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Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir], 1892 Feb 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Feb 10, 1892

My dear Helen

I’m glad Saturday will soon be here so that I can see you. for I’m coming on the 4. o’clock train, & may bring Prof Anderson with me. Tell Mamma this, & tell her to have Charlie set up the bed & clean up my bedroom. I saw Mr Keith today & he is well. & always talks about you. Ill remember the candy. Give my love to Wanda & everybody, Goodnight my dear lassie - goodnight

Letter From Israel C. Russell To John Muir, 1892 Feb 5., Israel C. Russell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GEOLOGIC BRANCH

Washington, D. C, February 5, 1892.

Prof. John Muir,
Martinez, California.

My dear Sir:

Prof. Ch. Dufour, of the University of Lausanne, Morges, Switzerland, has recently addressed a letter to the Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, asking for information regarding recent changes in the glaciers of America. Prof. Dufour's letter has been referred to me, with request that I assemble all available data bearing on the advance and retreat of the glaciers of this country.
As you are more familiar than any one else with the glaciers of …

Letter From [John Muir] To [Annie] Wanda [Muir], 1892 Feb 1., John Muir

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Feb 1. 1893

Dear Wanda-

I sent your writing paper today by mail. Tell Miss Graydon I am sorry to think I was so stupid yesterday as to forget to fetch the Carlyle book for her. Mr Coleman will send it. It is late & I am

just going to bed. You my dear Wanda are already asleep so you will read this good night in time I hope for the good night of tomorrow.

Dean Helen-

I saw Mr Keith & he said How is Helen, & I told him you were well & said he must …

Letter From [Ann G. Muir] To Dan[Iel H. Muir], 1892 Jan 11., Ann G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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have been sold in Paris and in London for [1000?] Dollars but they are done up very handsomely, but mine is beautiful We are all well as usual – Love to all the family

Affectionately

Mother

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Portage Jan. 11th 1892

Dear Danl.

I write to thank you for the Educational Souvenir you so Kindly sent me, it must be always interesting to know what is going on arround home I also wish to thank all the children for their Kindness in sending me such a nice box of their bon-bons they were very nice indeed and -

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Letter From C[Harles] [K[Endall] Adams To John Muir, 1892 Jan 4., Charles Kendall Adams

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Jan. 4, 1892

Mr. John Muir:

My Dear Sir:

I was very much gratified to receive your volume on Our National Parks, etc. & I thank you most heartily for it. Many of the chapters I read and admired as they appeared in the Atlantic , the [field?] is your own, & I hope you have yet many things in store for your readers & [admirers.?] My own life has been

too exclusively devoted to other kinds of [contemplation?], and, consequently, I am driven to an out door life & a kinder climate. it seems probable that my life …

Fictional Advertisement, An Illustration From "Tom Clifton...." By Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang Of 25 Sea Island Cotton And Rice Negroes", Warren Lee Goss

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item was originally created and disseminated as an illustration in the novel Tom Clifton, or, Western boys in Grant and Sherman's army, '61-'65, by Warren Lee Goss, published in 1892. The advertisement appeared on an unnumbered page in chapter 7.

This is a fictional advertisement for a sale of 25 enslaved people in Charleston, S.C. at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street, September 25, 1852.

State Normal School, Bridgewater, Mass,. Semi-Centennial Exercises, August 28, 1890; Dedication Of The New Normal School Building, September 3, 1891, Bridgewater State Normal School

Bridgewater State Anniversary Publications

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Muir On Glaciers. Throop Students Listen To An Interesting Address., John Muir

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

MITTR ON GliAOIKES. Throop Students Listen to an Interesting- Address. Prof. John Muir, the eminent geologist and world-wide authority on glaciers, gave a 7iiost interesting- and instructive talk to the students of Throop institute this morning. Prof. Muir has the faculty of presenting a subject with the most vivid word pictures, and his description of the glaciers and their formation was listened to with the deepest interest. Mr. Muir is intimately acquainted with the forest trees of the Pacifip coast region, and these he described, urging the benefit to each individual of a visit to the mountains and the forests. …

Letter From Katharine M. Graydon To John Muir, [Ca 1892]., Katharine M. Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

at the age of 15 amid the weary never-ending labor of the farm the realm of poetry began to open to him like the dawn of a glorious day

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Monday Morning.

