Creator
Katharine Bennett Gorrill
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[2]pleased with your thought of me that he telephoned to me as soon as he reached the office. The same afternoon we went off on a trip for two days and had such fun planning what we should buy. - First of all we are to get your books and maybe when you come to[1]Dear Mr MuirI'm sure I don't know how to tell you how much pleasure I have already had and am going to have in the more than generous gift you sent me through Will. He was so04922
[3]see me you will write in that. Then we are to buy a rug for the new home. This will help to give you a feeling of "at home" here and we hope that you will come and enjoy it with us. We have a spare room and you will always be welcome.Please remember me to Helen. I trust she is improving every day.Will and I both send our heartiest thanks to you and more appreciation of your wanting to give us something than I can express.Ever sincerelyKatharine Bennett Gorrill
Location
[Berkeley, Calif.]
Circa Date
[1910]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 13.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Gorrill, Katharine Bennett, "Letter from Katharine Bennett Gorrill to John Muir, [ca. 1910]." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5215.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5215
Resource Identifier
muir19_1040-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 1040
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
