Creator

Alice [Spencer Jones?]

Recipient

J. D. Hooker

Transcription

Form 2289 B.NIGHT LETTERTHE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANYINCORPORATED25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLDThis Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following Night Letter.Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Night Letters, sent at reduced rates, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount paid for transmission; nor in any case beyond the sum of Fifty Dollars, at which, unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued by the sender thereof, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.This is an UNREPEATED NIGHT LETTER, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.ROBERT C. CLOWRY, PRESIDENTBELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER287 CH CT 49 N. L.RECEIVED AT 191DATEDTOHinsdale NewHamp. June 9 10.J.D.Hooker,325 West Adams St.,Los Angeles, al.1540Had the finest kind of a trip all the way found everything well and most enthusiastic in their greeting inquiry for you on all sides and hope to see you all pleased with lovely gifts you sent had a rainy spring and the country beautiful but Oh my California.Alice1025APM.06263

Location

Hinsdale, N. H.

Date Original

1910 Jun 9

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 20.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir19_0479-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 19, Image 0479

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

1 page

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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