS' BY JOHN MUIR Excepting Sundays we boys had only two days of the year to ourselves, the 4th of July and the 1st of January. Sundays were less than half our own, on account of Bible lessons, Sunday-school lessons, and church services; all the others were labor-days, rain or shine, cold or warm. No wonder then that our two holidays were precious, and that it was not easy to decide what to do with them. They were usually spent on the highest rocky hill in the neighborhood, called the Observatory; in visiting our boy friends on …

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More Light On The Destuctive Hetch Hetchy Scheme. A Crisis In National Park Affairs. Let Everyone Help To Save Our Great National Playgrounds From Invasion. To The American People, Fellow Owners Of The Yosemite National Park., John Muir Jan 1913

More Light On The Destuctive Hetch Hetchy Scheme. A Crisis In National Park Affairs. Let Everyone Help To Save Our Great National Playgrounds From Invasion. To The American People, Fellow Owners Of The Yosemite National Park., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

More Light on the Destructive Hetch Hetchy Scheme The Yosemite National Park is not only the greatest and most wonderful national playground in California, but in many of its features it is without a rival in the whole world. It belongs to the American people, and in world-wide interest ranks with the Yellowstone and the Grand Canon of the Colorado. It embraces the headwaters of two riversΓÇöthe Merced and the Tuolumne. The Yosemite Valley is in the Merced basin; the Hetch Hetchy Valley, the Grand Canon of the Tuolumne, and the Tuolumne Meadows are in the Tuolumne basin. Excepting only …

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The Hetch Hetchy Valley In The Yosemite National Park, What It Is And The Dangers Threatening Its Destruction., John Muir Jan 1913

The Hetch Hetchy Valley In The Yosemite National Park, What It Is And The Dangers Threatening Its Destruction., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

More Light on the Destructive Hetch Hetchy ? Scheme The Yosemite National Park is not only the greatest and most wonderful national playground in California, but in many of its features it is without a rival in the., whole world. It belongs to the American people, and in world-wide interest ranks with the Yellowstone and the Grand Cation of the Colorado. It embraces the headwaters of two riversΓÇöthe Merced and the Tuolumne. The Yosemite Valley is in the Merced basin; the Hetch Hetchy Valley, the Grand Canon of the Tuolumne, and the Tuolumne Meadows are in the Tuolumne basin. Excepting …

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Letter From Helen M. Leconte To John Muir, 1912 Dec 31., Helen M. Leconte Dec 1912

Letter From Helen M. Leconte To John Muir, 1912 Dec 31., Helen M. Leconte

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Berkeley, December 31st, 1912.Dear Mr. Muir:It argues that you are a fond Grandpapa as well as a writer of winder-books, when you remember the little children of your friends.They, through me, thank you so much for the lovely golden wheels that father and mother would not let them roll about.You will see that the good Scotch strain shows in the youngsters, inherited from both Grandmothers (Nisbet and Malcolm by name) when I tell you that they put the pretty playthings in their respective banks.We, the older ones, are very appreciative of the kind thought that comes with the valuable gift, …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1912 Dec 31., Robert Underwood Johnson Dec 1912

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1912 Dec 31., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

EDITORIAL-DEPARTMENTTHE CENTURY-MAGAZINUNION-SQUARE-NEW-YORKROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON.EDITOR.CLARENCE CLOUGH BUEL,ASSOCIATE EDITOR.CABLE ADDRESS:"CENTURY,NEW-YORK."December 31st,1912Dear Muir:-Happy New Year:I've sent Secretary Fisher a copy of this letter from Mayor Whitlock and it has heen given to the Engineers' Commission.Faithfully yours[illegible]Mr.John Muir,Martinez, Cal.[05337]

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Letter From Charles N. Elliot To John Muir, 1912 Dec 30., Charles N. Elliot Dec 1912

