Creator
Anne W. Cheney
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
New York [Lindsor?] Hotel Sunday June 2[?]the 1874
My dear Mr. Muir.
I have put my-self into a physician’s hands. I am dying of heat in consequence in this crowded city, can only write you a few words of thanks, for your last charming letter, & how glad I am on your account & [illegible] my own that you are going into the wilds,
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again, for of course we cannot look for as many of your di- lighted letters, as when you were in the city – so follow you in your articles in the Overland, & it makes us feel sometimes, as if we were in the Valley again – [illegible] too have begun our wanderings; after the doctor des[illegible] we we shall drift about in the summer from one cool place to another, going home, from time to time to take a fresh start Did I tell you that I had a letter from Charlie Stoddard, from Rome, quite cheerful & pleasant, only longing for us to be with him as he got rather lonely at times – I cannot write more, it is my right side that has been affected & my hand give out – With kindest regards from father who is here with me Believe me [illegible] your friend Anna [illegible]. Cheney
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Location
Windsor Hotel, New York
Date Original
1874 Jun 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 29.5 x 13.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Cheney, Anne W., "Letter from Anne W. Cheney to John Muir, 1874 Jun 28." (1874). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 276.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/276
Resource Identifier
muir03_0102-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0101
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
