Creator
Wm. Adams
Recipient
[John Muir]
Transcription
01085
18 November 1882
Dear Sir,
A short time back I read with much interest your paper on the Pine Forests of California and was much struck with the beauty of the specimens as seen by the engravings illustrating the paper. Not having any correspondent in America
To the writer of the Pine Forests of California In the Century Magazine
[Page 2]
I take the liberty of writing to you to ascertain from whom I could procure seeds of the various sorts of pines you write about By answering this you will lay me under an obligation which I will willingly endeavour to repay on my side.
I remain Dear Sir Yours faithfully Mr. Adams
Not knowing your address I have asked the Editor of the Century to direct this to you
Location
Adamshurst, Maritzburg, Natal, S. Africa
Date Original
1882 Nov 18
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Adams, William, "Letter from Wm. Adams to [John Muir], 1882 Nov 18." (1882). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 727.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/727
Resource Identifier
muir04_0939-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0938
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
