Creator
Katharine Hooker
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]face already. They are looking for a house. It would be convenient for them to board for a while, but nobody will have a consumptive about.Mrs. Hark the Lark has lately had a letter from you that sounds very busy. You must have found a good deal to do. Is'nt it cold and lonely too?Ever affectionately yoursKatharine Hooker[1][letterhead]Monday MorningDear Mr MuirAfter writing up to you about "Stickeen" for Mr [Thacker?], I concluded to give my last copy (of those you gave me) to another deserving person and send Mr [Thacker?] something else.04517
[2]I weighed the matter carefully in the crevices of time I have just now!The poor Willards have lost their home. It burned to the ground two days ago, a total loss. Is it not too cruel! The fire was caused by a bungling workman from the gas company who caused an[3]explosion in the cellar in some way, they hardly know [how?]. Anyway the house filled with gas, went in about half an [hour?]. I have taken the three of them in here, till they can get their breath and look about them. They are very brave, but it is a sad thing. Charles Willard was working against as heavy odds as he could
Location
[Los Angeles ?]
Circa Date
[1910 Dec 18]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hooker, Katharine, "Letter from Katharine Hooker to John Muir, [1910 Dec 18 ?]." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5203.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5203
Resource Identifier
muir19_1000-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 1000
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
