Creator
Emily O. Pelton
Recipient
[John Muir]
Preview
Transcription
00911[4]I hope to make your wife’s acquaintance some time so why not introduce her to me in the way just mentioned. What has become of the book that was to come out last year! Mrs Jenks – “Aunt [illegible] asked me its title not long since and I could not tell her. The best of good wishes for you and yours from your sister Emily O [Pelton?]. Mrs Drake from Strawberry sends congratulations with your Bolinas friends. I have not heard from Aunt Sena since writing her you were to be married. It will be quite a surprise to her.[1]Bolinas [Main?] Co Cal April 29th, 1880Dear Brother JohnI was reminded today by the receipt of a nice package of cake and flowers for which remembrance many thanks, that you had been married two weeks, and I now think that you can bestow a few moments from your “honeymoon upon one of your old friends”. So I am going to have a one-sided chat with you. Firstly [then?] My heartiest congratulations for yourself and bride.
Location
Bolinas, Marin Co., Cal.
Date Original
1880 Apr 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0133-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0133
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
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.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
