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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 16., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Home Monday Aug. 16, 1909Darling Helen: I got home yesterday morning, feeling glad you were so well & happy. No doubt you received the last box of peaches, the last of your own for the season I fear, unless I can get a boxful from the tree by the wood house. Wanda & babes all thrivingTell the judge that the fine flowering bush is the "Desert Willow" Chilopsis limearis order Bignoniace[illegible]. Most at home in Mexico- seldom found so far North.Be careful to keep in shade in the hottest days, & let me know everything you want. Your ever loving …

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Letter From Jesse L. Smith To John Muir, 1909 Aug 16., Jesse L. Smith Aug 1909

Letter From Jesse L. Smith To John Muir, 1909 Aug 16., Jesse L. Smith

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Geographic Society of ChicagoJESSE L.SMITH,PRESIDENT POST OFFICE BOX 223OSCAR D.WHALIN.CON SECY. FOUNDED 1894CHICAGO 8/16/09.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, California.My dear Mr. Muir:I have at hand your letter of May 30 last addressed to Dr. George A. Dorsey which was in reply to an invitation he had sent you in behalf of the Chicago Geographic Society to be the guest of the Society at its annual banquet to be given somotime during the coming autumn. During the month of June Dr. Dorsey was assigned to certain duties relating to his special researches in anthropology which will necessitate his absence from Chicago during …

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Letter From J[Osiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Aug 14., Josiah Little Pickard Aug 1909

Letter From J[Osiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Aug 14., Josiah Little Pickard

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. L. PICKARD,R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.Aug. 14 1909John Muir S [S.?] B.Dear Dr.I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your kind letter and the thrilling story of Sickeen. As I read it I recalled the history of the "Muir Glacier". I had just finished reading the July Number of the National Geographic Magazine, devoted largely to Alaska. I said to myself " much of the interest you given to that territory was awakened by the early exploration of its forbidding coast by my friend Muir whose scientific research in the mountains and over the ice fields of N. W. …

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Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909 Aug 12., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909 Aug 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449Martinez, Aug. 12, 1909—Houghton Mifflin Co.4 Park St. Boston.Dear Sirs: I thank you for calling my attention to the notes on pages 12 & 27 of the Park book. The first should read "There are now (August 1909) 12 Parks & 149 Forest Reservations, besides 19 National Monuments. Some of the largest Reservations have been subdivided & many changes have been made in the boundaries of most of them. See Appendix on page - 3[1?]7-376 368-70 = 380-382 (377, 378[illegible] [illegible] Also change note on page 27 as to Superintendents, Supervisors Rangers etc as given in last report.Faithfully yoursJohn Muir[illegible][19?]

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Letter From John Muir To [Clara] Barrus, 1909 Aug 11., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To [Clara] Barrus, 1909 Aug 11., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, California, Aug. 11, 1909.Dear Miss Barrus:I've just returned from the Sierra Club outing, & as none of my mail was forwarded I've just now received your card from Middletown showing you had got safely home. What a fine telling trip you three have had though I am sure it might have been still better had you let me plan it. Had you been with us all July you would have seen the grand Hetch Hetchy & the Yosemite also & the Merced Canon & lakes & glaciers as well as those of the Tuolumne, & fine views of all …

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Letter From Houghton Mifflin Co. To John Muir, 1909 Aug 10., Houghton Mifflin Co. Aug 1909

Letter From Houghton Mifflin Co. To John Muir, 1909 Aug 10., Houghton Mifflin Co.

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449August 10, 1900.Mr.John Muir,Martinez,Cal.Dear Mr.Muir:You may ;be interented in the announcement of "our National Parks" which appeare in our Fall Bulletin, a copy of which gose to you under a separate cover. We hope that you may find the description satisfactory.Very truly yours,Houghton Miffli [illegible] Company

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Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1909 Aug 10., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1909 Aug 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible] Martinez, August 10th 1909-

My dear Professor Sargent:

