Creator

Thomas T. Bisset

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

Rose CottageWoodbush.DunbarScotland.10/4/14.Mr Muir.Dear Sir.I received your nice letter and handsome book, which I am highly delighted to possess. Since writing my first letter to you I have not been well, hence the reason in my delay in writing you. I have been under the Doctors' care, but pleased to say am all right again.Your book is most interesting the reading of your Boyhood does recall many happy bygone days to me as I used to be up to all the same pranks as scootchers roaming about the country, climbing walls & fighting battles at school, The words [sook-in-goats?], Dandy Doctors, Bumbees &c &c are all familiar to me, one very seldom hears them now05862

2.I have taken a photo of the Davel Boae and will send it on as soon as it is finished.The Grammar School is all pulled down and new ones built many years ago, they were known as The Burgh School and The Lamer School both separate, now they have been enlarge and combined as the Burgh School, however I have been successful in getting an old view which no doubt will interest you I will send it on with the Davel Boae one, To make sure of site of the Grammar School I asked some of the old Fishermen & they said it was Mortons & Lyons school and the present Burgh School is on the old site.With many thanks for your kindness in presenting me with your Book.Faithfully yoursThomas T. Bisset.05862

Location

Dunbar, Scotland

Date Original

1914 Oct 4

Source

Original letter dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir22_0703-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 22, Image 0703

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

Share

COinS
 
 
 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.