Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Florrence M.] Bailey, 1908 Mar 12.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[Florrence M.] Bailey
Date:
1908 Mar 12
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_0306-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, Calif.
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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:
Martinez, California March 12, 1908 Dear Mrs Bailey Helen is getting better In less than a month after getting into
her little camp cabin on the Mohave desert she gained 12 pounds. Therefor she is cheery hopeful looks forward to her two year
banishment with genuine delight. She likes the spacious grandeur of the desert scenery has her favorite horse dog, while the
Van Dykes are excellent neighbors. Her address is Daggett, Cal. I've been stupid miserable all winter with the Grippe, the
last attack came near making an end of me, hence delay in reply to your kind letter, Poor brave Helen will be delighted to
hear from you I am with sincere regard to Mr Bailey faithfully yours John Muir