I'm very glad to get tidings of yourself & family. Your letter has just reached me as I've been away in the Sierra more than a month. Congratulations on Robeson's marriage engagement. What a magnificent couple, & magnificent home!
I'm brooding over some of my old note books hoping to get something worth while out of them, but my time these last eventful years has been so dismally broken. They have yielded but little -- My wife gone- Wanda my elder daughter married & away, - Helen my only other child …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 9., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 9., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Home, Aug. 9, 1909.Darling Helen:I got home a week ago & then went to Lake Tahoe for a short trip of 3 days. Am surprised to learn you received no letter of mine after I left Sequoia several must have been lost. Tom says he sent you the money you wanted. When you need money you should give long notice, as you know how slow our mails are.I hope to see you before the end of this week. We are all well but I'm a little tired walking & talking Ever your loving fatherJohn Muir

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Letter From W[Illia]M Newton To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Newton Aug 1909

Letter From W[Illia]M Newton To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Newton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Letter From W[Illia]M Newton To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Newton Aug 1909

Letter From W[Illia]M Newton To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Newton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

We hope we shall see this before we leave Alaska.Wm Newton.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.U.S.A.06829

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Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Belmont Parker Aug 1909

Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Aug 7., William Belmont Parker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

W. b. PARKEREDITOR434 Lafayette St.,NEW YORKNew York, August 7, 1909.John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Cal.My dear Mr. Muir:I am writing you again at the risk of seeming importunate, to inquire about your Autobiography. I hope this is nearing completion, or that at least some parts of it are advanced far enough so that they might be used in. a, magazine. I should be glad to" have the privilege of reading them for th Metropolitan Magazine, to which, as I think I have wri ten you, I am acting as consulting editor. The magazine will "be pleased to make generous payment for such …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 2., John Muir Aug 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Aug 2., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Home, Aug. 2d 1909-Darling HelenI think I have received all your letters. The last at Crockers, those written just before I left home I got yesterday when I arrived. I'm so glad you are enduring the heat so ably & actually growing stronger through it all.Bertha & the babes & old folk are all well here. The Peaches are ripening fast & I must send you some tomorrow Most of the trees are loaded. Our Sierra trip was the best of all our outings. I'll be down to see you soon. Kindest regards to all. Love to you. John Muir

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Letter From Allen Chamberlain To John Muir, [Ca. 1909 Aug]., Allen Chamberlain Aug 1909

Letter From Allen Chamberlain To John Muir, [Ca. 1909 Aug]., Allen Chamberlain

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]Sunday Noon.My dear Mr. Muir:-So many people were pressing round you for a farewell word this morning that I was unable to get in more than a handshake. I felt myself lucky to get that, along with a friendly gleam from your eyes. But I did greatly desire to tell you in person how much I appreciated your hospitality of these past four weeks, how keenly I enjoyed the society of you & your fellows, & of your glorious mountains & forests.You have not over drawn a single picture in your books description of that country. it is all far …

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Letter From [Francis J. Garrison ?] To John Muir, 1909 Jul 31., Francis J. Garrison Jul 1909

Letter From [Francis J. Garrison ?] To John Muir, 1909 Jul 31., Francis J. Garrison

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

wrote you on the 12th inst. regarding certain corrections in "Our National Parks" which seemed advisable for accuracy.Yours very truly,[illegible]444July 31, 1909.John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Cal.Dear Mr. Muir:The enclosed check for $36,39 is in payment for your proportion of the material in the volume "In American Fields and Forests" about which we recently wrote you. we are paying you at the same rate (15%) which we do on your "National Parks" for the material we used. The Reading Circle edition about which we wrote you, and which has been folly arranged for, has not yet been delivered, and so will not …

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Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1909 ?] Jul 30., Katharine Hooker Jul 1909

Letter From Katharine Hooker To John Muir, [1909 ?] Jul 30., Katharine Hooker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]I went out into the forest, by its light, away from the sound of the camp. There is but a shelf between the lake and the cliffs and peaks, in this place and the trees are nobly tall and straight as they climb from the waters edge upward. But at night they become grace, majestic pillars that support the silent, sparkling sky overhead. I lay a long time among the ferns at the foot of one of these mighty columns [1]Emerald Bay,Lake Tahoe, CalJuly 30th.My dear Mr MuirI wonder if you are still in these mountains or whether you have …

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Letter From J. S. Diller To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., J. S. Diller Jul 1909

Letter From J. S. Diller To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., J. S. Diller

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Marshfield, OregonJuly 29. 1909.Mr. John MuirPres. Sierra Club.San Francisco Cal.Dear Sir:-Stickeen is an excellent story and splendidly written. It has given me the pleasantest hour's reading I have had for many a day and I feel that I owe you hearty thanks for writing it.Very truly yoursJ. S. Diller.04549

