Creator

Betty Averell

Creator

Betty Averell

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[2]write to me & you see I don't hesitate to remind you of it! Early this morning I was re-reading one or two of your Amazon South America letters & they made me wild with desire to hear more[1]July 7th[in margin: Soon. The Rochester address always [illegible] me -Love to youfrom Betty.]809Rochester NYDear Mr Muir,I wonder if you've forgotten to keep the promise you made the day you left New York? The promise was to05220

[3]of your trip--including the Africa experiences. Our short glimpses in New York were so unsatisfactory. another [illegible] proof that I dislike the social civilization of a big town! If you were only to go into the Adirondacks with me this week wouldn't I be happy.In August Mother & I go up to Canada again & Will stays in hot Baltimore as usual. The Harrimans go out to one of the western ranches the end of July.All is well [illegible][illegible] & with us. Hopefully the same may be said of you & yours. Do let me hear from

Location

Rochester, N. Y.

Circa Date

[1912] Jul 7

Source

Original letter dimensions: 13.5 x 22.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_1095-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 1095

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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