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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Oct 24., John Muir Oct 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Oct 24., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible]

10 Martinez Oct 24, 1891

My dear Mr Johnson.

I am pegging away at Alaska. I am trying to make a lot of telling pictures of the Glaciers, forests Indians etc together with bits of adventure narritve etc. It is not easy to write to order, & no doubt I will write much that you don’t want But you can take what you do want & leave the balance. I send you herewith a lot of photographs & in a few days will send copies of some of the best of my sketches taken where camera have not yet …

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Letter From Annie Wanda Muir To [John Muir], 1891 Oct 22., Annie Wanda Muir Oct 1891

Letter From Annie Wanda Muir To [John Muir], 1891 Oct 22., Annie Wanda Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

October 22, 1891.

My dear papa

I hope you are well. We are all very, very lonely with out you. Lilian says, “Trust do want my Papa to come home”. We received your letter yesterday. Lilian has just finished a little letter to you. Grandma’s eye is slightly better. Dear Papa, I must go to school now.

Your loving little girl

Annie Wanda Muir.

P.S. Please do not forget

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the camera.

[in margin: J M & family]

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Letter From John Muir To [Recipient Unknown], 1891 Oct 20., John Muir Oct 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Recipient Unknown], 1891 Oct 20., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

S.F. Oct. 20, 1891.

Dear Madam-

I will send you a photograph of myself as soon as I can get one. I had some taken years ago & may have some copies left but cannot find any at present.

With best wishes

I am yrs truly

John Muir

We have [illegible] photo

R/

[printed form]

John Muir

Dunbar, Scotland

Descriptions of the Sierra & Alaskan wildernesses

"Mountain building," Distribution of plants, etc.

Pure wildness

Harpers, Scribners & Century Maga's

The S. F. Bulletin

will as soon as I can find one


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Letter From John Muir To [Harry Fielding] Reid, 1891 Oct 20., John Muir Oct 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Harry Fielding] Reid, 1891 Oct 20., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

(Original in possession of Prof. Harry Fielding Reid)

Martinez, Oct. 20, 1891.

My dear Prof. Reid:

Yours from Atlantic City came a week or two ago. I am very truly obliged to you for the fine set of pictures so suggestive of the good icy days in Glacier Bay, and I hope you will let me know how I can repay your kindness now or at any time. I saw Captain Carroll in San Francisco a few days ago and brought him up sharply hard a starboard and made him give up all his icy news. He says that the …

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Letter From Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] To John Muir, 1891 Oct 8., Ann Gilrye Muir Oct 1891

Letter From Mother [Ann Gilrye Muir] To John Muir, 1891 Oct 8., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: [Relatives?] Portage]

Portage Octr. 8th 1891

Dear John

It seems a long time since I have had a letter from you, letting us know how you all are I expect you are so engaged in matters of importance, and time is precious When I mail this letter, I will also mail the book called, A guide to Dunbar that Mr [Combe?] sent to me

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some time ago I sent the Book to Lincoln and Danl. has had the picture of the [Towns?] Photographed and enlarged So that I can see the dear old Town quite plainly There …

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Letter From Eliza S. Hendricks To John Muir, 1891 Oct 7., Eliza S. Hendricks Oct 1891

Letter From Eliza S. Hendricks To John Muir, 1891 Oct 7., Eliza S. Hendricks

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Marked "Indianapolis letters"]

296 Meridian St.,
Indianapolis, October 7, 1891.

My dear Mr. Muir:

Yesterday I received a letter from Kate Graydon written from your home. A pleasant item in the letter was a statement that you have not forgotten me, and more than that, that you remember me very kindly. I certainly remember you thus, but for a better reason than you have for remembering me - namely that you were a friend in need. I was very sad and homesick when you crossed my path; and the fact that you had lived in Indianapolis, and knew and loved …

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Letter From Milicent W. Shinn To John Muir, 1891 Oct 5., Milicent W. Shinn Oct 1891

Letter From Milicent W. Shinn To John Muir, 1891 Oct 5., Milicent W. Shinn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

San Francisco, October 5, 1891.

My dear Mr Muir:

It has been repeated to me several times that you had intinated a disposition to take stock in the Overland Monthly and enter into some regular connection with it. Of course you may have been misquoted, and I have not said anything to you about it, because I have thought that if you really had such an idea, you would speak directly to me. Still, it seemed to me on the whole best not to let it pass without assuring you that such a connection would be agreeable to us, …

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Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 27., George G. Mackenzie Sep 1891

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 27., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Raymond, Fresno Co., Cal.