Letter From Charles N. Elliot To John Muir, 1912 Dec 30., Charles N. Elliot

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

CHARLES N. ELLIOT ARCHITECT325 FAILING BUILDINGPORTLAND, OREGONDecember 30,1912.Dear Mr.Muir:-Thank you for your kind letter of the 24th inst. and for your generous offer to see that I obtain a copy of your tribute to E.H.Harriman. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in this, as I fear otherwise,I will not be able to get a copy.I had our City Librarian send for a copy for the Library,and when it came,read it with great interest..I did not ask her (Miss.Isom,our Librarian) to try for a copy for me,as I did not like to get one by round-about methods.Doubleday,Page & Co..however,have the little …

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Letter From Carrie Fay Baxley To John Muir, 1912 Dec 29., Carrie Fay Baxley Dec 1912

Letter From Carrie Fay Baxley To John Muir, 1912 Dec 29., Carrie Fay Baxley

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: Death of Jerome Fay.]3226 King St., So. BerkeleyDec. 29, 1912Mr. John Muir,My dear Sir:Christmas-day a telegram came to us from Jerome Fay of Siskiyou County that he was ill, his brother, Charley Fay of South Berkeley (my uncle) left for Gazelle that evening. Friday afternoon uncle Jerome and uncle Charley left there for Berkeley. Saturday morning Dec. 28th as the train left Redding uncle Jerome breathed his last, he has suffered for many years with heart-disease and with the effects of the relapse at Christmas time and the excitement of the trip here he had not the reserve …

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Letter From John Muir To [Charles Dwight] Willard, [1912 Dec 29]., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To [Charles Dwight] Willard, [1912 Dec 29]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Rough draft of letter found in envelope dated Dec. 29, 1912].[Jan., 1913].[Charles Dwight Willard] Dear Mr. Willard:I treasure your noble letter as the best ofmy New Year blessings. I have been one of your many admirersfrom the first day we met, and admiration has been growing ever greater as I saw how bravely you held on your way againstdeadly odds, digging hard and deep for bed-rock foundations,making ladders out of disease and pain, climbing higher into thecalm heights of life, like God's strong aspiring pine trees,going straight to the heavens, nourished by their own decaying branches andleaves. The lesson of …

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine Hooker?], 1912 Dec [28]., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine Hooker?], 1912 Dec [28]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Den on the HillDecember [28] 1912Dear Twins:Your gifts--involucre, corolla and book arrived in fine order, and they are mkaing my den shine and my head blossom like your Los Angeles barden. hopefully foreshadowing a happy new Year for your friendJohn MuirHappy New Year! (1912)Katharine Hooker3277 Pacific Ave.San Francisco, Cal.

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Letter From Houghton Mifflin Co. To John Muir, 1912 Dec 28., Houghton Mifflin Co. Dec 1912

Letter From Houghton Mifflin Co. To John Muir, 1912 Dec 28., Houghton Mifflin Co.

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[ILLEGIBLE] 449 December 28, 1912.Dear Mr. Muir, We send you enclosed proofs of the illustrations to "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth". Will you be kind enough to supply us with mottoes for these, and return them as soon as possible? Very truly yours, Houghton Mifflin Company.Mr. John Muir. FHA/B38

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Letter From John Muir To W. H. Watkins, 1912 Dec 26., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To W. H. Watkins, 1912 Dec 26., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Dec 26, 1912Mr W. H. WatkinsBoonville Cal.Dear Sir:In reply to your kind letter of Dec. 23d I can only refer you to my books, "The Mountains of California" "Our National Parks," "Stickeen," "My First Summer in the Sierra," "Yosemite," and to the first volume of my autobiography "My Boyhood & Youth" which will be published soon. and to parts of it which were published in the November and December numbers of the Atlantic Monthly. Others will appear in the January and Feb. numbers.With best New year wishesFaithfully yoursJohn Muir

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Letter From Charles Dwight Willard To [John Muir], 1912 Dec 25., Charles Dwight Willard Dec 1912

Letter From Charles Dwight Willard To [John Muir], 1912 Dec 25., Charles Dwight Willard

