Creator
Thomas T. Bisset
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Rose Cottage,Woodbush,Dunbar.31-8-14.Mr. Muir,Dear Sir,Thanks very much for your lovely book- "The Mountains of California" which I received the other day. It is very kind of you indeed to send me it and I appreciate it very much. The Book is nicely illustrated and on glancing through it I see it will interest me greatly. I am just going to start now and read it over.Is'nt this a dreadful war?Our old Town of Dunbar is very busy, it is a Cavalry Depot and Reserves & recruits for various regiments are mobilized here and sent to the front, over 3,000 men have been passed through Dunbar Depot already and recruits for Kitchener's army are arriving05832
here daily. I notice several Canadians amongst the recruits.The town & all along the coast line is being guarded by the Territorials The Territorials are men raised in place of the old volunteers.We dont see much shipping here now, everything appears to be at a standstill a few war vessels cruise about here and watch the Forth,I hope the war will soon be over.With sincere thanks & good wishesI amyours faithfullyThomas F. Bisset
Location
Dunbar [Scotland]
Date Original
1914 Aug 31
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Bisset, Thomas T., "Letter from Thomas T. Bisset to John Muir, 1914 Aug 31." (1914). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6628.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6628
Resource Identifier
muir22_0605-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0605
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
