Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Theodore P.] Lukens
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[in margin: darling Lottie & her Mother Ever yrs truly John Muir]glad of my visit to his home. Mellick was mistaken trees only 8 ft in diameterMartinez, July 1, 1897My dear Mr LukensYour little visit at our house was greatly enjoyed by us all. & we hope you got home safely & found your family well. I have just been writing to Sargent about those wonderful oaks 16 ft in diameter & Douglas Spruce 400 to 500 ft high, also about the Paton hemlock in the San Gabriel Mountains Now Ill be on Puget Sound this summer with Sargent & I write now for exact information as to how we will find those immense Douglas spruces. Also give me the address of those glorious oaks. If after you visit them you find them 16 ft in dia I will promise to come right down & see them myself. Remember me to Mrs Lukens & convey my thanks for her kindness when I was in Pasadena last summer, & remember me to
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1897 Jul 1
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0951-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0951
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
