Creator
J[ohn] D[aggett] Hooker
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]less tired and happier all the day long.We shall be glad to hear from you at any and all times we want to keep close tabs on your movements and doings. Dont forget us irreverererent wretch tho' we be--we dont aim to be wicked, but just--altho our hope for heaven is limited.Joy be with you and good luckFaithfully yoursJno D Hooker[1][letterhead]4/24/11Good morning Capt JohnHere is the Lark [illegible]ing about with fine flowers hunting for your Buttonhole. Saying this would please Mr Muir I am sure. The garden is in its glory. I've just filled all the vases with the fairest flowers on [earth?] and they provoke the hymns even to the doxology.I try not to let my neighbors find fault with [the?]04983
[2]Echoing songs The glorious sun smiles upon us and the skies above are deep blue; at night the glorious band of stars march over us in their silent sparkling way. Venus is bright enough to cast a shadow and old Jupiter with its string of moons makes a beautiful picture in the "scape. Katharine and her band are[3]at the beach for a few days. They will find the inside of the house fully decorated with the gardens glow when they return. Alice and Fred are busy and Chupins the car takes us out to see the glorious bloom all about and the green green hills, poppin by the million--and dandelions!!!!!!We miss you and hope to hear that you are
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1911 Apr 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 28 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hooker, John Daggett, "Letter from J[ohn] D[aggett] Hooker to John Muir, 1911 Apr 24." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6061.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6061
Resource Identifier
muir20_0245-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0245
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
