Creator

Betty Averell

Recipient

John Muir

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[6]if you wouldnt put [up?] his name for the Sierra Club membership. I know he would appreciate it.Isaac Harter, esqDongan HillsStaten Island, NYis his addressNow, dear Mr Muir, may I ask a favor of you.Perhaps you will remember the dear little girl who went on our breakfast party when you were in Rochester? Grace Curtice was her name. She[7][letterhead]has just married a friend of mine of good Scotch birth Jesse Lindsay! He has climbed the Rockies often - & [in?] the Sierras he has camped. I want very much to give them as a wedding present your boyhood book. Your National Parks, Mountains of California & Stickeen-all handsomely bound. Now would you feel like writing just a line in those books. I would so appreciate it, & I know they 05557

Location

New York

Date Original

[1913] Sep 27

Source

Original letter dimensions: 23.5 x 14.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir21_0822-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 21, Image 0822

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

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