Creator
Alice W. Rollins
Recipient
[Louie] Muir
Transcription
[letter sideways on page]
[1]
[letterhead]
Occidental Hotel. San Francisco. Sunday.
Dear Mrs. Muir-
We gave the boxes of grapes for Miss [Leidance?] in charge of the express, but they were not delivered last night, and the clerk thinks they will not be till tomorrow. We found, however, to our great regret, that Miss [Leidance?] had already left for Los Angeles. We leave ourselves tonight for Salt Lake, & I have taken the liberty to ask
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[page written on sideways]
[2]
the clear at the hotel to have the boxes, if delivered tomorrow, sent to Kate Wiggin's mother & sister, as it seemed too bad for them to be lost utterly.
I cannot begin to tell you all the pleasant memories of yesterday that will have an abiding place in our hearts. We shall never forget drinking Zinfandel from its own purple bulb as well as from larger glasses & the entire recollection will be one of sunshine only not too dazzling because
Location
San Francisco
Circa Date
[1887]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Recommended Citation
Rollins, Alice W., "Letter from Alice W. Rollins to [Louie] Muir, [ca. 1887]." (1887). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1736.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1736
Resource Identifier
muir05_0912-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 0912
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
