Creator
Charlotte Hoffman
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[in margin: 902
Charlotte Hoffman]
[1]
Dear Mr. Muir,
Isn't this a glorious morning that 1905 is saying to us! I hope that the year may bring to you all the promise of the morning.
I am happier in having the picture than I can tell you. I like it better than any I have seen where was it taken? And I like very much the long line
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have really been but two short minutes. I made all the preparations for our Christmas and that took the first week, and since then I have had company to take care of, and the second week is gone. I should like to be on top of a mountain this minute, and shall tramp somewhere this afternoon, if only to the Berkeley hills.
I send a great deal of love to Mrs. Muir and to Wanda and Miss Helene, and to all good wishes for the new year. Kindly remember me to your sisters.
Always affectionately
Charlotte Hoffman
On New Year's Day in the morning.
[2]
of writing underneath. I have enjoyed it and my family and friends have more than any of my other good gifts. There is a heap of new books on my table, and there are a few fluffs and frills in my bureau drawer - I like the frills, but I like the books better. I'll tell you about them when I see you.
Wanda asked me to come up this holiday, and I wanted very much to, but the two weeks
Location
[place unknown]
Circa Date
[1905 Jan 1]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17 x 27 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, Charlotte, "Letter from Charlotte Hoffman to John Muir, [1905 Jan 1]." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3184.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3184
Resource Identifier
muir15_0019-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0019
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
