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Letter From W[Illiam] P. Gibbons To [John Muir], 1894 Nov 9., William P. Gibbons Nov 1894

Letter From W[Illiam] P. Gibbons To [John Muir], 1894 Nov 9., William P. Gibbons

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Alameda 11/9th 1894

Dear John

Here I am again in my old quarters, where my brain has been so long absorbing nutriment from surrounding books, like a calf
sucking milk from its mothers udder. There's plenty of milk left, but somehow or other the apparatus for taking it in, is not in such complete order as in days past, & may be, the mental appetite is not so ravenous, as when the arguments of Knowledge brought in their precious freights during the noonday of manhood.
What think you? A month ago, after winnowing out most of the chaff from the …

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Letter From [Richard Watson Gilder] To John Muir, 1894 Nov 9., Richard Watson Gilder Nov 1894

Letter From [Richard Watson Gilder] To John Muir, 1894 Nov 9., Richard Watson Gilder

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Sf K N 18 Paid

RECEIVED at. Martinez, Calif.

11.30 AM. Nov 9, 1894. 189

Dated To

New York, Ny 9

John Muir,

Martinez, Cal.

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Send immediately five hundred words about need of forest preservation and Sargents plan for publication in interesting symposum.

Editor Century.

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1894 Nov 7., John Muir Nov 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1894 Nov 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Mrs. M. is waiting & watching for it with wild eagerness. Send me a copy as soon as possible, also Gilders book, & the book on proper names as an addition to the Grand Century dictionary & charge to my acct!
I had a delightful day with Drake. Wish I had seen more of him. If Burroughs wont or cant come with you & Gilders boy send Drake next spring.
With kind regards & everlasting admiration of your glacial shove & thrust against all wrong I am ever yours

John Muir

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Martinez, Nov 7, 1894

My dear …

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Letter From John Muir To [Jeanne C.] Carr, 1894 Nov 5., John Muir Nov 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Jeanne C.] Carr, 1894 Nov 5., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Nov. 5, 1894.

My dear Mrs. Carr:
I take pleasure in sending you with this a copy of my first book. You will say that I should have written it long ago, but I begrudged the time of my young mountain-climbing days.
We received your note and newspaper clippings and the Muir peak. I left Mrs. Muir to answer it, but suppose she has not.
I am at work on another book. And in many ways am very busy.
We are all well. Wanda is a woman and considerably taller then her mother. Helen is very smart and may …

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Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1894 Nov 5., John Muir Nov 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1894 Nov 5., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal

Nov. 5, 1894

My dear Sargent

The little book is now in the stores. How are you getting on with the 7th vol. of your grand book.
You are a most happy & heaven-blessed giant of a man in being blessed with the work of such a book. I envy you your celestial-terrestrial toil. I am barren this year, have been nowhere--puttered away the summer

with the proof sheets of the book. When will you be ready for the Himalaya or Caucasus I am ready for either range, but for China no. I have the Colorado Canon in …

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1894 Nov 5 Jm To Mrs Carr P1, John Muir Nov 1894

1894 Nov 5 Jm To Mrs Carr P1, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Martinez, Nov. 5, 1894

My dear Mrs Carr

I take pleasure in sending you with this a copy of my first book. You will say that I should have written it long ago, but I begrudged the time of my young mountain-climbing days We received your note & newspaper clippings of the Muir peak. I left Mrs Muir to answer it but suppose she has not.

