Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
[James] Murdock
Transcription
Martinez, Cal.
May 19, 1905.
Dear Mr. Murdock [Murdoch] :
Many thanks for kindly sending me newspapers, "Bennycook's Boy" and photographs of my old home in Dunbar.
I have just received a letter from Cousin James Hay announcing the death of his sister Sophia, Mrs. Jeffery, whom I very well remember when I made my visit to Birkenhead. I liked her very much and am sorry to hear the sad news. We are all about as usual except my daughter Helen, who had an attack of pneumonia two years ago and has not yet fully recovered. Therefore I mean to take her to Arizona for the summer, hoping the dry air will complete her cure.
We all remember your visit to us with great pleasure. Kindly remember me to Mrs. Murdock, and believe me
Ever faithfully your friend,
John Muir.
[In all the hand-written letters the spelling "Murdoch" seems to be clear, although the above typewritten letter stands uncorrected as "Murdock"]
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Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Date Original
1905 May 19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to [James] Murdock, 1905 May 19." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3333.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3333
Resource Identifier
muir15_0471-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0471
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
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The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
