Creator
Louie Strentzel Muir
Recipient
Eliza L. Phelps
Transcription
Briggsville Wis. Sept 8th. 1904 My Dear Mrs. Muir: I told you I would send you the letter written by Susie A. Waters in 1888 describing her visit to your home and many other places in Cal. I will send it with this letter. When I read it over after my return, I found the descriptions of places which I visited so perfect and the whole letters so interesting that I am going to ask you to return it after you have read it and allowed others to see it to when you think it will be of interest. I think [Ette] will enjoy it and perhaps the Miss Griffins and Mrs. John [Sivett].I am very well at the present time though thinner than I usually get in summer. Today I weighed 113 ½#. My work in the office seems to agree with me and I like it. I have a lovely view across the lake. Just now the water has a beautiful pink tinge shading to very dark shade pink and the western sky is beautiful. We have had a great deal of rain this season and the early summer was too cold for some gains, but the warm weather so far this month is very favorable for maturing corn and late potatoes. We had an abundance of small fruits and peaches are very plentiful and cheap in the market. Brother is expecting a barrel of Bartlett pears which I shall enjoy. I often think of the oranges which I gathered in your orchard. Many pleasant memories linger of my California trip and I hope to go again some time. I think you must enjoy hearing Mr. Muir talk of his trip last year. With kindest regards to Mr. Muir and the young ladies and a hope that you may enjoy good health and every blessing. I am most sincerely Your friend Eliza L. Phelps Briggsville Wis.
Location
Briggsville, WI
Date Original
1904-09-08
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Phelps, Eliza L., "Letter from Eliza L. Phelps to Mrs. Muir [Louie Strentzel Muir], 1904 Sep 8" (1904). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6767.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6767
Resource Identifier
1904 Sep 8 Eliza L Phelps to Mr and Mrs Muir
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
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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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
