Creator
John Muir
Recipient
T[heodore] P. Lukens
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[in margin: he had just returned from Van Dykes. he built a home there for his Helen. praises the Van Dykes. thanks me more and more for finding Van D. peace for them]Martinez Jan. 7, 1908Dear Mr Lukens,I have just returned from Daggett, after building a small cottage on charming Van Dyke's ranch close by his hospitable home & getting Helen comfortably settled with her companion. It is just the ideal place & Helen is already much better. She is charmed & delighted with the grand desert scenery & climate & with grand Van Dyke & family. Everlasting thanks dear friend for guiding is there in our time of sore trial. I'm going back in a few days with needed house supplies, & will write soon. With warm regards & best New Years wishes I amfaithfully yours John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1908 Jan 7
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir17_0033-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0033
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
