Creator
Katharine Merrill Graydon
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Aug 5 91
[1]
1006 – 16th st.
Oakland, Cal.
Dear Mr. Muir,
Do you remember the name of one you knew as a child? At one time California was to me only a space on the map which furnished a house to the one who [loved?] flowers and [illegible], and who taught some Indianapolis children to do the same.
[2]
Now my eyes are seeing this great state and they hope to see you, if you are ever in the city and can find it convenient to call. I came out, at the kind invitation of a cousin, to spend the summer vacation, - to find strength of body and spirit. In the wonderful Yosemite I stood for ten days and at different points have feasted my sight upon mountain and ocean. So much do I desire to
[3]
linger here, that I am trying to find a position to teach which will enable me to do so. As I write, I am wondering if you know of any and if in some way you can help me in this direction. I am not as [firing?], but will take what will keep me, if I can only stay awhile. Again I ask, if you are near here and can call, that you give me the pleasure. While I do not know
[4]
your family, I still wish to be remembered.
Sincerely yours,
Katharine Merrill Graydon.
August 5th, 1891.
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Location
…Oakland, Cal
Date Original
1891 Aug 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 23 cm.
Recommended Citation
Graydon, Katharine Merrill, "Letter from Katharine Merrill Graydon to John Muir, 1891 Aug 5." (1891). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 98.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/98
Resource Identifier
muir07_0239-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 07, Image 0239
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
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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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
