Creator
Irene Grosvenor Wheelock
Recipient
John Muir
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[1][letterhead]Saturday May 24 1902Dear Mr Muir,On my return from your pleasant home last Wednesday I found my sister's family quarantined with diphtheria and my two little folks in the care of a friend at the hotel. The patient was my nephew a student at Stanford who was sent home sick that day. On this account I have come here for a few days but leave for Pacific Grove tomorrow where I want to put in at least a month of bird study before going to Lake Tahoe03009[2][letterhead]meanwhile I want to express to you and Mrs Muir my grateful appreciation of the courtesies you extended to me, a stranger. Mr Muir's charming tact made me feel at ease in spite of my mortification at having to intrude on your hospitality for the night. Had I known there was no hostelry at Muir I would have timed my visit so as to return the same day. But it is "An ill wind that blows no body good" and while my stay was an imposition on your scotch hospitality03009
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1902 May 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 14 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir12_0432-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0432
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
