Creator
Henry E. Howland
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
LAW OFFICES OF ANDERSON, HOWLAND & MURRAY,35 WALL STREET (MILLS BUILDING).HENRY H. ANDERSON,HENRY E. HOWLAND,GEO. WELWOOD MURRAY,HENRY B. ANDERSON.New York, January 2nd, 1897.John Muir, Esq.My dear Mr. Muir:-Permit me to recall myself to you as a companion with you on a very pleasant trip through a part of the Yosemite Valley in 1889, and several days thereafter as a participant with you in some social affairs in this City, notably, a dinner with Miss Barney.I hear from Professor Sargent that he has been with you this summer, and his experience accords with that of everyone who has had the pleasure of your companionship, and I am very sorry that my absence in Europe deprived me of the pleasure of seeing you.One of my sons is a "mighty Nimrod" and is an enthusiast as to large game. He has spent several weeks for three successive years at and around Jackson's Hole and beyond getting a few elk and one or two bear has not many trophies from his rifle. I may add, however, that he is a true sportsman and although he might have shot any amount of elk and mountain sheep he refrained from doing so from love of the animals, contenting himself with one or two of the male species. He told me that he might have shot02206
Location
New York
Date Original
1897-01-02T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0578-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0578
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
