Title:
Letter from A. H. Sellers to John Muir, 1902 Nov 16.
Creator:
A. H. Sellers
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:
John Muir
Date:
1902 Nov 16
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir12_0775-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Chicago
Rights:
Copyright status unknown
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Transcription:
A. H. SELLERS 3420 MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO Nov 16th 1902 Sunday My dear friend Muir:- We returned Friday from our annual
hunting and fishing trip to Puckaway Lake, and were delighted to get your letter with a photo of your dear self. The likeness
is excellent, and the whole picture very appropriate, as you stand beside one of your gnarled old friends. We were delighted
to get it. Fay. had not been at all well for over a year, when last may her brother, the doctor, made a thorough examination,
and found the cause and after a three months treatment the trouble seems to have been removed. Following this medical treatment,
with a two months stay at our little cottage at Puckaway, has made her as well as ever. We realize, however, that to keep
her so, will necessitate keeping her out of doors as much as possible. I have not been very well, my liver giving me much
trouble, all owing to my inability to give it natures great out-of-doors remedy. This was demonstrated by my stay at the lake,
and I feel that I must follow it up. Having just illegible ten home we have not had time to illegible winter. We both need
plenty of out-of door illegible hardly been considered. Our preferences are Ca illegible of Fay's illegible (she is 80) makes
us hesitate illegible . We illegible with pleasure the account of illegible high Sierra illegible summer, and tried to imagine
illegible joyed it. I illegible greatly pleased with your article illegible Colorado, illegible delighted to learn that you
illegible . The world cannot get too much of your beautiful illegible . Fay illegible me in love to you, Mrs Muir, and illegible
. Your faith illegible illegible 03096