Creator
[Abbigail A. Allen]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[3]
of your books again and came on this little trip turning the key on the [illegible] door not leaving for any of my good neighbors to read in my absence. for this I have seen punished for my naughty selfishness.
I shall enclose a copy of [John?] Allens poem on "Sins of Omission" to the little daughter that sent me her Photo and if she so wishes one to the [illegible] brighter sister
Mrs Allen
02203
[1]
Alameda
Dec. 21st
Dear Mr Muir
It was too good of you to so quickly send August the story of the "Dog and the Glacier."
I think you must be in high favor with the Publisher to have found what you asked for so soon And how could you write such a [illegible] story without tears
I have shed tears and could only stopped them
[2]
I cried until I assuaged them my tears when I came to the place where you made him the dear beastie worthy of immortality.
The magazine reached Mr. Kay's Bank Saturday morning--Mr. Kay read the and brought the book home to [Hattie?] she read it and after lunch I have read it this day. Sunday. Day [illegible] too sacred for this reading.
The [illegible] cannot this be copied so it can be read over or over again.
It would make a lovely booklet. Does Copyrighting forbid the printing, without permission. When I think of this story villainously cut from my pet copy. I was so incensed I [illegible] I would never loan another volume
Location
Alameda [Calif.]
Circa Date
[1897] 21
Source
Original letter dimensions: 15.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Allen, Abbigail A., "Letter from [Abbigail A. Allen] to John Muir, [1897?] 21." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2049.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2049
Resource Identifier
muir09_1224-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 1224
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
