Letter from R. G. Slifer to John Muir, 1899 Sep 10.

Kodiak, Alaska, September 10, 1899. Prof. John Muir,Martinez, Cal,My Dear Sir:- The mail boat yesterday brought me the two volumes that you sent me. Will you accept my hearty thanks for your great kindness? You may be sure that it has been appreciated very much indeed. I have had time to merely glan...

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Main Author: Slifer, R G
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Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1899
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John Muir
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California
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epistle
Kodiak
Alaska
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spelling ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-27131 2023-08-27T04:10:25+02:00 Letter from R. G. Slifer to John Muir, 1899 Sep 10. Slifer, R G 1899-09-10T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/2198 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/27131/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/2198 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/27131/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg 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. John Muir Correspondence John Muir correspondence letters author writing naturalist California correspondent mail message post exchange of letters missive notes epistle text 1899 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T20:23:12Z Kodiak, Alaska, September 10, 1899. Prof. John Muir,Martinez, Cal,My Dear Sir:- The mail boat yesterday brought me the two volumes that you sent me. Will you accept my hearty thanks for your great kindness? You may be sure that it has been appreciated very much indeed. I have had time to merely glance over "The Mountains of California" but I know that I shall enjoy it, I will prize it especially because it is the gift of the author as I think I told you that I would never have come to Alaska had it not been for your writings. It will always bring to mind the few days spent at Kodiak by the "Harriman Expedition".I have written to a party in "Cook's Inlet" concerning some baskets of spruce bark and by this same mail I received word that some would be shipped me in the next schooner coming this way. I shall try to see that you get a specimen of the work this winter. I will also see that you get the leaves and blossoms in the spring as requested. We have had a magnificent summer here - the finest weather I ever experienced anywhere and it is still nice. I am hoping that this winter will be as enjoyable as was the one I have spent here. If such will be the case I will leave here convinced that it is impossible to02620 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/27131/thumbnail.jpg Text Kodiak Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons
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correspondence
letters
author
writing
naturalist
California
correspondent
mail
message
post
exchange of letters
missive
notes
epistle
spellingShingle John Muir
correspondence
letters
author
writing
naturalist
California
correspondent
mail
message
post
exchange of letters
missive
notes
epistle
Slifer, R G
Letter from R. G. Slifer to John Muir, 1899 Sep 10.
topic_facet John Muir
correspondence
letters
author
writing
naturalist
California
correspondent
mail
message
post
exchange of letters
missive
notes
epistle
description Kodiak, Alaska, September 10, 1899. Prof. John Muir,Martinez, Cal,My Dear Sir:- The mail boat yesterday brought me the two volumes that you sent me. Will you accept my hearty thanks for your great kindness? You may be sure that it has been appreciated very much indeed. I have had time to merely glance over "The Mountains of California" but I know that I shall enjoy it, I will prize it especially because it is the gift of the author as I think I told you that I would never have come to Alaska had it not been for your writings. It will always bring to mind the few days spent at Kodiak by the "Harriman Expedition".I have written to a party in "Cook's Inlet" concerning some baskets of spruce bark and by this same mail I received word that some would be shipped me in the next schooner coming this way. I shall try to see that you get a specimen of the work this winter. I will also see that you get the leaves and blossoms in the spring as requested. We have had a magnificent summer here - the finest weather I ever experienced anywhere and it is still nice. I am hoping that this winter will be as enjoyable as was the one I have spent here. If such will be the case I will leave here convinced that it is impossible to02620 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/27131/thumbnail.jpg
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