I am at work on another

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book. And in many ways am very busy We are all well Wanda is a woman & considerably taller than her mother. Helen is …

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Letter From John Muir To Cha[Rle]S Notman, 1894 Nov 1., John Muir Nov 1894

Letter From John Muir To Cha[Rle]S Notman, 1894 Nov 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Rough draft of letter, marked 'Copy of letter to Notman"]
Martinez, Cal., U.S.A., NOV. 1, 1894.
Chas. Notman, Esq.,
My dear sir:
Yours of Oct. 16, with discharge in favor of our grandfather's trustees came duly to hand, and yesterday I telegraphed to my sister Anne asking her whether she had received the 25 pounds interest on the R.R. shares, due last August, and in reply the same day she said that she had received the 25 pounds less expenses, etc. But my brother David, who for more than thirty years was a merchant in Portage, and who cashed all …

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Letter From R. U. J. [Robert Undewood Johnson] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 31., Robert Underwood Johnson Oct 1894

Letter From R. U. J. [Robert Undewood Johnson] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 31., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[letterhead]

My Dear Johnson

I saw Joseffy a few days ago and he says he cannot possibly do that article on Tausig till after new year--if not later. He has been really ill, suffers constantly from insomnia, & has, as you know, been unable on that account to play in public for several years. My wife attends hi class every Tuesday, & we shall keep track of his condition & rope him in as soon as possible. But they are uncertain fellows, these musicians!
I have just finished reading Muir's "California Mountains," which I shall review for the Nation-Post. …

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Letter From C[Harles] W[Alter] Carruth To John Muir, 1894 Oct 30., Charles Walter Carruth Oct 1894

Letter From C[Harles] W[Alter] Carruth To John Muir, 1894 Oct 30., Charles Walter Carruth

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[letterhead]

Oct. 30 1894

Dear Mr. Muir:

I am very glad to see that your book is out at last. Congratulate you upon the appearance of your first independent volume. Wish it were the last of a dozen, as it should be. It is too bad that so much splendid literary material as you have accumulated should be entirely unpublished or in unavailable back volumes of newspapers, etc. I trust that the demand for this volume will lead to the publishing

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of your Alaska letters. Nearly all of the material in this volume was familiar to me, …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1894 Oct 29., John Muir Oct 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1894 Oct 29., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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I think that Sargents plan for the forests turning over the management to the military department will solve the difficulties hitherto encountered & I therefore endorse it with all my heart. The Sierra Club directors are of the same opinion & will endorse it with enthusiasm you will soon hear from the club.
As time flies your unquenchable zeal in all good works fans my admiration hotter & hotter. & I am ever of course

faithfully yours John Muir



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I approve of Mrs. Muir.

Martinez, oct. 29 / 94

My dear Mr. Johnson,

I dread the job …

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Letter From C. S. Sargent To John Muir, 1894 Oct 27., Charles Sprague Sargent Oct 1894

Letter From C. S. Sargent To John Muir, 1894 Oct 27., Charles Sprague Sargent

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ARNOLD ARBORETUM,
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Jamaica Plain Mass., October 27,1894

My dear Mr. Muir:

How are you getting on, and have you finished your book? I have been back now a few days from another trip to Coloraao, Arizona, southern California, etc. You ought to see the Grand Cañon of Colorado; it is a world better,and if you ever come east again don't fail to take it in. It beats anything I have seen anu certainly you would be well repaid by a visit to it.
I suppose the California Walnuts are now about ripe. If it comes in your way …

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Letter From [Ann Gilrye Muir] Mother To John Muir, 1894 Oct 24., Ann Gilrye Muir Oct 1894

Letter From [Ann Gilrye Muir] Mother To John Muir, 1894 Oct 24., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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You say you have not heard anything of Dan for a long time. I hear occasionally he expects to make me a visit before long. His family are well and his little Boys foot is nearly as well as the other
I close now with kindest regards to you and family and all the other friends around you

Affectionately

Mother

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Portage October 24th 1894

Dear John:

Your very valuable book has reached me safely. I thank you much for all your great kindness in remembering me with so many tokens of your own labors of love. I will …

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Letter From Olive Thorne Miller To John Muir, [1894 ?] Oct 22., Olive Thorne Miller Oct 1894

Letter From Olive Thorne Miller To John Muir, [1894 ?] Oct 22., Olive Thorne Miller

