Creator
Helen [Muir]
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
[1]Daggett, Aug. 2 - 08Dear PapaI received the deed and your letter yesterday. I will sign the deed and have it returned to you.Mr John Van Dyke came yesterday and expects to stay about two weeks. He said to tell you that he wants to know you and hopes you will come soon. He is a fine interesting man.All goes well here. The people here think the hot weather is04256 [3]cheered us all up, as usual, and the pineapple was the best ever - such a splendid ripe fine-flavored one. Tom's crate of peaches came too, and they also are mighty good. I ate six of them with milk for my breakfast this morning.Horse, dog and cats are well. Write when you are coming so someone can meet you.Always lovinglyHelen[2]about over now. It is very sultry most of the time with hot nights - no sudden changes. Dont worry about my going too far, that trip to Calico was the only excursion Ive taken, of any length, and I never ride any distance from the ranch without taking a coat. You can see a shower coming a long time before it reaches us, so get in before it hits.The fine box of Goldberg goodies reached us on No. 8 yesterday. Everything was in good shape. The candy
Location
Daggett [Calif.]
Date Original
1908 Aug 2
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, Helen, "Letter from Helen [Muir] to [John Muir], 1908 Aug 2." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5496.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5496
Resource Identifier
muir17_0805-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0805
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