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Letter From Edward Hyatt To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., Edward Hyatt Jul 1909

Letter From Edward Hyatt To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., Edward Hyatt

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

EDWARD HYATT.SUPERINTENDENTSTATE OF CALIFORNIAOFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONSACRAMENTOJuly 29, 1909,Mr.John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Sir:I venture to intrude upon you with the announcement that all the city and county superintendents of schools of this State will meet in convention at the Yosemite Valley during the week beginning August 23 and I venture further to invite you to attend this convention in person and to take part in its proceedings by giving the superintendents of the state an informal talk on the Sierras, the Yosemite or any other topic that appeals to you as a good one to pass on in this way …

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Letter From [Josiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Jul 22., Josiah Little Pickard Jul 1909

Letter From [Josiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Jul 22., Josiah Little Pickard

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. L. PICKARD,49 R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.July 22nd 1909Mr. John MuirDear Sir:Since becoming a resident of California I have hoped that our paths might cross each other and that I might meet you tho you may have forgotten me in the years that have passed since you were a student in the University of Wisconsin.I have not forgotten you and have followed your course with great interest as of one of the leading scientists of the country.Since I left Madison in 1864 I have spent fourteen years in045482.Superintendency of Public Schools in Chicago, Eleven years in State University of Iowa nine …

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Letter From Tho[Ma]S R. Hanna To John Muir, 1909 Jul 20., Thomas R. Hanna Jul 1909

Letter From Tho[Ma]S R. Hanna To John Muir, 1909 Jul 20., Thomas R. Hanna

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

July 20 1909.Dear Mr Muir-Your note from Tuol. Meadows to hand. We all were glad to hear from you.We are all well here. Bertha improves steadily & [Strentzel?] is himself again. Can eat peppermints upon your return.Mother was called to Los Angeles on account of the sickness of my little niece, the same trouble [Strentzel?] had, so we had to get a nurse from Berkeley to help with the twins,. Wanda has about weaned the boy twice so her duties are letting up some.Bartlett pears are a good04547 2.price (1st F.O.B.) and I am busy disposing of them.We'll be glad …

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Letter From H[Erbert] L. Bridgman To John Muir, 1909 Jul 20., Herbert L. Bridgman Jul 1909

Letter From H[Erbert] L. Bridgman To John Muir, 1909 Jul 20., Herbert L. Bridgman

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE PEARY ARCTIC CLUB."To Reach the Farthest Northern Point on the Western Hemisphere; to Promote and Maintain Explorations of the Polar Regions."PRESIDENT, THOMAS H. HUBBARD. VICE-PRESIDENT,ZENAS CRANE.ORGANIZED, JANUARY, 1899.INCORPORATED, APRIL, 1904.INCORPORATORS.MORRIS K. JESUP,HENRY PARISH.ANTON A. RAVEN.JOHN H. FLAGLER.ROBERT B. PEART, C. E.. U. S. N.HERBERT L. BRIDOMAN, Sec'y and Treas,"Standard Union" Building,Brooklyn-New York.New York. July 20, 1909.Dear Mr, President:A recent note from Lieut. Ernest H. Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, intimating his presence in America in March, prompts me to "sound" you upon an American Alpine Club dinner to him as guest of honor. I am aware that this may conflict …

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Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1909 Jul 12., Charles Sprague Sargent Jul 1909

Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1909 Jul 12., Charles Sprague Sargent

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY,Jamaica Plain,Mass., JUly 12, 1909.My dear Muir:I am writing to tell you that our traveling companion [illegible] Is engaged to be married to a Miss de Acosta of New York, a very attractive young lady of Spanish origin. He expects to be married in November and is to live on the place in Brookline. How are you getting on and particularly how is your daughter? I hope improved by her stay in Arizona.I was in to see Houghton, Mifflin & Company the other day and they gave me a copy of your dog story. I have read …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], [1909] Jul 12., John Muir Jul 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], [1909] Jul 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Tuolumne MeadowsJuly 12thDarling Helen.We are at our old camp near the Soda springs & how glorious it seems We crossed over from the Merced Canon 10 miles above Little Yosemite yesterday about 200 of us - a fine cross mountain trip - about 3 miles of snow streams all booming We are going to Hetch Hetchy from here & our address will from now until end of trip Sequoia Cal. c/o Sierra club - mail just [illegible]Lovingly John Muir Have not yet heard from you since leaving homeJuly 12, 1909

