Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Henry G.] Bryant, 1908 Dec 22 .
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:
[Henry G.] Bryant
Date:
1908 Dec 22
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_1088-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez, Calif.
Rights:
Copyrighted
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Original in possession of Mr. H. G. Bryant. Martinez, Cal. Dec. 22, 1908 Dear Mr. Bryant: I am very sorry to say that
I'll not be able to be with you at the meeting of the American Alpine Club this year. Several months ago I took a severe bronchial
cold or the grippe that keeps me a prisoner here. In all my mountaineering I never took a single cold of any sort. In the
lowlands I seldom get through a single winter unscathed. But for a' that a' that I hope to see you all ere long make the acquaintanceof
every climber of the club. As to the cost of crossing the continent, it is not in the way at all. I would gladly go farther
to see a new tree,much more to meet the able mountaineers of the American Alpine Club. Please assure our board of directors
that I sincerily appreciate the kindness confidence honor so generously bestowed upon me. Faithfully Yours John Muir0