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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are not generally overburdened with this world's goods
With thanks for your cordial greeting

I am sincerely yours

Oliver Th[illegible] Miller

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[letterhead]

Oct 22d

My dear Mr Muir:

I was very glad to receive your letter of the 14th last evening. I can hardly credit your statement that writing is a "slow awkward unnatural business" Certainly I can't believe that your chapters on the

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blessed little ouzel and the squirrel you immortalized in your book, were hard writing. They sound like the impetuous outburst of a [man?] full of love for them.
I shall be very …

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Letter From R. U. J. [Robert Undewood Johnson] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., Robert Underwood Johnson Oct 1894

Letter From R. U. J. [Robert Undewood Johnson] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

October 20th, 1894.

R.W.GILDER,EDITOR.
R.W. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C.C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

My dear Muir:-

Are you not going to give us some more material about the Muir Glacier so that we may not have the play of "Hamlet" with Hamlet left out?
You have probably seen Mr. Drake and his artist companion of the same name. We hope after their return to have somemore illustrative material for your article and to push it along into print.

[illegible]

John Muir.
Martinez, Cal.

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Letter From J. E. Mathewson To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., J. E. Mathewson Oct 1894

Letter From J. E. Mathewson To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., J. E. Mathewson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

October 20th / 94.

My dear friend Muir

Your letter of the 14th Sept. has been forwarded to me here, having been unable to complete the arrangements for the proposed business trip to the States. The letter afforded me the greatest pleasure & satisfaction. I thought perhaps you might have long since forgotten me. My memory often fails me in matters not fixed by some sticking event,but I never lost sight, in the minds eye, of my old schoolfellow Muir. In fact I have mentioned you & the woollen works to friends hundreds of times--to my family in particular. …

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Letter From Joseph Le Conte To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., Joseph Leconte Oct 1894

Letter From Joseph Le Conte To John Muir, 1894 Oct 20., Joseph Leconte

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Berkeley Cal
Oct 20 1894

My Dear Mr. Muir

I was really greatly disappointed that I could not go this morning. I could not even get down to the telegraph office to telegraph you until 11 1/2 AM. when the storm began to slacken. I can only hope for better luck next time.
You said something about lack of glaciers & mountains. I herewith send you a copy of my A. A. A. S. address on the "theories of the origin of mountains." We will talk yet when I see you. I would try again next Saturday but there is …

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Letter From Katharine [Merrill] Graydon To John Muir, 1894 Oct 17., Katharine Merrill Graydon Oct 1894

Letter From Katharine [Merrill] Graydon To John Muir, 1894 Oct 17., Katharine Merrill Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Oct 17, 1894

2530 College Ave.

Berkeley.

My dear Mr. Muir.

Thank you many, many times for coming on Saturday evening. I am gratified for the pleasure you gave to me and my friends. They have experienced themselves as having heard a talk never to be forgotten. What a way you have of delighting people!
I have regretted that some friends were unable to hear you as Profs Clapp, Bradley, Gayley, Le Conte, and Prof. Anderson from Palo Alto in whose family typhoid fever has had sway for six weeks. He wants

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find a copy. but it evidently …

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Letter From Berkeley [Calif] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 17., Joseph Leconte Oct 1894

Letter From Berkeley [Calif] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 17., Joseph Leconte

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Berkeley, Cal.Oct. 17, 1894.

Mr. John Muir,My dear Sir:

Prof, Walcott is gone northward. We had a very pleasant dinner on Monday, but missed your genial presence. But I had a lecture that evening and had hardly gotten fairly to work at my dinner, hadn't yet gotten to the "Piece de resistance" when I had to leave the table.
I cannot bring up Walcott, of course, but as I have promised to come up and see you I will come next Saturday morning, if it suits you. If so, let me know, and what train I must take. Perhaps some …

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Letter From [Richard Watson Gilder] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 12., Richard Watson Gilder Oct 1894

Letter From [Richard Watson Gilder] To John Muir, 1894 Oct 12., Richard Watson Gilder

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

October 12th,1894.