Dear Mr. Muir,

Will you and Mrs. Muir run your eyes over this [M.S.?] to see if there is anything objectionable in it? Please speak plainly, [and?] anything you wish, and add also what it lacks. I know it is [illegible], My pen is so stiff and awkward and [illegible]trained. I must ask you to return it at once. I must have it by Friday or the editor …

The "Law Reports", Nathan Abbott

Articles

The period between the years 1860 and 1870 marks an interesting stage in the history of law reporting. Within this period a system of reporting that had existed for upward of three centuries came to an end, and an experiment was begun whereby it was hoped to produce reports not merely in a new way, but reports that were to be materially different in form and substance from those of the previous system. The conception of the enterprise and its successful accomplishment is due to the energy and discretion of one man, whose history of the affair, after twenty years …

Letter From [Ann G. Muir] To Emma [Muir], 1891 Dec 29., Ann G. Muir

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Portage Dec. 29th, 1891

Dear Emma

It seems a long time since I have had a letter from any one of the family – but I expect you are all well as usual – We are having a very mild Winter no snow and not very cold but I expect our cold weather is all coming yet Anne E Muir is here from S. Dakota and Carrie and her husband and boy are in Michigan with friends

Carrie will make a long visit there as her husband is going to Washington [illegible] on business, he expects to receive more govern[ment?] …

Letter From Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] To John Muir, 1891 Dec 29., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Portage Dec. 29th, 1891

Dear John

Your large and wonderful books arrived this morning safely How much a toil and anxiety those labors have cost you none can estimate, but thank God he has brought your safely through it all I thank you heartily for your kindness in sending them to me

and I shall ever and always appreciate them A letter from Margt. yesterday informs me of Louie[s?] illness with the grippe I hope by this time she is much better I was pleased to know that the rest of the family were well We …

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, [1891 ?] Dec 12., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Sent to Clarke David

Phil Press

Jan 27 ’92

Raymond, Cal. Dec. 12th.

Dear Mr. Johnson: I enclose a letter prepared with the intention of addressing it to a Philadelphia paper. I’m afraid, however, that I may send it to some friend of Charles Dudley Warner or some one else on the other side. consequently I send it to you, and you may direct it to any place where you judge that it will do the most good and be most likely of publication. All that you need do (unless you see some benefit to be obtained otherwise) is to …

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Dec 7., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Raymond, Cal., Dec. 7, ’91.

Dear Mr. Johnson.

I mailed a Yosemite letter to the Chicago Inter Ocean yesterday and one to the N.Y. Times today. Look out for them, and if either be published please be sure to send me several copies. The bearing is the same in both, and some of the material similar, but the Times letter is probable the better of the two for the purpose. I asked the editor of the Times, in case of his not wanting the copy, to send it to you so that you could read it “for [fun?].” If …

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Dec 5., John Muir

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Martinez Dec 5, 1891

My dear Mr Johnson

I have been making [inquires?] about [Havens & Stow?] [Havens?] is an insurance agent or something of that sort & seems heartily in favor of making the reservation. Mr Stow is an able, noted & notorious politician man unscrupulous some say than our celebrated Boss Buckley. Still from all that I can learn I believe that railroad people favor the reservation of the Kings River region & that therefore Mr Stow does also. He has managed S.P. & C P. railroad interests at the state legislature for many years & is …

Letter From Emilie T. Y. Parkhurst To [Jeanne C. Carr], 1891 Dec 5., Emilie T. Y. Parkhurst

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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San Francisco, Dec. 5 1891

Dearest of friends:

Can you not write for us a biographical sketch of John Muir such as you outlined when I was visiting you: — one taken from his letters largely? I would like to publish it before the Century publishers the one by my father if possible. I have written to the Cosmopolitan and they promise an early appearance of your article : but that may mean some months yet. If we could afford the fifty dollars I would withdraw it from there & publish it in ours : but we cannot just …

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Dec 3., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Raymond, Cal., Dec. 3, ‘91

Dear Mr. Johnson:

I encountered Henry Washburn last evening at Raymond. He was furiously wroth, refereed to Noble as a damned son of a skunk (to use Mark Twain’s paraphrase,) and was ready to curse everybody. He was very mad at the Examiner, which has an article quoting Mr. Noble as having said that 600 to 800 acres in Yosemite are fenced in and under cultivation. I don’t believe Mr. Noble’s report could have said that. I hope it did not make that error, because nothing like that much land has ever been cultivated …

Letter From Louie [Strentzel Muir] To John Muir, [1891 Dec 1]., Louie Strentzel Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Letter From G. M. Lake To John Muir, 1891 Dec ., G M. Lake

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Fish Creek Fresno Co Cal

Sunday Eve. Dec 1891

Mr John Muir

Dear Sir

Here I am, still in the mountains. I came down from Kings River Canon the last of November, and came up here the first of the present month to examine some mines But the parties interested have decided not to work them for the present and So I am out of work I should like to get employment from you on your ranch for the winter if you can furnish it to me – I am accustomed to general ranch work and would do …

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Dec 1., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Nov 25., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

November 25th. 1891.
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R.U. JOHNSON.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL.
ASSISTANT EDITOR

John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal.My dear Muir :-

I have just time to acknowledge receipt of your fifteen original sketches of Alaska glaciers, and of the letters relating to the Yosemite, to which I will give attention as soon as possible.
In the report of the Secretary of the Interior, to appear on Monday next, he backs up the friends of the reform in Yosemite, and also has the following paragraph which will interest you:
"Your attention is also requested to the paper contributed …

Letter From John W. Noble To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Nov 23., John W. Noble

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Department of the Interior
Washington. November 23d, 1891.

