Title:
Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1889 Jul 7.
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:
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Date:
1889 Jul 7
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir06_0126-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 24 x 15 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Grand Hotel, San Francisco, Cal
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission
to publish or exhibit them, see
http://library.pacific.edu/ha/forms
Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
01354 letterhead July 7th 1889 O dear Louis here's more were these letters not accompanied by the documentary printed
evidence you might almost think that these reptiles were bred born in alcohol. The Parson the Snakes Think of that for sunday
reading Waht is to become of this nation the Examiner It's Johnson too Who would have thought it. I think of Longfellows daughter
being signed to such an article. Well Im pegging away but very slowly Have got to the 30th page enough in four days for five
minutes reading 01354 letterhead yet I work hard but the confounded subject has got so many arms branches, I am so cruelly
severe on myself as to quality honesty of work that I cant go fast, I just get tired in my head lose all power of criticism
until I rest awhile. Its very noisy here but I dont notice it. I sleep well eat well my queer throat feeling has nearly vanished
- The weather is very cool. Have to put my overcoat on the bed to reinforce the moderate cover. Wear two pair of drawers have
cold legs feet fingers only head warm. Good night Love to babes all JM