Creator
Betty Averell
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[1][letterhead]Dear Mr Muir,You see that at last the Avenells are in the Canadian woods. having delightful cool days with sunshine everywhere. And the nights are wonderful indeed, the stars reflect in the great waters & the moon makes its own pathway almost from shore to shore.So often as I look across the05256
[2]broad St. Lawrence I wonder about your wanderings up & down the Amazon.Do hurry up and write very full accounts of that thrilling trip. I want so to hear all about it!Your last two letters reached me, one here, the other when I was in the Adirondacks. & I was mighty glad to have news of you.Somehow you have filled me with [illegible] spirit for trees[3][letterhead]& growing leaves & blossoms & with a [guilty?] feeling of growing appreciation. I "take to the woods" almost naturally, you see!September will find us back in Rochester again. [Then?] we hope to hear from you. Mother adds her love to mine. We miss you. come East05256
[4]again soon - [illegible] come to us -Faithfully your friendBetty AverellAugust 19th
Location
Pointe-au-Pic, [Quebec]
Circa Date
[1912] Aug 19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 14 cm.
Recommended Citation
Averell, Betty, "Letter from Betty Averell to John Muir, [1912 ?] Aug 19." (1912). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6336.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6336
Resource Identifier
muir20_1211-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1211
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
3 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
