Creator
Eliza S. Hendricks
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
823
611 N. Meridian St.
April 23, 1894
[in margin: Y. [A.?] Hendricks
Chico, Cal.]
My Dear Mr. Muir:
Yours of April 15 came me yesterday, and I hasten to give you my brother Thomas' address. It is Chico, Cal. It pleases me that you asked for it, for I hope you are either going to write to him, or what better, make them a visit. They are all great admirers of yours and would
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be delighted to see you. Dixie, the only daughter is a fine interesting girl. She came to the Fair two years ago, and visited her Hoosier kindred. Terry, the only boy is, according to account a fine manly fellow. I have not seen him since he was a baby. I want them both to know you.
It was kind of you to write so promptly. My fears are at rest. I hoped they were entirely groundless; but joking is rather hazardous, because it is liable to be misunderstood I am not afraid of you when I am talking, but writing is different. We do not always succeed in giving our exact meaning. Never be you afraid of me. I have always understood every little joke you have given me either verbal or written. Do not think I was influenced by Sidney Smith's dictum regarding the difficulty encountered in getting a joke into a Scotchman's brain. I wish you had told me when your Alaskan book is to be launched.
Every your friend S. Hendricks.
Location
Chico, Calif
Date Original
1894-04-23
Source
Original letter dimensions: 13 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Hendricks, Eliza S., "Letter from Eliza S. Hendricks to John Muir, 1894 Apr 23." (1894). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6841.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6841
Resource Identifier
muir08_0213-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0213
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
