Creator

John Conness

Creator

John Conness

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[4]

to Mono lake, and I gave her the book which she would so much enjoy. She is a vigorous splendid woman whom you would have pleasure in meeting. She now lives on this side of the continent.
Please give my respects to the members of your family whom I will try to meet again when I visit California

[in margin: 93]

Most truly yours

John Conness


[1]

Mattapan. Mass

Aug 8th 1895

My Dear Mr Muir

It was due to myself and to you that I should before this date thank you and the members of your family for one of the most pleasant days of my life, spent in the Alhambra Valley.
I should have also kept my promise for a promise should be a bond, to send

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[2]

you the volumes of Kings survey.
As every derelict says, I have not forgotten my promise for today and sometime heretofore, my wife has endeavoured to identify the said volumes Vol 5 has thus far eluded our grasp, and we may not be able to find it, but the others and the atlas will go to you when the search is completed even if the lost book cannot be found.

[3]

The lady who was with me the day I saw you, came on to visit us, after my arrival at home, and we had a good time for she is one of the saints!
A few days since we had a call from Miss Helen McDowell the daughter of the General, when you were the subject of conversation. She went over the route you describe so well,

Location

Mattapan, Mass

Date Original

1895 Aug 8

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir08_1111-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 08, Image 1111

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

2 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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