Creator

Therese Yelverton

Recipient

[John Muir]

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[illegible] China. and have [illegible] you and [illegible]kok in a few days [illegible]ing vessel called the Lizzie [illegible] just to meet with wonderful things in cochin China and shall then return to [England?] by way of the Cape of Good Hope. You had better address a letter to me there as I am going to stop there and shall get all letters forwarded to me there. I send this to Mrs Carr as the safest way of reaching you. remember me kindly to her and tell her how delighted she would be with the splendid vegetation of the Sandwich Island. She ought to visit them so ought you and you ought to go in a [illegible] vessel as I did. The voyage is perfectly delicious. I presume you are still in the valley or have you in your [rambles?] discovered another one. Find one for me without snow.[5]

Location

Hong [Kong?]

Date Original

[1872] Jan 22

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20 x 31 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir02_0659-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 02, Image 0659

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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.

Page Number

Page 3

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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