Creator
C. C. Parry
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[in margin: Dr. Parry]
01317
526. [Eddy?] St. San Francisco Aug 26th 1888
Dear Muir
We hear you have got back from Puget Sound &c no doubt with a good supply of glacial scratches and picturesque impressions. not however I hope as Dr. Hagen the entomologist said of his trip in Montana. [illegible] "that he brought back the marks of every rock in Montana on his back- side"! Well you must come & report or give us a chance to hear you talk somewhere. You heard I suppose the sad news from Chico. Mrs Bidwells case pronounced "confirmed consumption" and she advised to leave Chico for
a more bracing climate. it is sad, and the genl is heart_broken. Such a happy home broken up I whall never want to see it again only as I remember it in the past.
Well you will be down to town often and the new [illegible] establishment is not far from our quarters We conclude however to return East next month about 2[illegible] and so must make the best of our remaining stay.
Somebody with plenty of money has consented to publish some of Dr. Kelloggs three sketches, will commence with the Oaks; Mr. [illegible] is to edit it and will commence at once. I hope it will be something creditible to the dear old fellows memory.
A[illegible] matters "in state gov" the chief scientific work - black-balling? There is to be a grand base ball game at next meeting 1st Monday
in Sept to [illegible] take the first toss _ who will it hurt? I hope you manage to get a "leg of mutton" with or without the treat_ Did you meet [Mssers?] Mrs McKinneys outfit? [satirical drawing]!
What did you see in the way of &c &c
I suppose you have had some stories to concoct for Anne Wanda? Did Miss Annie reach home safely?
You see there is much to answer and you had better commence at once
Mrs. P joins in regards to yourself & family Yours truly CC. Parry
Location
…San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1888 Aug 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Parry, C. C., "Letter from C. C. Parry to John Muir, 1888 Aug 26." (1888). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1783.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1783
Resource Identifier
muir05_1150-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 1150
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
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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
