Creator
John Howitt
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[1]
219 Grand Ave.
Waukesha, Wis
Sept. 30, 1896
My dear Freind Mr. Muir.
Your most kind letter of July was received and I was glad to hear from you but regret you did not receive my leter inviting you to visit us when you were in Wis. You have my sympathies on the loss of your mother. I have lost both my father and mother and I realize the loss so much. I have remained single being the youngest one in the family and having kind of a charge, my last sister who was with me died five years ago. I congratulate you on your honorary degree at Harvard and I think with you that this University ought to have been the first to confer that honor and it would have been an honor ot the University.
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If it had been possible for you to have visited me when here I would have had Judge Griswold and J. N. Stewart at the same time You recollect that their room at the University was just above yours and Mr. Davids. I get up to the university about once a year, and I thnk of you every time when I look at the rooms we occupied. On my trip a few years ago, I made you a short visit in my return home. I saw you at Prof. Sweets home. I was Co. Supt. of Schools of Waukesha Co. for eleven years and I recommended at Prof. Sweets theory to the teachers of the county. A year ago I wrote to Scribner and got a copy of your book Mountains of California. I enjoyed it so much. Would be glad to hear from you
Ever yours truly
John Howitt
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Location
Waukesha, Wisc.
Date Original
1896 Sep 30
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Howitt, John, "Letter from John Howitt to John Muir, 1896 Sep 30." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 842.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/842
Resource Identifier
muir09_0426-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0426
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