R.W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R.U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C.C.BUEL,ASSISTANT EDITOR.

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.

Dear Sir:-

We purpose printing in an early number of The Century, from a number of prominent persons interested in the preservation of American forests, brief contributions, of from 200 to 500 words each, on the need of a thorough scientific and permanent system of forest management in the interest of the people and of posterity.
We shall be glad to have your opinion as to the necessity for such a system, and your judgment of the plan suggested by Prof. Sargent of Harvard, …

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Letter From Wm D. Armes To John Muir, 1894 Oct 11., William D. Armes Oct 1894

Letter From Wm D. Armes To John Muir, 1894 Oct 11., William D. Armes

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

comes of course as my guest. I thought you would like to hear of his explorations in South America.
From an invitation that I received from Miss Graydon it is apparent that youare not going to the "Arts and Crafts" but with on Saturday evening.

Yours very truly,

Wm. D. Armes

Oct. 11, 1894

My dear Mr. Muir,

From the enclosed announcement you will see that Professor Le Conte is to begin a course of lectures on the Glacial Epoch in California, on next Monday evening. In connection with it he wishes to refer to the writings on the …

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine Merrill Graydon], 1894 Oct 8., John Muir Oct 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine Merrill Graydon], 1894 Oct 8., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter returned to Miss Katharine M. Graydon]
Martinez, Oct. 8. 1894.
My dear despot:

Don't make any definite arrangements either for my dinner or bed next Saturday, as I don't know whether I can be in time for your early dinner or whether I may not sleep elsewhere.
And now that I am fairly in for the crazy show you may invite as many guests as you like from 10 to 1000. I can't imagine what makes me so helpless in your hands. You and Janet Moores can make .me do anything, and strange to say you require just …

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Letter From Chas. H. Allen To John Muir, 1894 Oct 7., Chas H. Allen Oct 1894

Letter From Chas. H. Allen To John Muir, 1894 Oct 7., Chas H. Allen

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

San Jose, Oct. 7. 1894

Dear Muir:

I have "lived over" our visit many times, and always with a pleasant remembrance of our host who "spake by the record, Sir:" and his [illegible]able lady, to say nothing of the "School ma'am".
Now, what I want to know is,--when are you going to get so "tired of writing" that you will come and spend a few days with us? You know, Mt. Hamilton is in sight and I have not forgotten your promise.
I cannot mail you that book, "The [Sillen?] Gun," but will either hold it until you come, or …

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Letter From John Muir To [Fay H.] Sellers, 1894 Oct 3., John Muir Oct 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Fay H.] Sellers, 1894 Oct 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Martinez, Cal. Oct 3. 1894

My dear Mrs. Sellers

I'm sorry to hear that you have been ill but glad to be able to congratulate you on return to health.
The ten portraits came safely in the most perfect package I ever saw. every one of them confortably clad like babies beloved & clad in fine linen.
I had no idea how much I was asking when I requested a dozen or I shold never have had the conscience to do it. Many thanks. As for making a frontispiece for the book it is now much too late. The …

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Letter From John Muir To [John V.] Cheney, 1894 Oct 3., John Muir Oct 1894

Letter From John Muir To [John V.] Cheney, 1894 Oct 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez. Oct. 3. 1894

My dear Cheney

I thought on reading your witty rhyme before noticing the title--cylindrical thing without leg without wing Glazed membrane stuffed with motion sly India-rubber [illegible] etc.--Reading thus far I thought you were describing a bicycle after being run down. but of course soon saw your twister mysterious & his relation to the lady initial
I think it's capital

extend our poor earthborn companion & fellow mortal full length, paint him in his own colors. & send him to Gilder in all his beauty such as it is & all his limber longitude.
Many thanks. …

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Letter From John Muir To [Horatio N.] Rust, 1894 Oct 2., John Muir Oct 1894

