Creator
Edwin H. Abbot
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
to write it myself, I hope this fiends Professor Herrick of Chicago University (just arrived from Europe) who was Philip's College Chum, and companion in his Mexico town and the ascent of W. [Dana?] and the mountains about Yo Semite will furnish you a really excellent meeting. He not only has been on the most intimate terms of friendship, and knew Philip better than almost anybody else, but is himself so skilled a writer, that he can give you what is worth the subject as well as your proceedings. If this will not be[1]Cambridge, Mass. [letterhead]September 19, 1896.John Muir, Esq.San Francisco, CaliforniaDear Mr. Muir,Accidents have prevented my earlier reply to the suggestions of Gen.l Abbot of your wish for an account of my son, Philip Stanley Abbot, for the proceedings of the Sierra Club of San Francisco, of which I now learn Philip was a member. Thinking it best not02152
Location
Cambridge, Mass
Date Original
1896-09-19T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0402-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0402
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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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
