Creator

Lizzie B. Williams

Recipient

Mrs. [Louie] Muir

Transcription

00937



M[illegible] Park July 21st 1880

Dear Mrs Muir:

I wrote you yesterday inviting yourself and Mr Muir to visit us on Saturday, but it is, with true disappointment and vexation that I write asking you to post pone it – but not for long time. Being a miserable woman I find myself unable to leave here this week – Truly there is a fatality over our coming together When does Mr Muir go away? Not very soon I hope. Accept my love, for his sake as I hope soon to have you for your own — With kindest regards to your Father and

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mother, I am yours Affectionately Lizzie B [Welliand?]

Location

Menlo Park, [ Calif]

Date Original

1880 Jul 21

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir04_0258-md-1.pdf

File Identifier

Reel 04, Image 0257

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

2 pages

Keywords

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

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