Creator
James D. Butler
Recipient
[recipient unknown]
Transcription
Madison, Wis., Oct 31st, 1888My Dear Sir:I make haste to answer your questions:1. My letter to Muir in May, 1869, and received by him in July of that year, was addressed to him in San Jose, hundreds of miles from the Yosemite. When writing I had not resolved to visit California at all, and in July had no definite plan of a tour there save to visit a sister of my wife in San Jose. In that city, or near it, I believed Muir to be till I saw him step forth from the bushes on the bank of the Merced River.2. General Alvord had no party in coming to the Yosemite except myself. He had never been heard of by Muir. Jones my companion in climbing the mountain, was a companion thrown in my way by chance.3. We reached Sacramento,--thinking to go at once to San Francisco,--but learning that Sacramento was a good starting point for the valley, we made that city our starting point, and started at once.Trusting this explanation may make all clear. I am very cordially yours,James D. Butler[Typed from newspaper clipping found in JM scrapbook.]
Location
Madison ,Wisc.
Date Original
1888 Oct 31
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Butler, James D., "Letter from James D. Butler to [recipient unknown], 1888 Oct 31." (1888). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 1793.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/1793
Resource Identifier
muir05_1196-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 1196
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
