Creator
J [ohn] M. Vanderblit
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
01073[5]One of the brothers named Krause from Germany sent out here in scientific research, returned home by the June steamer, the other brother is still at Chilcoot where he will remain till fall, his labor is devoted to the peninsula between the Chiloot & Chillkaht inlets and adjacent country. I have seen Brother Young once this season when I made a short trip with him on the mail steamer from this place to Sitka – he was then bound for [Cordova?] Bay to establish a brother missionary among the Hydah indians, I received a letter from him by the east steamer in which he described a seal hunt on the ocean in which he had taken part. I expect him here some time this fall to witness a whale hunt, you know he is very fond of sport of that kind. We often speak of you and enjoy very much your articles in Scribners & trust that we will some day meet you again & make the acquaintance of
Location
Kilisnoo, near Sitka, Alaska
Date Original
1882 Aug 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0888-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0888
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 5
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
