Creator
Mary E. Newton
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]Hoping that we may sometime have the pleasure of a visit from you in our house, and thanking you in advance for the directions asked, I am,Very sincerely your friend,Mary E. Newton.June 4, 1910.[1] (June 4, 1910)820 Worthington PlaceOmaha.My dear Mr. Muir:We expect to leave Omaha on the 16th inst. for New York by a round about route, sailing July 6 on the Campania for England. We want to visit Dunbar, Scotland, while over there, and wish you would write us just how we may04779
[2]find your old home. The memory of our delightful visit with you last summer will give the place an added meaning for us. We wish that you were going with us, that we might see Scotland through your all-observing Scotch eyes.Mr. Newton plans to return in September and the children and I[3]in October, putting in the latter part of our time in France. How I wish we might send you some of the French bread we shall enjoy there!We often talk of our visit to Muir Woods and to your home, and the children always end by smacking their lips over the delicious peaches that grow in front of your house.
Location
Omaha [Nebr.]
Date Original
1910 Jun 4
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Newton, Mary E., "Letter from Mary E. Newton to John Muir, 1910 Jun 4." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5022.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5022
Resource Identifier
muir19_0455-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0455
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
