Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Florence M.] Bailey, 1907 Mar 8.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[Florence M.] Bailey
Date:
1907 Mar 8
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir16_0668-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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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, March 8, 1907 Dear Mrs Bailey; Many thanks for your kind letter the grand photographs. I have not yet seen the
Enchanted Mesa but can imagine it glowing in the wonderful plateau light. The aligator barked jumper our Sierra species are
my favorites of their sturdy old fashioned race. In spite of rain fog Helen has been gaining strength all winter is in fine
spirits. She is busy gardening is making the old lovely home look better than ever She is a fine house keeper brave able in
every way Wanda her husband wanted a home of their very own have gone to the Adobe by the little Orange Grove - leaving Helen
me alone. H. has written to your charming uncle James I will soon I am with all good wishes faithfully yours John Muir