MR. U. Johnson.
Associate Editor,
Century Magazine.
New York City.

My dear Mr. Johnson:

Tours of the 18th instant has been received, for which I thank you very much. I will consult with the President in regard to the matter of the reservation.
I have directed the Chief Clerk to send you an advance copy o f my annual report, from which you will perceive I have noticed the article in the Century. You will also observe that I do not approve of Captain Wood's suggestion as to curtailing a part of …

Letter From Louie [Strentzel Muir] To John Muir, 1891 Nov 19., Louie Strentzel Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: What had better be done about the $500 that Mr. Borland wants]

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letter from McDowell Johnstone. It might be well to call & see him if you can find time. Lydia Hall & Johnnie Swett called this morning and persuaded me to subscribe for Holder’s New Magazine. I suppose Mr. Keith will want you to celebrate his birthday with him Saturday. Helen says that she ought to be there too! She is afraid that she cannot draw a picture good enough to send him, but she will try to find a box of grapes. Joseph is ready …

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Nov 18., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

November 18th, 1891.

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

My dear Muir:-

I have your two inclosures accompanied by your note, and as the time is short before the report of the Secretary of the Interior, I have ventured to send him copies of these letters as well as of other material relating to the reservation scheme & I think Brown suggestion a good one and will follow it up.
I do not see any harm in the Southern Pacific Railroad Co working for such a scheme Of course they expect to make …

Letter From Mark B. Kerr To John Muir, 1891 Nov 16., Mark B. Kerr

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San Francisco, November 16. 1891

My dear Prof Muir,

Your letter of 12th reached me to=day.- I feel sure that I can organize the Expedition and arrange everything so as to be satisfactory to you for as the Scientist of the Expedition you will be entirely independent of my movements as Astronomer & Executive Officer As soon as matters are in a more definite shape I will confer with you and we can together formulate [a plan?] of action which I think will be successful.- Russell made the same mistake the year just past, as we did the year …

Letter From Mark B. Kerr To John Muir, 1891 Nov 7., Mark B. Kerr

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Nov 7, 1891

Prof John Muir

Martinez Cal –

My dear Prof Muir,

Remembering our talk of joining forces in making an Alaskan trip. I write to tell you that I have received overture from the [Topo?] branch of the Geol. Survey to take another party to Alaska & continue the Topographic Survey of St. Elias & vincinity.- The Topographic Survey will contribute as much as the Law will allow them and I feel confident that I can raise the balance needed to make the Expedition a success.- Please let me know if you will co-operate with me for I …

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Nov 4., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

November 4th, 1891.
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R.U. JONSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
.C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal.

My dear Mr. Muir:-

I have yours of the 24th of October and thank you very much for its kindness and for the fifteen photographs of the Muir Glacier, which have duly arrived. I do not find the map of the Muir Glacier to which you refer.
We are very glad to know that you are at work on the alaska articles, of which we expect to make a feature."
As you do not tell me in response to …

A Rival Of The Yosemite. The Canon Of The South Fork Of King's River, California., John Muir

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

A RIVAL OF THE YOSEMITE.1 THE CANON OF THE SOUTH FORK OF KING'S RIVER, CALIFORNIA. BY TOHN MUIR. ITS GENERAL CHARACTER. N the vast Sierra wilderness far to the southward of the famous Yosemite Valley, there is a yet grander valley of the same kind. It is situated on the south fork of King's River, above the most extensive groves and forests of the giant sequoia, and beneath the shadows of the highest mountains in the range, where the canons are deepest and the snow-laden peaks are crowded most closely together. It is called the Big King's River Canon, or …

Letter From [Louie Strentzel Muir] To John Muir, 1891 Oct 28 ., Louie Strentzel Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Martinez, California

Oct. 28, 1891.

Dear John,

“Drip, drip, the rain is falling; patter, patter, the tin-roof mauling: cheep, cheep, the birds are calling!” and so on, and so on; but the dust still dominates the road, and the skies are not yet very black. Arthur has a large quantity of grapes under cover at the other place. Wood sent a check for a thousand dollars. Received a letter from Mrs. Lemon at Sisson, Shasta, where the

Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1891 Oct 27., Harry Fielding Reid

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Cleveland, O. Oct 27, 1891

My dear Prof. Muir,

Yours of the 20th came yesterday. Thank you very much for your information about Granite Canon. I am delighted that your conclusion with regard to the moraines from Main Lake to Muir Inlet, is exactly the same as mine. From a photograph that Prof. Wright took in 1886 I have been able to plot into my map the position of

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the ice front in that year, which shows a recession in p[illegible] years of about 1000 yards. I am making a special map of the upper part …