Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
Transcription
02140
Port Townsend
Aug. 5, 1896
Dear Louie.
We had a pleasant voyage & I met Mr Osborn & Prof Russell on the wharf here last evening & a lot of bright students from Columbia College N.Y.
Mrs. Osborn & two of their chldren are coming on the Queen from Tacoma I feel well & may return on the Queen if I cant go West from Sitka
With much love to you all
Goodbye, ever yours
John Muir
[in margin: Abies grandis from Port Townsend picked this morning]
Hello Midge, Hello Wanda
This is a lovely cool morning & I wish you were here. Write to me to Port Townsend, Wash. & Ill get your letters when I come back.
Remember the geraniums & the squirrells.
Im sorry Im in a hurry. I had a nice cool sail up the coast but most of the passengers were sick. Much love my dear children I send you.
Your loving father
John Muir
Location
Port Townsend [Wash]
Date Original
1896 Aug 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1896 Aug 5." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 820.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/820
Resource Identifier
muir09_0364-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0364
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see https://www.pacific.edu/university-libraries/find/holt-atherton-special-collections/fees-and-forms-.html
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
2 pages
