Creator
Laura Bell
Recipient
John Muir
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3. 408turned out, in fact we heard from a tea man that it might not sail until noon as the tea could not be loaded in the rain.We had afternoon tea at his bungalow, his sister doing the honors, and the house and grounds are charming. He was interested in your name as you were in the Muir in his firm. It was very kind in him to take charge of us as he did and we have had a very pleasant impression of Colombo at once, in consequence. I am giving this to the gentleman at our table to deliver to you, and now you have received one letter at any rate Wishing you a safe and pleasant journey home, and with regards from us all and pleasant recollections of our experiences together in Egypt and on the high seas, I am Sincerely, Laura Bell. 2.saying goodbye to our four American friends who waited for us here, taking the train to Kandy this afternoon so as to see us as soon as we landed. We shall probably [join?] them there in a few days.I am so sorry that you did not take the risk of going up there this morning so as to see the talipes palms and other uncommon trees - probably you will scoff at this and say they are not uncommon in this part of the world - however, I wish you had gone, as it is now posted up in the hotel that the Barbarossa does not sail until 8. A.M tomorrow and you would have enjoyed it so and had plenty of time as it
Location
Colombo
Date Original
1903 Dec 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 27.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0886-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0886
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
