Creator
A[lexander] W. Drake
Recipient
[Louie Strentzel] Muir
Transcription
January 17, 1895.
Mrs. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
My dear Mrs. Muir,
As I am confined at home by illness, I thought possibly you would pardon this letter by dictation, for I know it will be some time before I am able to write with my own hand, and I want to send you a copy of my Paderewski poem which I promised you, and which you see I have not forgotten. I enclose also a copy of a little poem called "Kensal Green" which is really a dirge that I wrote shortly after I buried my boy in London.I also want to tell you about the delightful opera season we are having in New York this winter. We have a wealth of talent - Nordica, Melba, Sybil Sanderson, Eames, the de Rezkes, Plancon and Maurel. We have heard the Huguenots, Faust, Don Giovanni,- in fact, we have had a splendid selection. I know how fond of music you are, and how much pleasure it would have given you. Perhaps one of these days you will come here in the winter and enjoy it all.
08548 I hope you are having a pleasant season in Martinez I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed the day in your home, and the kind hospitality of you and Mr. Muir. I hope the young ladies are well. My daughters are in school and very busy.I came home from the West with a renewed stock of health and have been very well indeed until two or three weeks ago when I caught this wretched cold which has made me very illindeed.
Did you see the fine things said of Mr. Muir's book in the New York newspapers? The "Evening Post" had a charming notice of it.I am sending you herewith one of our publications, called "P'tit Matinic Monotones" which is such a pretty bit of book making I thought you might care for it.With kind remembrance to all the members of your household, believe me to be, my dear Mrs. Muir,
Yours very sincerely,
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Location
New York
Date Original
1895-01-17
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Drake, Alexander W., "Letter from A[lexander] W. Drake to [Louie Strentzel] Muir, 1895 Jan 17." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6969.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6969
Resource Identifier
muir08_0735-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0735
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
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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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
