Creator
Fannie P. Carter
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[1]
5358 Knox St
Germantown
Phila Pa.
11.26.1913.
Dear Friend:
John Muir.
We, my husband & I, have enjoyed reading the books thee has written & published of the California country, & thy travels through them so much alone, except the presence of our Heavenly Father whose beautiful works thee was passing through, & so much
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[2]
appreciated, there b[illegible]
I also read "Boyhood & Youth" & have wondered whether there was some other book between that, & the travels through California, for it stops too abruptly, we want to know more of thy life & of thy parents, & others of the family, who lived & toiled to make the home happy before you had to go forth into the busy world.
[3]
[illegible] are such books [illegible] give me the titles of those [illegible] has written, & I would appreciate it, & will be glad to read them.
Thy friend
Fannie P. Carter.
Location
Phila[delphia], Pa.
Date Original
1913 Oct 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Carter, Fannie P., "Letter from Fannie P. Carter to John Muir, 1913 Oct 25." (1913). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4138.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4138
Resource Identifier
muir21_0924-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 0924
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
