Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
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me to Century Office saw lots of people there, Then to the Netherlands Hotel to see Harriman He was glad to see me. Was propped up in bed,- is getting well fast. The children con[illegible]ing from scarlet fever. They are going to sail June 5th all well & [illegible]sted after their terrible
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[letterhead]
New York May 29th
1903.
6 A.M.
Dear Louie, We have just come aboard & found our rooms. We sail in an hour & a half - a fine ship.
Yesterday morning we left Boston around 4 P M-
Johnson met me at station, Took
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family. But I had agreed to dine with the Gilders There I had good time Everybody kind & flattering Johnson brought me to hotel at 11 o'clock. The Sargents & I went to bed at 12-30!. Got up at 4.45. Think of it! Yet feel well. Had fine rest at Sargents
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trials- Appendicitis, fever strikes etc. He is one of the bravest & most hopeful of men.
After chatting half an hour he told me to cable anything we wanted on the China steamship. invited me to dinner saying I would see the whole
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[letterhead]
Gilder wants me to go to Carnegies [illegible] Kibo. - says invitation will be waiting me at Edinburgh & London.
Goodbye
Heaven bless you all
Your affectionate husband
John Muir
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Location
New York
Date Original
1903 May 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1903 May 29." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2646.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2646
Resource Identifier
muir13_0592-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0592
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
