Creator

Emily O. [Pelton] Wilson

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Emily Pelton

[1]

Pasadena Dec 22nd

493 E. Walnut St.

Dear old friend

I have just arrived in Pasadena and find that you have remembered me by a copy of "Your Boyhood" days. You dear dear John. you cant think how pleased I am to have the book.

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[3]

and I spent last summer East and just returned by way of Chico and Oakland.
Come and see your old time friend who thanks you so much for your remembrance.
With love and Christmas greetings from a sincere friend

Emily O Wilson




[2]

We shall so enjoy reading it. I am with Mrs Knox in her upstairs rooms and I hope you will find your way out to see us as soon as you come south.
It is a long time since you called here and found us away
You've been to South America, and I don't know where since then

Location

Pasadena [Calif.]

Circa Date

[1913] Dec 22

Source

Original letter dimensions: 18 x 27 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir21_1081-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 21, Image 1081

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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