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

CHARLES DWIGHT WILLARDLOS ANGELES El Arco, San Rafael Heights, December 25th, 1912.My dear Friend:A man who is well, and able to get about, is allowed the happiness of meeting his friends at intervals, but one who is tied down by long illness, as I am, may see only those that come to him. As I live in rather an inaccessible spot, and as I am not always strong enough to see people, the number I actually meet is small, and tends perhaps to grow less. Yet there never was a time in my life when I felt more dependent on …

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Letter From Alden Sampson To John Muir, 1912 Dec 24., Alden Sampson Dec 1912

Letter From Alden Sampson To John Muir, 1912 Dec 24., Alden Sampson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Century Association7 West Forty-Third St.New York,24 Dec. '12.Dear Mr. Muir:Many thanks for your polite letter which has just reached me. I think I tried to do what I could; as for producing any effect upon the Secy. of the Interior, I do not know,- and we must face the possibility that he is inclined to give S.F. the grant, after she shall have purchased Spring Valley.Secy. Stimson is a personal friend of mine. I have had copied out for him to read the newspaper comments presented in the Sierra Club Brief, 18pp. in all, and I sent him yesterday …

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Letter From Clara Barrus To [John Muir], 1912 Dec 23., Clara Barrus Dec 1912

Letter From Clara Barrus To [John Muir], 1912 Dec 23., Clara Barrus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

"Woodby", Pelham, NY., December 23, 1912.My dear Scootcher-loving Scot,I've been following you -with delight through all the experiences of your boyhood in Scotland and in the wilderness. How vivid it all is! How it explains you. Such lads! fighting, and even in their games flogging one another! Yet tender hearted withal. My heart warmed to your poor bereft grandfather - I wish you had told us more about him.It was quite a "scootcher" for your father to pick up and come with you lads to America, but I'm glad he did it. And you've been seeking out "scootchers" ever since.Mr. …

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Letter From John Muir To Parsons [Family], 1912 Dec 22., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To Parsons [Family], 1912 Dec 22., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Dec. 22, 1912Dear Mr & Mrs ParsonsWith all my heart I wish you a happy New Year. And encouraged by your kindness I venture to request that with enclosed check you get a dozen five dollar gold pieces and give one of them to Frances Peterson, one to the Gorrels child, one to each of Colby's two children, & to each of Prof Jos LeConte's two, & to each of Charlie Keelers three, & one to his friend Simmons? girl who with her father & mother camped with Charlie in Yosemite years ago. and one to each of the …

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Letter From John Muir To Kellogg [Family], 1912 Dec 22., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To Kellogg [Family], 1912 Dec 22., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Dec. 22, 1912Dear Kelloggs threeWith all my heart I wish you a happy New Year.Your happy home as I saw it last month has made my lonely den shine and all my fine days finerPray tell me what I can send to little love jewel Jean.Ever your friendJohn Muir

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Letter From John Muir To Miss [Mary Francis] Kellogg 1912 Dec 22, John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To Miss [Mary Francis] Kellogg 1912 Dec 22, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Dec 22, 1912 Dear Miss Kellogg: With all my heart I wish you a happy New Year. I’ve been in Berkeley three weeks with a typewriter getting Alaska notes copied and am now at work on them in my lonely old den. Of that better den we spoke of to stand near your home on the hillside I think and dream every day. But moving such a lot of old and new things especially before I have all my notes duplicated seems a desperate job. The best thing about the trip to the next world is there will be …

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Letter From Lawrence Martin To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Lawrence Martin Dec 1912

Letter From Lawrence Martin To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Lawrence Martin

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]Dec 21, 1912Dear Mr Muir,Thank you very much for the fine photograph of yourself which you have been kind enough to send me. I shall prize it most highly all my life.Next summer when the International Geological Congress meets in Canada they are to have a long excursion into the Northwest in connection with which they have allowed me to arrange and be the guide for a glacial excursion. This will start from Skagway on September 12 (after the party returns from the Klondike) and will go by special steamer for a five days trip to Muir Glacier, Yakutat Bay, …

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Letter From Asa K. Mcilhaney To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Asa K. Mcilhaney Dec 1912