Letter From John Muir To [Horatio N.] Rust, 1894 Oct 2., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Oct 2, 1894

My dear Mr Rust,

I am glad to hear from you & recall our pleasant evening at Col Sellers. I had a very good time in Europe, saw the glaciers and mountains of Switzerland & the principal fiords of Norway in a general way. Also Old Scotland & Ireland & England, meeting many interesting people etc etc
Thanks for your kind "perpetual invitation to visit you & do not fail to find me when you come

to San Francisco, Martinez is only an hour & a half from there.
Mrs. Sellers has been very sick, in …

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Letter From Sarah [Muir Galloway] To Mrs. Muir [Louie Strentzel Muir], 1894 Sep 29, Sarah Muir Galloway Sep 1894

Letter From Sarah [Muir Galloway] To Mrs. Muir [Louie Strentzel Muir], 1894 Sep 29, Sarah Muir Galloway

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Chicago, Ill. Sept. 29 / 94 My dear sister Louie, Annie forwarded the telegram bringing to us the news of your great bereavement dear sister, you have our deepest sympathy, we too have suffered and so can understand how great is your loss. I pray that our heavenly father may bless and comfort you all, as only he can. The beautiful life of your deaf mother has closed upon this Earth and opened upon the wonderful and new life just layed the weary body has been laid down, and she has been clothed upon with that glorious lady which will …

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Letter From W. T. Reid To John Muir, 1894 Sep 26., W. T. Reid Sep 1894

Letter From W. T. Reid To John Muir, 1894 Sep 26., W. T. Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Sept. 26, '94

Dear Mr Muir,

I am sorry that this notice goes out so late but I hope that it will reach you in time to bring you to the city. I am quite desirous of settling the thing up as far as we may at this meeting. You are always so cordial & ready to act that I shall miss you if you are not present. In a previous letter you said that you would like a couple of lots on the lake front for Mrs Muir & and that beyond that you didn't care what you …

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Letter From Mary M[Erill] Graydon To John Muir, 1894 Sep 25., Mary Merrill Graydon Sep 1894

Letter From Mary M[Erill] Graydon To John Muir, 1894 Sep 25., Mary Merrill Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Marked "Indianapolis letters"]
Indianapolis.Sep. 25th. '94.

My dear Mr. Muir:

I address you with the certainty that yon are alive only because I have seen no obituary notice of you! Kate sent in your letter to her, written after your return from Europe, and a note too, you wrote her, asking her up to the Ranch. That is all I have known of you in months. In vain I've looked through the Century for an article, in vain I've searched the book reviews for a notice of your book. Yes, I heard of you last eve -- a young man …

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Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1894 Sep 24., Fay H. Sellers Sep 1894

Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1894 Sep 24., Fay H. Sellers

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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reading it. And Mr Muir as this is I believe your first book, I want you to do as all great authors do, viz. put your picture as a frontispiece in your book, and if you should deem my work satisfactory and worthy of the honor I would be much gratified, if you would use this picture.
Mr Sellers thinks my picture will make a very appropriate frontispiece as he says he knows


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[letterhead]

My dear Mr. Muir,

I received your letter and was so gratified to learn that you and Mrs Muir were pleased …

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Letter From [Margaret Hay Lunam] To [John Muir], 1894 Sep 22., Margaret Hay Lunam Sep 1894

Letter From [Margaret Hay Lunam] To [John Muir], 1894 Sep 22., Margaret Hay Lunam

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Westfield, Dunbar,Sept. 22, '94.
My dear Cousin:
I duly received your kind letter of the 7th. I am always truly pleased to have a letter from you, should it only be a few lines, as I know you have a busy useful life, the time must fly quickly with you. I am sure your dear family will be very happy this season to have you [with] them, and not climbing those ice-bound mountains.
We will look out for the Country Magazine to read your paper in it. We had our house let 5 weeks this summer, and got a nice …

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