Creator
M. S. Husted
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]probably know this is the great tea shipping port of China and I am taking the liberty of sending you a box of the best obtainable. If I remember rightly you are parcial to a good cup of tea and I hope this will "tickle your palate" as the saying goes.It is first season and all selected stock. As you know I am an appriser ain the chinese customs and in such a position where we examine and pass many tons of tea each working day I have a chance to get as much as I like to have, and of any quality.Kindly accept the tea with my compliments and best wishes for yourself and family.I am honoured to sign myselfYour FriendM. S. HustedI. M. CustomsHaukowChina03749
Location
Haukow China
Date Original
1906-07-12 00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir16_0327-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0327
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