Letter From Asa K. Mcilhaney To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Asa K. Mcilhaney

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Bath, Pennsylvania,Dec. 21, 1912Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Sir,I have just spent a delightful afternoon in reading your Reminiscences now running in the Atlantic Monthly, and look forward with pleasure for the the forthcoming issues. I have been an ardent lover and student of nature all my life, consequently I cannot help but appreciate your articles.My home is in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, in a section of country settled by the Ulster-Scot as early as 1728. These people were very religious and patriotic and furnished Washington with many of his best officers during the American Revolution. As frontiersmen they …

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Letter From Alice [Spencer Hooker Jones] To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Alice Spencer Hooker Jones Dec 1912

Letter From Alice [Spencer Hooker Jones] To John Muir, 1912 Dec 21., Alice Spencer Hooker Jones

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]325 W. AdamsDec 21 1912My dearly Beloved John Muir,Oh! oh! How good of you to write me for our Christmas! So busy you are; The letter goes beside your picture which is in our country Sierra Madre home.You will think it lovely there, too. I know. In our planting, I am trying to remember a great deal about the aristocracy in the vegetable kingdom for you05324

The Larknight shades and pepper trees are outcasts. (you know)We go back and forth in our auto. It agrees with both of us being in the open air.Skylark JonesI shall be so anxious to …

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Letter From Brand Whitlock To Robert Underwood Johnson, 1912 Dec 19., Brand Whitlock Dec 1912

Letter From Brand Whitlock To Robert Underwood Johnson, 1912 Dec 19., Brand Whitlock

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

COPYExecutive OfficesThe City of TolodoBrand Whitlock, [illegible]oyorAmbrose A. Moody, Vice MayorBernard Dailoy, Secretary19 December, 1912Robert Underwood Johnson, Esquire,Editor The Century Magazine, New York City.Dear Mr. Johnson:-After I left you the other day, recalling your interest the the water supply of San Francisco, I was sorry that I had not called your attention to what London is doing in this respect. As you no doubt know, the Metropolitan Water Board, which controls the water supply of Greater London, acquired the undertakings of eight metropolitan water companies which had supplied London with water before that time, at a total cost of nearly …

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Letter From W[Illia]M H. Taft To John Muir, 1912 Dec 18., William H. Taft Dec 1912

Letter From W[Illia]M H. Taft To John Muir, 1912 Dec 18., William H. Taft

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE WHITE HOUSEWASH INGTONDecember 18, 1912My dear Mr. Muir:I warmly appreciate the friendly words of your letter of December 12th, and I thank you for writing them as well as for the good will which they manifest. I cordially reciprocate your good wishes and your holiday greetings.Sincerely yours,[illegible]John Muir, Esquire,Martinez, California.05323

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Letter From Joseph Ginet 05, Jospeh Ginet Dec 1912

Letter From Joseph Ginet 05, Jospeh Ginet

Plaisance Ranch Winery Documents

Joseph Ginet writes to his friends about Christmas dinner invitations.

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Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1912 Dec 17., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1912 Dec 17., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449Martinez, Dec. 17, 1912Houghton Mifflin CoBoston[in margin: [illegible]]Dear Sirs,I approve your Stickeen plan for Riverside Reader & return herewith copy of Stickeen.Also corrected proof of my boyhood with M.S.I don't care to see page proofs. but would like to see illustrations.I have no early portrait of myself.Faithfully YoursJohn Muir

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir] & Buel [Funk], 1912 Dec 16., John Muir Dec 1912

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir] & Buel [Funk], 1912 Dec 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Dec 16 / 12Dear Helen & Buel,I'm always glad to hear you are all well.The chk for Valona land sold by Mr George was received today. Be careful in selling land by acre through George as he wants to buy some himself & is apt to run down the price. The Urbick piece just sold, or rather five acres of it he said was not worth $200 or 40 per acre. I suppose you are attending to taxes.I can't find a jass[illegible] offshoot likely to grow. But Wanda thinks she has one. The other electric right of way not …

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