Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
November 28, 1898
X. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. V. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUSL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
John Muir, Esq.,
Martinez, Cal.
My dear Muir,
Here are some notes which came to you after you left and which I have not before forwarded because I have expected a line from you giving your address, but by this time you must be half way across the continent.
I hope you had a glorious time of it in Florida and Louisiana, and that you found everybody well on your return. Please tell Mrs. Muir that we enjoyed very much our all too brief glimpse of you.
we are delighted with the photograph of you by Hollinger, showing you with a hat on and writing in your note-book [illegible]
Faithully yours,
[illegible]
P. S. I see that the Atlantic announces an article by you on the "Grand Canon of the Colorado." If I remember rightly, when I mentioned that topic to you as one that we desired to have you write about, you said it was impossible
[illegible]
J. M. 2
for you to write on that subject until you should go there and study it up more. Our friend Page is a little precipitate in his announcements sometimes; perhaps he has jumped to conclusions in this instance.
Location
New York
Date Original
1898 Nov 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood, "Letter from R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson to John Muir, 1898 Nov 28." (1898). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2316.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2316
Resource Identifier
muir10_0525-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0525
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
