Creator
Harry P. Hennessy
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
hotel BelmontNew YorkSeptember 28th 1914My dear Mr. Muir:Just a few minutes before I left San Francisco your photograph was received, and since we arrived here we have been very busy and the weather has been so hot that I regret to say it has caused me to delay writing to thank you for your picture.I don't know how to express my appreciation in words. If I could write plainly and clearly05855
mountain has a fascination which gives me the same pleasure as a great painting or a famous book.Again thanking you Mr Muir for your kindness, I ammost sincerely yoursHarry P. HennessyMr John MuirMartinez Callike you have done in your books you would know that it is high esteem for yourself and love of that great out-of-doors which you know so well that made me want your autographed pictured.I have your picture on my dresser now, and when I look at it I can forget the stuffy subway, the clatter of the street traffic and the noise of the elevated railroad, and picture those beautiful mountains and valleys that you love so well. I do not know them as you do and cannot solve their mysteries, but a grove of trees or a beautiful
Location
New York
Date Original
1914 Sep 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hennessy, Harry P., "Letter from Harry P. Hennessy to John Muir, 1914 Sep 28." (1914). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6650.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6650
Resource Identifier
muir22_0673-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0673
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
