Creator
G. S. Mackey
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
00848San Francisco, 2 June 1879My dear Sir, In enclose the promised letter of introduction to Mr. [ Walkem?], the premier of British Columbia. I also send you herewith, a circular letter addressed to my old Canadian friends, (with whom I recently travelled from the East) who are Engineers employed to explore a new route for the Canadian Pacific RRs, & whom I observe by the New= =papers, have gone up the Country in the direction of the Peace River — They are all good fellows and I hope you may [ fall?] in with them. Should you ever visit Europe I hope you will give
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me an opportunity of seeing a great deal more of you than my short stay in this city has enabled me to do. I do hope you and Mr. McGee will enjoy your visit to the Northern wilderness “muchly” Yours sincerely G.S. MacKayMr. Muir. San Francisco[in margin: Address in London ————————— G.S. MacKay 471 Fin[illegible] [Circus?] ————————————————]
Location
San Francisco, [Calif]
Date Original
1879 Jun 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Recommended Citation
Mackey, G. S., "Letter from G. S. Mackey to John Muir, 1879 Jun 2." (1879). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 485.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/485
Resource Identifier
muir03_1069-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 1068
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
