Creator

Katharine [Merrill] Graydon

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

[4]

You will understand my repeating this request, will you not? I only have my heart set upon your seeing and being seen by this recent friend of mine.
Come early before a possibility of being lost in Berkeley business.

Your friend

Katherine Graydon

Sept. 10. 1896.

[in margin: 959]

Sept. 10, 1896

2530 College Ave.

Berkeley

Dear Mr. Muir,

[1]

I have just written you a note to Martinez, and now it occurs to me that you may be in the city a few days and so I send this in Mr. Keith's care.
On Saturday eve. next, (12th) I give a company of University people to meet Mrs. [Fowler?] and I bidtoher "au revoir."
This Lady of N.Y. City in a

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[2]

friend of your friends, Mr. & Mrs. Johnson, and does not see how he can return next Tuesday without seeing "Mr. John Muir," which inability so for had been the one disappointment of her California visit.
She is a very rare woman, men, an [Carob?][Bougereau], the Duke of Devonshire, various Oxford professional have stepped far out of their way to do her honor. Indeed, you will be repaid for the effort of meeting her,

[3]

And this is the last opportunity. Do come & let nothing prevent. Come just as you are, and Mrs. Bettis & I will be pleased to have you our guest for the night. I expect the Andersons also to spend the night.
Indeed, I want you far more than I can express in this written forum. Don't disappoint me, I beg you.
Mrs. Fowler knows Prof. Sargent and somebody else of your Commission.

Location

Berkley [Calif.]

Date Original

1896 Sep 10

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir09_0386-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 09, Image 0386

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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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

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