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Letter From F[Rancis] J. Garrison To John Muir, 1909 Jul 12., Francis J. Garrison Jul 1909

Letter From F[Rancis] J. Garrison To John Muir, 1909 Jul 12., Francis J. Garrison

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY4 PARK STREET BOSTONJv&y 12, 1909.John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Calif.Dear Mr. Muir:We are in receipt of your favor of the 1st inst., in which you say that you have decided to make no further change or addition in the park book, but will include in the Yo Semite book which you now have on the stocks whatever you may wish to say regarding recent changes. There are a few points, however, in which the present volume seems to require slight corrections to bring it up to date and to conform to present facts, and we understood from Mr. Gleason …

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Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1909 Jul 10., Clara Barrus Jul 1909

Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1909 Jul 10., Clara Barrus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

State HospitalMiddletown, N.Y.Reached here July 3, after visiting in Michigan & at my old house in Central New York. Mrs. A. has been home since June 23, & Mr. Burroughs since June 26. Both are well. I suppose you are in the Sierra now. Take a few deep breaths for me.Always sincerely yoursClara Barrus04542John Muir,Martinez,California

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Jul 9., John Muir Jul 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Jul 9., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Lake Merced July 9, 1909Darling Helen: I hope you are well in your dry desert. It is so cold here this morning we are all shivering & seeking places at fires. We are at breakfast 175 of us, what a jolly sight most of the girls know you & make kind inquiries for you. This is one of my favorite camps grounds of the auld lang syne. & It is delightful to revisit it. O the beauty & charm of the floods of living water We are going to the Tuolumne Meadows from here straight across the mountain I often …

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Letter From Alden Sampson To [William F.] Bade, [19]09 Jul 4., Alden Sampson Jul 1909

Letter From Alden Sampson To [William F.] Bade, [19]09 Jul 4., Alden Sampson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]4 July. 09Dear Bade [diacritic]:In case the Report miscarried I am sending another. The report was verbally inaccurate in some places as you will see. I was pretty intent on my subject & spoke fast. The stenographer got09851 the gist of it & gave the substance as best he could. Senator Shooner is [illegible] that Congress will not permit the transfer.Sincerely yoursAdam Sampson

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Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909 Jul 1., John Muir Jul 1909

Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909 Jul 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449Martinez July 1, 1909Houghton Mifflin Co.Dear Sir:I have decided to make no further change or addition to the Park book. In the Yosemite book which is now underway, opportunity will be offered to describe recent changes as requiredFaithfully yoursJohn Muir.[in margin: [J.M.?]6]

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Jul 1., John Muir Jul 1909

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1909 Jul 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

July 1, 1909Darling Helen, Im on way to S.F.; & thence we leave for Yo Park with about 200.I was greatly relieved by your telegram & letters showing you were well by good luck. I never imagined you would take such risk in such hot weather. Or that Mrs F would have allowed it. Wait until fairly well before you take more of such long hot trips I met Charlotte Hoff at Barstow on way home.Wanda is glorious in huge motherhood. Bertha doing well Twins fine - My address will be this month "Yosemite, Cal. Care Sierra Club" We will …

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Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1909 Jul 1., Clara Barrus Jul 1909

Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1909 Jul 1., Clara Barrus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

July 1/09. Niagara FallsSunrise.Am sitting here alone with the song sparrows & the rushing waters for company. We all three parted company in Chicago, to go different ways. I expect to reach the hospital July 3. Sincerely yours,Clara BarrusMr. John MuirMartinez,California00817

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Letter From John Muir To [Melville Best] Anderson, 1909 Jun 29., John Muir Jun 1909

Letter From John Muir To [Melville Best] Anderson, 1909 Jun 29., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez June 29, 09My dear AndersonI'm delighted that you're going to the m't'ns with us. I came up the coast road yesterday but train would not stop at Menlo.Come to the Club room No 302 Mills Bldg Thursday or Friday morning July 1 or 2d You will find me there, & we will make all arrangements. Bring one or two pair, blankets & old clothes & boots etc. & forget as much as possibleWe'll have a grand time- Ever thineJohn Muir

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