Sept. 27th, 91

Dear Mr. Johnson:

Yours of the 17th rec’d yesterday. Thank you for the proof of that article, which appears to be about the right thing for the occasion. It ought to suggest to Californians a good deal more than is expressly set down. I hear that a force of wood-choppers are slashing right and left in the neighborhood of “The farm” in Yosemite. Undoubtedly some little thinning of young trees might not be amiss there, but I shudder to think what the result of the present work will be. When I first knew …

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Letter From John W. Noble To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 26., John W. Noble Sep 1891

Letter From John W. Noble To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 26., John W. Noble

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Department of the Interior
Washington, September 26th, 1891.

Mr. R. U. Johnson,
Associate Editor "Century"
Union Square,
New York City.

Dear Sir:

You will find herewith letters sent to you of 11th instant.
You will remember that the Senate last session directed the Secretary to make further investigation and report upon the Yosemite Valley management. But again failed to make an appropriation.
Have you any suggestion as to what additional I can do to strengthen my last report, with which you are acquainted.
Very respectfully,
John W. Noble,

Secretary.

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Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1891 Sep 17., Harry Fielding Reid Sep 1891

Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1891 Sep 17., Harry Fielding Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]

Atlantic City, N.Y. Sept 17 1891

My dear Prof. Muir,

I am delighted you liked the photographs I sent you. I hope you will accept them as a mark of my friendship. How I should have enjoyed scrambling with you among the Sierras! We have spend the summer in the Adirondack Wilderness, west of the mountains

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[2]

We went their for the health of Mrs Reid’s mother. it rained five days out often; and I concluded that one should go to Alaska if they want dry weather. I had an interesting letter from Miss [Scidmore?] a few days …

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Letter From John W. Noble To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 14., John W. Noble Sep 1891

Letter From John W. Noble To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Sep 14., John W. Noble

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Department of the Interior
Washington, Sept. 14, 1891.

Mr. R. U. Johnson,
Associate Editor,
Century Magazine,
Union Square, N. Y.City,
New York.

Sir:

In further reply to yours of July 7th, I have to say the question of timber reserves is receiving earnest attention and Mr. Muir's suggestions would be very timely, if you can send me an advance copy.
I return photo of cutting a Sequoia.

With thanks,
Yours truly,
John W. Noble,

Secretary.

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Letter From Mary M[Errill] Graydon To John Muir, 1891 Sep 13., Mary Merrill Graydon Sep 1891

Letter From Mary M[Errill] Graydon To John Muir, 1891 Sep 13., Mary Merrill Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Marked "Indianapolis letters"]

Indianapolis,
September 13th, '91.

My dear Mr. Muir:

If I could make a man, accustomed to wait upon Nature, understand how hurried a busy woman can be I would offer an apology for my delay in thanking you for your kindly reception of Kate, and for your beautiful book.
Nebraska climate used Kate unkindly, but California air and sunshine will restore what she has lost. It is a solid comfort to us all to have Kate underneath your roof and protection. She "takes" affectionately to your family, and with her the children will learn to love that …

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Letter From Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore To John Muir, 1891 Sep 12., Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore Sep 1891

Letter From Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore To John Muir, 1891 Sep 12., Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Washington, D. C.,
Sept. 12th, '91.

Dear Mr. Muir:

As I am not in the way of seeing you in person this fall, will you tell me the common and uncommon name of this little flower - the fragrant wax plant that grows in the mosses in the woods all around Sitka? I never found such a botanical desert in one way as Alaska is. There were the hills and the valleys and the mountain summits all around Juneau and Sitka covered with the thickest mats and carpets of blossoms that I had never seen before, and no one in …

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Letter From Julia [Merrill] Moores To John Muir, 1891 Sep 6., Julia Merrill Moores Sep 1891

Letter From Julia [Merrill] Moores To John Muir, 1891 Sep 6., Julia Merrill Moores

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Marked "Indianspolis letters"]

Indianapolis,
Sept.6th, 1891.

