Creator
J[ohn] M. Vanderbilt
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[letterhead]We are leading a very quiet life this winter reading & studying. At present I am engaged in writing a vocabulary of the [illegible] language which when finished will have [pointed?] for general use – I am assisted in it by MR McLean the signal [illegible] observer stationed here. This steamer brought to Sitka the Messrs. Krouse two German scientist who intend to remain in this section till next fall – this winter they will remain at our Chilcoot post & may make a trip to [illegible] in the spring, -going overland. They said that they would have liked very much to have met you in San Francisco We want to see you very much indeed & hope that you will find it attractive this way next season.01032
Location
Sitka, Alaska
Date Original
1881 Dec 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0744-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0744
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
