Title:
Letter from John Muir to [J.] Murdock, 1904 Dec 24.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[J.] Murdock
Date:
1904 Dec 24
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir14_0727-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, Calif.
Rights:
Copyrighted
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to publish or exhibit them, see
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Martinez Cal. December 24, 1904. Dear Mr. Murdoch: I was glad to get your letter, telling your safe arrival at home after
your long journey. Your visit here was greatly enjoyed by us all, and has left many pleasant memories. It is delightful, too,
to hear direct from so many of our Scotch friends. You took pains to visit and deliver our messages. For all this we owe you
many thanks. The little Lighthouse Bell Rook book I have read with much pleasure. Its notes on natural history are very interesting,
and the frequent mention of the Bass Rook, Isle of May, North Berwick Law ? and Dunbar stirred many memories of my boyhood
days in the Auld lang syne. I have also enjoyed looking over the newspapers you have been kindly sending me. What a grand
and interesting and useful life yours has been. May you live long to enjoy the honors you have won in sending light over the
dark waters. With best Christmas and New Year's wishes, and kind regards from us all, I am Faithfully yours, John Muir.03486