Title:
Letter from [Jeanne C. Carr ] to John Muir, 1872 Apr 9.
Creator:
[Jeanne C. Carr ]
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1872 Apr 9
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir02_0772-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 33 x 21.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
San Mateo, [Calif]
Rights:
Copyright status unknown
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Transcription:
San Mateo, April 9th, 1872. Dear John, Yours of received, giving notice of house building. Had I written you a week ago
as I was on the point of doing the letter would have pleased you more than this will. For in the meantime a building appropriation
for the University of 300,000, makes the Berkeley residence nearer to our hopes, and involves large plans which will require
no little oversight. It is impossible to tell whether Dr. Carr will be loosened at all this summer, and I write to say that
you must not let your plans be affected by ours. My friends the Daggetts of Chicago will be here about the first of May to
stay three months--to Yosemite of course, perhaps to Shasta later. I shall expect to accompany them until something comes
to make it impossible. They spent the winter year before last in Northern Africa --last year in Greece and Palestine. Mrs.
D. is an excellent botanist, deep hearted towards all nature. He is a pure piece of human nobleness. Well the rest you will
find out for yourself. They are of my dearest ones, and thoughts of such a summer as may be among the possibilities keeps
me awake when I should sleep. If I take them into the Valley what route should I choose? Mr. Benton thinks from Clark to
top of Sentinel D. one day, then back to Inspiration Point. I like the education of the senses gained by Rest of letter
evidently lost Jeanne C. Carr