Creator
Irene G. Wheelock
Recipient
John Muir
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[B]forwarded from Peking China. One of them a year old the other more than 2 yrs & still as good as new in their same package & with yours came ten from my own family In [this?] m[illegible] [May?] 1903 I went with President Roosevelt to Yosemite Then started on an excursion more than a year long. Visited many of the famous parks & art galleries of Europe spending almost a week or ten days at London, at Pa[illegible] [illegible] Rotterdam Amsterdam the Hague [illegible]yden, St Petersburg Moscow - From Moscow I went to S[illegible] thence along the Black Sea to Botoum then to Tiffis, through the Caucasus by the Darliel Pass back to Moscow, Then across the [illegible]s, Siberia, M[illegible][C]looking at forests [illegible] gls people etc. from [Vladivostock?] to Korea Japan China Singapore India Up the Himalaya Thence to Egypt. up the Nile thence to Ceyl[illegible] to Australia, N. Z. M[illegible] Hong Kong & home by way of Japan & [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] travel in the woods letters had hard work to find me. But the loss of your letter was no loss to your book for it is all rightly [illegible] has beautiful p[illegible] in bright & [illegible], & will able to make its way on its own wings.We all remember your visit with pleasure & hope to see you at our [homes after?] wh[illegible] You come to this [illegible] th[illegible] c[illegible]
Location
Evanston, Ill.
Date Original
1903 Sep 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 24 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0816-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0816
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 4
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
