Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Wanda [Muir Hanna]
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Transcription
lake region, return to Mombasa, & thence sail for home via Suez, Naples, & New York.I suppose I'll have to stop a while in N. Y. to read book proof but I should be in Martinez in May. Anyhow have letter with the home news awaiting my arrival in N. Y. c/o The Century Company Union Square New York CityRemember me to boys & Tom & the valley neighbors & friends especially the Reids & Swetts & Colemans & Will Muir.Ever devotedly Your fatherJohn Muir[letterhead]On board the steamer Windhuk near Zanzibar AfricaFeb. 2, 1912Dear Wanda,Ive had no home news since leaving S. America, but my long trip on two hot continents is nearing a close, & I'm looking homeward fondly hoping to find you well, after your illness reported by Helen.I'm now sailing up the East coast from Beira to Mombasa, after a wonderful trip from Capetown to the Zambesi Baobab forests & Victoria Falls. From Mombasa I intend making a short trip to the Nyanza05151
Location
Near Zanzibar [E. Africa]
Date Original
1912 Feb 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 29 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir20_0809-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0809
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
