Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Joseph] LeConte, 1901 M[ar] 27.
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:
[Joseph] LeConte
Date:
1901 M[ar] 27
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir11_0650-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
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:
First draft of letter, in note-book 59 (1) Martinez, M arch '01. My dear Mr.LeConte: I'll not be able to accept your
kind invitation at the time you set. I'm hard at work finishing a little book about the Forest Reserves and Nat. parks, and
the publishers are pushing me unmercifully, calling for copy and illustrations, lest the book be delayed beyond the most favorable
time. But after this job is off my hands I'll be glad to accept your kind invitation. In the meantime I must practice strict
self-denial and stick to my desk. Of course I know Miss Gompertz, the brave and good mountaineer and writer, and have long
been one of her most devout admirers. You are truly a lucky fellow, and I heartily congratulate you, and with best wishes,
am, Very truly yours, J.M. 02890