Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

[William] Colby

Transcription

Los Angeles, Cal., April 15, 1911.325 West Adams Street.Dear Mr. Colby:-Of course we with thousands of others will long miss dear Keith. I am very sorry that I could not get up today for the funeral. Indeed I did not know the time of the funeral until this morning.I intend to get off on the Lark tomorrow night, arriving in San Francisco about nine Monday morning.I have a ,good word from President Taft. He says in any case the matter will not be considered until after the report of the Commission is sent in. To quote his own words - "You can be sure of that."Faithfully yours,[illegible]

Location

Los Angeles

Date Original

1911 Apr 15

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0231-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0231

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

The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html

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.

Copyright Holder

Muir-Hanna Trust

Copyright Date

1984

Pages

1 page

Keywords

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

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