Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Helen [Muir Funk]

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We shall never forget his great kindess to us in our darkest trouble days.I have just written & telegraphed my sympathy to the family.With kindest affectionate regards to Buel & the babe I am ever your devoted fatherJohn MuirSend your letters direct to above address for this Harriman residence will be my home for a month or six weeks[letterhead]New York CityMay 25 1911Darling HelenIts delightful to get your sweet mother & child letters, and I'm glad Mrs F. is now getting better.I have just received a telegram from the Hooker family announcing the sudden death of our friend J. D. Hooker. He died yesterday about 8 hours after undergoing a surgical operation.

Location

New York

Date Original

1911 May 25

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0318-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0318

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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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