Creator
John M. Vanderbilt
Recipient
John Muir
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[1][letterhead][Silka?] Alaska June 9 1880My dear Mr. MuirI have just received your very welcome letter of April 12th & most heartily congratulate you on the very happy event of life in which I am joined by my wife who is here with me, you can hardly realize how happy your letter made us feel and we assure you that we will take advantage of the first opportunity offered to visit you which will probably be next fall or winter. We want very much to meet your wife & it would afford us the greatest pleasure if you can extend your wedding trip to this section where we would entertain you in sailing about the country. The Steamer [illegible] is
Location
Sitka, Alaska
Date Original
1880 Jun 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 20 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir04_0199-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0199
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
