Creator
J. R. Anderson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
VICTORIA, October 21st 1897
Dear Mr Muir
I am in receipt of your letter of the 16th Instant and note you had received my last report. You will see some glaring evidences of ignorance in going through the work for which I am not responsible, notably Distribution of Trees "page 1137 which is of course rubbish, it was put in without my authority, as well as other matter which you may not notice.
I have been placed in receipt of your work "Mountains of California" which was sent to me by Mr Canby and which I am reading with much interest and pleasure, allow me, if it is not too late to congratulate you on it.
I have heard from Professor Sargent who I am glad
Professor John Muir,
Martinez,
CALIFORNIA-
02351
2. Prof: J. M.
to learn reached home safely. I regret very much that I was absent when you returned from Alaska and so missed seeing you, hoping however to have the pleasure of meeting you again in the near future.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your obdt. servt.
[illegible]
Depty: Minister of Agriculture.
Prof: John Muir,
Martinez,
CALIFORNIA-
02351
Location
Victoria, B. C.
Date Original
1897 Oct 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, J. R., "Letter from J. R. Anderson to John Muir, 1897 Oct 21." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2020.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2020
Resource Identifier
muir09_1110-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 1110
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
