Creator
M[ay] F. Benton
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Dear Mr Muir
The address you desired is
Mrs Emily Wilson
593 Sycamore St. Oakland
Mrs Gaskell gave it me and said Mr Wilson had been paralized so he can scarcely walk. Mrs Gaskill wished herself and husband to be remembered to you. They wish you might call sometimes. Frequent illness and constant work make me seemingly neglectful of my duties so you must excuse the,
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delays in answering you. Though eighty six, mother has still to [bear?] her part of earning the daily living and it leaves us no time for visiting, or in fact leisure of any kind. Your girls will doubtless have the advantage of attending the University some day so we may hope to see you all then. Neither mother or I can use our eyes at night so we are just slowly and delightfully dipping into your work bit by bit.
Sincerely
M. F. Benton.
Location
[place unknown]
Circa Date
[1902]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Benton, May F., "Letter from M[ay] F. Benton to John Muir, [ca. 1902] ." (1902). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4803.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4803
Resource Identifier
muir12_0899-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 12, Image 0899
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
