Creator

W[illiam] P. Gibbons

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Alameda 4/ 1897_

Dear John.

I waked up three days ago with a clear brain surmounting my cervical pedistle. The old fellow had been skedaddling off in various directions for about three consecutive months without permission & I suppose he found no better quarters than those he was brought up in so he concluded to return home. I'm quite [illegible] to see him & as he gets pretty good treatment, he may remain a little longer into '86. Three months occlusion from the world is a pretty serious matter; & when you come to add it on to the jag end of life, it is quite a serious abstraction from the little that is left. I will not be able to go out for some time, so you must call in & see me. With kindest remembrances to the family I am as ever

Affectionately yours

W. P. Gibbons_

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Location

Alameda [Calif.]

Circa Date

1897 April [1]

Source

Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir09_0855-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 09, Image 0855

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

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