Title:
Letter from Cornelius B. Bradley to John Muir, 1907 Mar 21.
Creator:
Cornelius B. Bradley
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1907 Mar 21
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir16_0690-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Berkeley [Calif.]
Rights:
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Transcription:
letterhead Berkeley, March 21, 1907. Dear Mr. Muir:- It was very kind of you to send me that anxious little note of
enquiry. - It touched me greatly that you seemed so much concerned about me. I don't know what the newspapers have said, but,
judging by the results, it must have been something terrific. The matter was really not serious at all:- though it might easily
enough have turned out quite otherwise. Beyond a few scarcely discoverable bruises, the chief damage seemed to be a heavy
muscular strain in the lumbar region. That now is gone, and I should be quite myself, were these not a little catch or strain
among the tendons of my left hip joint, which interferes with free locomotion. In default of other resource, I have been trying
the witches' device, and have been getting about fairly well with the aid of a broom-stick. But a friend has just now kindly
sent in his pair of wings (crutches); with their help I am preparing to take flight in more reputable and Christian fashion
So don't worry about me. How are you all. I have wanted to come up and see you. What are you writing now - the petrified
trees? Did you get my little study of the Humanists?- Give my best love to Wanda and Helen, and believe me Ever sincerely
yours, Cornelius B. Bradley. 03852