Creator
Katharine Gorrill
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[2]and your interest in the little t[illegible] most precious possession. She is a joy from morning until night and Will and I are two very happy people. Truly hope that we can prove to be the parents that we want to be.Now about your gift - I want to get some thing[1]Dear Mr MuirYou certainly are a fairy godfather! To think of you sending our baby another of those bright gold pieces - well - I don't know just what I can say that will tell you how much I appreciate your kindness04906 [3]that she can use and keep always so my plan is this - to buy a high chair which she needs and will use every day with half of the money and some thing with the other half that she can treasure always as coming from you.When we have any more good pictures of her you shall have one so that you can see her progress in this happy world.Will joins me in my thanks and appreciation and together we wish you the happiest of New Years. Ever sincerely Katharine Gorrill 2725 [Dwight?] Way.
Location
[Berkeley, Calif.]
Circa Date
[1910 Dec]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 14 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Gorrill, Katharine, "Letter from Katharine Gorrill to John Muir, [ca. 1910 Dec]." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5211.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5211
Resource Identifier
muir19_1028-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 1028
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