My dear Mr. Muir,

I have before me two letters - written by you from near 'Snellings' in the spring of 1869 - more than twenty year ago! As I have read them over I have felt a strong desire to thank you for writing them- even though I may have done it long ago. They open up to me and describe in your own way your life as a shepherd,---the life in nature, the birds, bees, hares, or squirrels - the trees, the mosses and lichens-the sky and stars. The sheep, while cared …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Aug 29., Robert Underwood Johnson Aug 1891

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Aug 29., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

August 29th 1891.R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R.U. JONSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
.C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

The King's River article came duly to hand, alsothe proofs of the illustrations, and I am much under obligation to you for your attention to the latter and for "coming to time* with the text. I say "coming to time", although really the article suffers some what by the coming only in time. If we had had the text six weeks ago we should hare illustrated the article in a different way, and should have had time …

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Letter From Ella Sterling Cummins To John Muir, 1891 Aug 26., Ella Sterling Cummins Aug 1891

Letter From Ella Sterling Cummins To John Muir, 1891 Aug 26., Ella Sterling Cummins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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1605 Baker St. S. F. Calif.

Aug. 26th 1891

Mr. John Muir:-

Will you kindly send your photograph for the purpose of illustrating your sketch (that is a sketch of you) of “California Writers” to appear soon in a department in the “Wash” taking up journalists, and the old time writers as well as the later schools, making about one hundred in all? I trust you will be willing to

aid us, in order that the record may be complete – as nothing of the kind can now be referred to in any of our libraries or elsewhere. I …

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Letter From John Muir To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 19., John Muir Aug 1891

Letter From John Muir To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 19., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Aug 19 1891

Martinez Calif

R.U. Johnson


Editorial Dept

Century Magazine Union Sq NY

Article (Kings River Canon) [diacritic] sent August 18th by registered mail

John Muir

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Letter From [Ann G. Muir] To Dan[Iel H. Muir], 1891 Aug 19., Ann G. Muir Aug 1891

Letter From [Ann G. Muir] To Dan[Iel H. Muir], 1891 Aug 19., Ann G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]

The Old Church and Cemetery are outside of the city where so many of our family are laid to rest. When my Father died he had been an honored Elder in that Church for fifty years, and there I attended as soon as I could walk the distance I love the old place yet and as there are to be many improvements made about this time it gave me much pleasure to add [illegible] toward it

Love to all the family

Affectionately Mother

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Portage Augt [19th?] 1891

Dear Danl.

I received your letter yesterday telling me of your …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 15., John Muir Aug 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 15., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

San Francisco

Aug. 15. 1891

My Dear Mr Johnson

I sent the Kings article about 10000 words by registered mail half an hour ago (3 P.M.) & have just corrected names heights distances directions etc of the last of illustrations which I will forward with this. Robinsons elevations were nearly all greatly over estimated & none of them measured. I mad careful measurements during four visits to the valley with two good [illegible] still I do not claim exactness as that is impossible by such means. Therefore I say about so high. As to the names I am not at …

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Letter From Geo[Rge] Chandler To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 14., George Chandler Aug 1891

Letter From Geo[Rge] Chandler To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 14., George Chandler

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Department of the Interior
Washington
August 14, 1891.

Mr. R. U. Johnson,
33 E. 17th Street,
New York City, N. Y.

Sir:-

Referring to your letter of May 25, 1891, enclosing rough sketch map of a portion of the Sierra region in California, covering a proposed reservation of the two King's River Canons, I enclose a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, with map of California requesting that you have the proposed Reservation traced out thereon, since the sketch map (herewith returned as requested) is not sufficiently definite to enable him to define the …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Aug 6., Robert Underwood Johnson Aug 1891

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Aug 6., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

August 6th, 1891.
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R.U. JONSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
.C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

I have yours of the 1st of August inclosing the three photographs showing the destructive work among the Sequoias of King's River. I take it for granted that these are not on Government property. If they are, by all meanslet me know at once.
As to the King's River article, we shall have to give ten pages to the illustrations, and therefore are obliged to keep you to the 8000 word limit; or shall we say …

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Letter From Katharine Merrill Graydon To John Muir, 1891 Aug 5., Katharine Merrill Graydon Aug 1891

Letter From Katharine Merrill Graydon To John Muir, 1891 Aug 5., Katharine Merrill Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Aug 5 91

[1]

1006 – 16th st.

Oakland, Cal.

Dear Mr. Muir,

Do you remember the name of one you knew as a child? At one time California was to me only a space on the map which furnished a house to the one who [loved?] flowers and [illegible], and who taught some Indianapolis children to do the same.

