Creator
Edith Simonds
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[2]delightful visit with you and we only regretted that it had to be so short.The grapes that you so kindly gave us have been such a treat all week and we thank you one and[1]1330 [illegible]ce St. - Berkeley.My dear Mr. Muir:-I am sending to you the pictures we took of you at your lovely home on Sunday last. It was such a04371 [3]all, all over again, for your kindness to us on Sunday.We have been thinking of you all alone in that big house and we all happened to think of a mutual friend that might fulfill your requirements in many ways. Charlie Keeler has promised to write you full particulars about the lad so I will only mention him with the hope that you will [5]of many wonderful works - symphonies, songs etc. His entire life work in manuscript form was burned in the San Francisco fire and a few charred remains are in my care with the hopes of having them copied some day.[4]allow him an interview with you at least.Hen[illegible] Holmes is the young man's name, son of the late Henry Holmes who was an artist of the first rank on the violin, as well as a composer04371 [6]Mr Holmes died some three years ago and left a widow, who, poor little soul, is now all crippled with rheumatism and depends for support on her [twin?] [sons?]. One son is a cellist at a cafe in S.F. with a paltry salary and the son we mention to you, Henit, has been without any employment for many many months. He has purchased a first class typewriter and learnt to use it to fine advantage (I enclose also a small sample of his work() - and so he [7]may possibly find favor in your sight. The two boys have had bachelor quarters on a cattle ranch in Arizona for many years, so he will be a fine companion without the aid of a servant.Dear Mr. Muir, for your [8]good sake I hope he may pass [muster?] should you care to at least try him - and the advantage to him and his mother would be beyond expression. He make no success in the commercial field, being no salesman and hating office work, so may [we?] have hopes!Thanking you again for the lovely visit of Thursday and with kindest greetings from the Simonds and the little [flower?]-[lover?] believe me to be,Most gratefully yours,Edith SimondsWednesday [illegible].04371
Location
Berkeley [Calif.]
Circa Date
[1909]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 13 x 20 cm.
Recommended Citation
Simonds, Edith, "Letter from Edith Simonds to John Muir, [ca. 1909]." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5978.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5978
Resource Identifier
muir18_1043-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 1043
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
6 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
