Creator
T[heodore] P. Lukens
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[in margin: Lukens on Big Oaks]Pasadena CalJune 30th 1897Dear Mr MuirOn my way home I met Mr C. Knapp of Carpentesca, and he has promised to send me branch and Photo of an oak tree at his place 32 feet in cir. and he thinks it is the largest in this country. but it is not. Mr. Mellick says he measured the one on the Beal Ranch and is is 49 feet around. as soon after the 4th as I can, I will go up am photo it and get branches and acorns and send youI send you some Photos02308
today that I took this year in our mountains. Also one of LottieMany thanks to you all for your kindess to me.With kindest regards from us all to you all im Respectfully T. P. Lukens
Location
Pasadena, Calif.
Date Original
1897 Jun 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Lukens, Theodore P., "Letter from T[heodore] P. Lukens to John Muir, 1897 Jun 30." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6704.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6704
Resource Identifier
muir09_0947-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0947
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