[2]

Now my eyes are seeing this great state and they hope to see you, if you are ever in the city and can find it convenient to call. I came out, at the kind invitation of a cousin, to …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 1., John Muir Aug 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Aug 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Martinez Aug. 1, 1891

Dear Mr Johnson

I send you herewith 3 photographs of destructive work among the Sequoias of Kings River which may I think be useful amunition in the coming fight on forest preservation. I have already written 12000 [words?] on Kings River Yosemite though the Middle Fork Yosemite has yet to be described. I will go over it again & cut down as much as possible though I fear the article will be awfully rawboned at the 8,000 word limit. Ever

Cordially yrs John Muir

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Letter From R. W. Cary. To John Muir, 1891 Jul 23., R. W. Cary Jul 1891

Letter From R. W. Cary. To John Muir, 1891 Jul 23., R. W. Cary

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Kansas City, Mo. July 23 1891

Mr Jno Muir

Martinez Cal.

Dear Sir

Some time ago I sent Mr Walter Brown a statement of the indebtedness I hold against the house at 909 or 911 I forget which on [Sydia?] [illegible] in this City I have this day paid another special Tax Bill of $27.00 I stated to Mr Brown that if you would reduce the incumbrance to $5000. I arrange to have it carried for [your?] indefinitely I had a party a few days since who wanted to loan just that amount of money for 3 or 5 …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Jul 22., Robert Underwood Johnson Jul 1891

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1891 Jul 22., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

July 22, 1891R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

My dear Muir:-I have to-day your letter of July 14th and the map of King's River Canon. You spoke some time ago of sending that map "tomorrow", and the day after your letter came your blue map arrived and also a sketch map of the Canon from Robinson, both of which we have had drawn. Your Canon map is, however, so much better than Robinson's, that we shall throw the latter away.
I hope you will not let yourself be burdened by the article …

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Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Jul 20., George G. Mackenzie Jul 1891

Letter From Geo[Rge] G. Mackenzie To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Jul 20., George G. Mackenzie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: Dear [illegible] M[illegilbe] Johnson is away and I send McK's article and letter direct to you, with recommendations to [illegible] or otherwise. Do [you?] never walk tall in these regions? [illegible] CCB [illegilbe]]

Raymond, Fresno Co., Cal.

July 20, ’91.

Dear Mr. Johnson:

My wagon-journey scheme fell through – my friend’s confounded wife hauling him off elsewhere. I rec’d from Mr. Stiles, of Garden & Forest, the Ms. of which I spoke. The paper was too long for that publication, and I suspect it to be too long for use anywhere without much bother. I have written a …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Jul 14., John Muir Jul 1891

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1891 Jul 14., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Cal. July 14. 1891

My Dear Johnson

The Robinson sketches for the Kings R Yosemite were nearly finished when I saw them a week ago. I wanted him to change one of them somewhat but fear he will not for he is stubborn in his ways as a [illegible]. The Yosemite M S. is being [ground?] out slowly.. I am interrupted a hundred times a day. The map I send herewith is only approximately true, but rough as it is it has called for much hard work As far as I know this is the only map of the …

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Letter From R. W. Cary To [Walter] Brown, 1891 Jul 9., R. W. Cary Jul 1891

Letter From R. W. Cary To [Walter] Brown, 1891 Jul 9., R. W. Cary

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Kansas City, Mo. July 9, 1891

Dear Brown

Your of the [7?] with Mr Muis letter enclosed receive this A.M. I return you his letter as requested. I hardly know what to say to you about it, but I think I can hold it off till Fall if he could pay up all the interest and what has been paid out for taxes and other expense. I think it will be satisfactory that would bring it down to the original principle. I believe without having the figure at hand it was about $6700 so you can see about what …

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Letter From T[Homas] H[Enry] Carter To John W. Nobel, 1891 Jul 8., Thomas Henry Carter Jul 1891

Letter From T[Homas] H[Enry] Carter To John W. Nobel, 1891 Jul 8., Thomas Henry Carter

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Department of the Interior,
General Land Office,
Washington, July 8, 1891.

Honorable,
The Secretary of the Interior.

Sir:--

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from the Department of a letter dated New York, May 25, 1891, from Mr. R. U. Johnson, associate Editor, Century Magazine, enclosing a rough sketch map of a portion of the Sierra drawn by Mr. John Muir of Martinez, California. Said map, Mr. Johnson states was drawn at his request for the purpose of indicating the limits of a proposed reservation which should include the two Kings River Canons.
Mr. Johnson suggests that a …

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

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

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Raymond, Fresno Co., Cal.

July 7th, ‘91

Dear Mr. Johnson:

Owing to my infrequent calls at the post office, as I am now living several miles from that place, I only rec’d your letter of June 18 towards the end of last week. It found me busy at some orchard work which had to be finished — I have to turn my hand to anything at present to keep the pot aboiling— and I have only now been able to complete the article suggested by you for possible use in the Century. I am not at all posted as …

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